Dodge Driver Notes From Pocono
July 25, 2005
Quotes from Dodge Charger drivers at the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup race Sunday at Pocono. Rusty Wallace finished third after Kurt Busch dominated the race to give Jack Roush a sweep of the 2005 races at Pocono.
Pocono Chevy Notes
July 25, 2005
Thanks to our friends at GM Racing, here are some quotes from Chevrolet drivers at the Pennsylvania 500 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup race.
Kurt Busch Gives Roush Pocono Sweep
July 25, 2005
Kurt Busch, starting from outside on the front row, swept into the lead and almost never looked at the rear bumper of another car all day in the Pennsylvania 500. At the earlier Pocono event, Carl Edwards gave team owner Jack Roush the team’s first win of the season at the triangular speedway.
Bernstein Wins for Second Time in Three Events
July 24, 2005
Medlen Wins in Funny Car; Kurt Johnson Wins in Pro Stock
KENT, Wash. - Brandon Bernstein sped past POWERade Series points leader Tony Schumacher in the Top Fuel final at the 18th annual CARQUEST Auto Parts NHRA Nationals Sunday at Pacific Raceways to win for the second time in the last three NHRA events.
Milwaukee Results: Sam, Dario, & Tomas
July 24, 2005
Sam Hornish survived his “big moment” during the race and went on to claim the win at the IRL’s Milwaukee ABC Supply/AJ Foyt 225. Unfortunately his big moment involved team mate Helio Catroneves and ended Helios’ effort in the outside wall of turn two. I’m sure The Captain will be pleased!
German GP: Kimi “Bad Karma” Raikkonen Suffers Yet Again!
July 24, 2005
The old expression “If it wasn’t for bad luck, I’d have no luck at all” must have been tailor made for Kimi Raikkonen, as his race leading McLaren broke down after 35 laps or so. How happy is Norbert Haug that it wasn’t his Mercedes power plant yet again?!
Dixon Flies to Top Qualifying Position at CARQUEST Auto Parts NHRA Nationals
July 24, 2005
Medlen, Thomas Pull Down No. 1 qualifiers in Funny Car, Pro Stock
KENT, Wash. — Larry Dixon highlighted a record-setting four rounds of qualifying action for the 18th annual CARQUEST Auto Parts Nationals by setting both ends of the track record to earn the top qualifying position entering Sunday’s final eliminations.
Track records were set across the board — in all three pro categories for both speed and elapsed time — at the $1.4 million race, the 14th of 23 events in the $50 million NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series.
Ford Pocono Qualifying Notes
July 23, 2005
Ford driver and crew notes from qualifying for the Pennsylvania 500 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup race. Kurt Busch and Mark Martin put their Fords second and third on the grid for Sunday’s race. “I was really surprised. We picked up over a second-and-a-half from yesterday’s practice,” Busch said after qualifying.
Pocono Chevy & Dodge Notes
July 23, 2005
Collected notes from Chevrolet and Dodge drivers and crew following Saturday’s qualifying for the Pennsylvania 500. Dodge driver Jamie McMurray qualified on the pole for the race, followed by Kurt Busch, Mark Martin, Ryan Newman and Ricky Rudd. Tony Stewart put the top qualifying Chevrolet in sixth position for the start of the race.
McMurray Takes Pennsylvania 500 Pole
July 23, 2005
Jamie McMurray, just days after the Chip Ganassi team announced it would be picking up the option for him to drive the No. 42 Dodge in 2006, knocked Mark Martin off the pole for Sunday’s Pennsylvania 500 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup race. McMurray’s time of 53.330 sec/168.761 mph beat out Kurt Busch by .072 sec and Martin by an additional .048 sec.