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Jimmie Johnson Dominant at Martinsville-Notes & Quotes

Jimmie Johnson, returning to the track that holds sad memories for the entire Hendrick MotorSports operation. Martinsville was the track where, two years ago, a team airplane crashed approaching the nearby airport, killing all on board. Johnson won that day and returned to the oldest Victory Lane in NASCAR NEXTEL Cup racing again Sunday, dedicating the win to the memory of those lost. Jeff Burton had an engine failure in his RCR Chevy and dropped to a 42nd place finish, fifth in points at 48 points down to new leader Matt Kenseth. Here are the collected notes and quotes from Sunday’s race.

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Coca Cola 600 Notes & Quotes

Here’s our usual collection of notes and quotes, collected from various team and manufacturer sources. Kasey Kahne broke the lock that Jimmie Johnson has had on the Coca Cola 600 for the last three years. He also broke the stranglehold that Rick Hendrick and Jack Roush have had on victory at Lowe’s Motor Speedway for almost a decade.

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Coca Cola 600 Qualifying Notes & Quotes

Scott Riggs won the pole for Sunday’s Coca Cola 600. “The car was absolutely awesome. All the guys on the team did a great job.” Here, along with his comments, are the notes and quotes collected from various teams and manufacturers

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Biffle Tames Darlington

Once again Kasey Kahne’s pole position start didn’t translate to a win at Darlington. It was Greg Biffle’s night to shine with a win in the Dodge Charger 500. Kahne lead the first 34 laps but ultimately ended up 21st.

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Talladega Qualifying Notes & Quotes

Elliott Sadler won the pole for Talladega Superspeedway’s Aaron’s 499: “It’s a great qualifying effort for us. This is my Daytona car that we qualified pretty well with at Daytona and won the Duel race with and finished in the top five with it in the 500, so we knew coming down here we were gonna be pretty close. We made about a 20-lap run yesterday in race trim and we thought, ‘Man, this is as good as we can get it.’ I knew the guys, when we rolled off today, we were gonna be in good shape. Going early was an advantage because it was not as windy and to be able to get the pole like we did is just great. I’m the lucky one sitting up here talking to you guys, but Doug Yates and his engine shop are just doing an unbelievable job. I think he’s got three out of the top five and six out of the top 10 are his motors, so that’s just a lot of hard work. Tom Gant and the guys have done a good job back at the shop in getting these motors prepared for this race. I’m the lucky one to drive it today. Today shows off how much hard work is going on with all the engine stuff and all the body and chassis work that these guys do. It’s just an honor to be able to drive a car that’s that fast.”

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Texas Qualifying Notes & Quotes

In qualifying for Sunday’s Samsung/Radio Shack 500 at Texas Motor Speedway, Kasey Kahne won his second pole for 2006 and his eighth career pole Friday. J. J. Yeley overcame tech inspection issues to put his Chevy in second place on the grid for Sunday’s race while points runner-up Mark Martin starts third. here are the collected notes and quotes from various teams and manufacturers following the day’s action.

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Martinsville Notes & Quotes

Finally, after a tiring weekend of racetrack emergency team training and a long day here, we’ve got the notes and quotes assembled from the weekend’s DirecTV 500. Tony Stewart dominated, with 288 laps in the lead before celebrating his victory by climbing the fence at NASCAR’s oldest remaining track. Thanks to all the teams and manufacturers, here are the notes from Sunday’s race.

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Qualifying Notes from the DirecTV 500

Here, thanks to manufacturers and teams, are the collected notes and quotes from qualifying for the DirecTV 500 at Martinsville. Jimmie Johnson won the pole, followed by Jamie McMurray, reigning champion Tony Stewart, Ryan Newman and Kasey Kahne.

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Ford 400 Notes & Quotes

Jack Roush and Ford won the battle at Homestead Miami Speedway but Tony Stewart and Chevrolet won the war. Roush’s driver Greg Biffle edged out teammate Mark Martin for the race win while Tony Stewart drove a strategic race to clinch his second NASCAR championship, joined by Chevrolet’s manufacturer’s crown. Here is the collection of final race notes and quotes from Sunday’s Ford 400.

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Rusty Wallace on NASCAR Teleconference

Rusty Wallace was on the business end of this week’s NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Teleconference. Wallace discussed his long racing career, friends, the state of the ‘Chase’ and the advances made in safety. Thanks to our friends at NASCAR, here is a transcript of the questions and his comments in reply.

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