Saturday Pocono notebook

Notebook: Owners sketchy on details of recent meeting
By Reid Spencer
Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service
(July 31, 2010)
LONG POND, Pa. —You think NASCAR’s secret fines levied on drivers were mysterious?
The clandestine fines to Denny Hamlin and Ryan Newman for disparaging remarks about NASCAR racing don’t hold a candle to the lack of specifics about last Tuesday’s meeting [...]

Saturday notebook

Notebook: Kahne staying out of 2011 discussions
By Reid Spencer
Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service
(July 24, 2010)
INDIANAPOLIS —Kasey Kahne wants no part of discussions about his future.
Kahne’s former team owner, Ray Evernham, stirred the pot Friday by suggesting that Mark Martin will step aside at Hendrick Motorsports to make room for Kahne, who is the heir apparent [...]

Three-wide pass gives Almirola win at Michigan

Three-wide pass gives Almirola win at Michigan
By Reid Spencer
Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service
(June 12, 2010)
BROOKLYN, Mich.—Aric Almirola passed Todd Bodine and Kyle Busch three-wide through the middle with seven laps left in Saturday’s VFW 200 and held on to win the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race at Michigan International Speedway.
Bodine finished second and retained [...]

Prelude to the Dream

Cup drivers converge on Eldora for charity race
By Reid Spencer
Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service
(June 8, 2010)
Even though there’s a new wrinkle in the format, the favorite in Wednesday night’s Prelude to the Dream charity race at Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio, is the same as it ever was—the guy who owns the track and stages [...]

NASCAR Camping World Truck Series – Driver Standings

Below are the unofficial driver standings for the 2010 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series:
(After 6 races)

RANK
+/-
DRIVER
POINTS
BEHIND
STARTS
POLES
WINS
TOP 5
TOP 10

1
+2
Aric Almirola
920
Leader
6
0
1
2
5

2
–
Todd Bodine
893
-27
6
0
0
5
5

3
-2
Timothy Peters
848
-72
6
0
1
3
4

4
–
Ron Hornaday
795
-125
6
2
0
3
3

5
+1
Matt Crafton
772
-148
6
0
0
1
4

6
+2
Ricky Carmichael
765
-155
6
0
0
1
3

7
-2
Johnny Sauter
761
-159
6
0
1
1
2

8
+3
David Starr
737
-183
6
0
0
0
2

9
+1
Mike Skinner
734
-186
6
0
0
0
3

10
-3
Jason White
733
-187
6
1
0
1
1

11
-2
Austin Dillon*
705
-215
6
0
0
0
2

12
+4
Justin Lofton*
674
-246
6
0
0
1
1

13
-1
Tayler Malsam
674
-246
6
0
0
0
0

14
–
Mario Gosselin
655
-265
6
0
0
0
1

15
+2
Ryan Sieg
641
-279
6
0
0
0
1

16
+4
Johnny Benson
601
-319
4
0
0
2
4

17
+2
Kyle Busch
592
-328
4
2
1
2
2

18
-5
Kevin Harvick
560
-360
3
0
2
3
3

19
-1
Brett Butler*
548
-372
6
0
0
0
0

20
-5
Rick Crawford
527
-393
5
0
0
0
2

21
–
Norm Benning
525
-395
6
0
0
0
0

22
+1
Stacy Compton
519
-401
4
0
0
0
2

23
-1
Jennifer Jo Cobb*
510
-410
6
0
0
0
0

24
+8
James Buescher
409
-511
3
0
0
1
1

25
–
Brent Raymer
392
-528
5
0
0
0
0

26
+2
Donny Lia
391
-529
4
0
0
0
0

27
-3
Brian Ickler
330
-590
2
0
0
2
2

28
+2
Max Papis
323
-597
3
0
0
0
1

29
–
Shane Sieg
317
-603
5
0
0
0
0

30
+7
Chris Fontaine
303
-617
3
0
0
0
0

31
-5
Chris Eggleston*
294
-626
3
0
0
0
0

32
-5
Steve Wallace
292
-628
2
0
0
1
1

33
–
Donnie Neuenberger
287
-633
3
0
0
0
1

34
-3
Dennis Setzer
246
-674
3
0
0
1
1

35
+4
Mike Harmon
238
-682
4
0
0
0
0

36
-2
Tony Jackson
226
-694
2
0
0
0
0

37
-2
Ken [...]

Almirola Survives Busch Mishap, Wins Dover 200

This time, Aric Almirola was able to celebrate.
Almirola took advantage of Kyle Busch’s empty fuel tank to win the Dover 200 Truck Series race at Dover International Speedway and get his second official victory in one of NASCAR’s national series.
The other victory was in name only, as Almirola started Joe Gibbs Racing’s Nationwide Series car [...]

Almirola Parts Ways With Phoenix Racing, To Focus On CWTS

Aric Almirola, who qualified for four of the first seven Sprint Cup races for Phoenix Racing, said Monday he has mutually agreed to part ways with the team and will focus on competing for the Camping World Truck Series title with Billy Ballew Motorsports, according to Bob Pockrass of SceneDaily.com.
Phoenix Racing lost its sponsorship from [...]

NASCAR To Implement New Inspection Policy

NASCAR has instituted a new postrace inspection policy for Sprint Cup races in which the first car out of the race that is not involved in an accident will be held for teardown, much like the cars that currently finish in the top five.
That meant that Aric Almirola’s Phoenix Racing’s car was thoroughly inspected after [...]

Graceway Pharmaceuticals And Billy Ballew Motorsports Team-Up For 2010

Bristol, TN (February 3, 2010) – Graceway Pharmaceuticals®, LLC along with Billy Ballew Motorsports announce the continuation of their partnership for the 2010 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Season.
Graceway sponsored Tundra for Billy Ballew Motorsports in seven of the 2010 truck series events.  Graceway Pharmaceuticals will also be the associate sponsor on the No. 09 [...]