Kellys Racing News

NASCAR NATIONWIDE SERIES RACE No. 11
LIPTON TEA 250
Richmond International Raceway

Richmond, VA – May 2, 2008
.75 Mi Paved
189.75 M – 253 L – Purse: $1,145,047

1 3 20 Denny Hamlin Z-Line Designs Toyota 253 190 5 $45,595 Running

2 6 33 Kevin Harvick Rheem Chevrolet 253 175 5 $31,950 Running

3 25 32 Kyle Busch Hass Avocados >From Mexico Toyota 253 165 $27,925 Running
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NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES RACE No. 10
CROWN ROYAL PRESENTS THE DAN LOWRY 400
RICHMOND INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY

Richmond, Va. – May 3, 2008
.750-Mile Oval
400 L – 300 M – Purse: $5,137,427
Bonus Money

Fin St Car# Driver Team Laps Pts Pts Won Status

1 31 07 Clint Bowyer BB&T Chevrolet 410 190 * 5 $226,550 Running

2 7 18 Kyle Busch Pedigree Toyota 410 170 171,100 Running

3 2 8 Mark Martin U.S. Army Chevrolet 410 165 174,108 Running
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RICHMOND, Va. (May 3, 2008) – Mark Martin and the No. 8 U.S. Army Team turned in their second consecutive top-five performance with a third-place run in Saturday night’s Crown Royal 400 at Richmond International Raceway. It was also the best finish of the season for Martin and the No. 8 Dale Earnhardt Inc. team.

“We had a great car out there tonight,” said Martin, who ran inside the top five for the entire event. “If we can keep running like this, we will see the U.S. Army Chevrolet Impala SS in Victory Lane. Tony Gibson (crew chief) and these guys just are doing a great job each and every week and it’s an honor to drive this team’s race cars. I just have to thank the Army, the fans and everyone at Dale Earnhardt Inc.

The race ended under a green-white-checkered finish after the 11th and final caution of the night came out with only two laps remaining. Martin restarted in third place and came just a few feet of overtaking Kyle Busch for second place on the final lap.
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Many young motorists committing DWD – “Driving While Distracted”

Richmond, VA — Today, Nationwide Insurance teamed up with NASCAR drivers Clint Bowyer and Landon Cassill, DRIVE SMART Virginia, the Virginia State Police, Henrico County School officials and the Richmond International Raceway to raise awareness among Virginia teens about DWD – Driving While Distracted.

“To remain safe behind the wheel, whether it is on a race track or on the streets, requires 100 percent focus,” said Clint Bowyer, driver of the No. 2 BB&T Chevrolet and current points leader in the NASCAR Nationwide Series. “If I allow myself to become distracted during the race it can cost me positions on the track, but driving distracted on the streets and highways can be extremely dangerous not only to the driver but to the other motorists on the road.”
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NASCAR NATIONWIDE SERIES RACE No. 10
AARON’S 312
Talladega Superspeedway

Talladega, Ala – April 26, 2008
2.66 Mi Paved
311.22 M – 117 L – Purse: $1,362,865

1 1 20 Tony Stewart Old Spice Toyota 117 195 10 $59,320 Running

2 24 64 David Stremme Atreus Homes & Communities 117 170 $44,243 Running

3 36 25 Bobby Hamilton Jr. Smithfield Ford 117 165 $40,768 Running
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NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES RACE No. 9
AARON’S 499
TALLADEGA SUPERSPEEDWAY

Talladega, Ala. – April 27, 2008
2.66-Mile Oval
500 M – 188 L – Purse: $6,101,309
Bonus Money

Fin St Car# Driver Team Laps Pts Pts Won Status

1 5 18 Kyle Busch M&M’s Toyota 188 190 * 5 $321,400 Running

2 26 42 Juan Pablo Montoya Wrigley’s Juicy Fruit Dodge 188 175 * 5 235,233 Running

3 7 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Freight Toyota 188 170 * 5 203,491 Running
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NASCAR CRAFTSMAN TRUCK SERIES RACE No. 5 of 25
O’REILLY AUTO PARTS 250
KANSAS SPEEDWAY

Kansas City, Kan., April 26, 2008
1.5-Mile Paved Speedway
250.5 Miles, 167 Laps – Purse $632,966

1 1 33 Ron Hornaday Jr. Camping World Chevrolet 167 195 10 $61,475 Running

2 3 2 Jack Sprague American Commercial Lines Chevrolet 167 175 5 $37,500 Running

3 6 6 Colin Braun # Con-way Freight Ford 167 165 $29,220 Running
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TALLADEGA, Ala. (April 27, 2008) — A potential top-10 finish turned into a 25th-place result for Joe Nemechek, who was collected in a 12-car wreck on the final lap of Sunday’s NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Talladega Superspeedway.

Nemechek, who put his No. 78 National Day of Prayer/Furniture Row Racing Chevy on the pole, was in the lead draft as the race was winding down on the ultra-fast 2.66-mile oval.

“After the white flag waved, we were in good position to get into the top 10,” said Nemechek. “But then came the big wreck. I thought I had missed it, but at the last second the No. 48 (Jimmie Johnson’s car) came across my hood. We had a lot of damage to our Chevy Impala SS and I could barely get it to the finish line.”

Though Nemechek was disappointed with the result, the veteran driver was proud of the effort by the Furniture Row Racing team.
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NASCAR NATIONWIDE SERIES RACE No. 9
CORONA MEXICO 200 presented by BANAMEX
Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez

Mexico City, Mexico – April 20, 2008
2.518 Mile
201.44 M – 80 L – Purse: $2,532,786

1 6 20 Kyle Busch Doosan Infracore Toyota 80 190 5 $113,345 Running

2 4 59 Marcos Ambrose Kingsford with Hickory Ford 80 170 $88,043 Running

3 2 40 Scott Pruett Fastenal Dodge 80 175 10 $72,843 Running
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NASCAR NATIONWIDE SERIES RACE No. 8
BASHA’S SUPERMARKETS 200
PHOENIX INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY

Phoenix, AZ – April 11, 2008
1 Mile Paved
202 M – 202 L – Purse: $1,279,669

1 1 18 Kyle Busch Interstate Batteries Toyota 202 195 10 $77,045 Running

2 3 60 Carl Edwards World Financial Ford 202 175 5 $58,125 Running

3 6 20 Denny Hamlin Z-Line Designs Toyota 202 170 5 $40,375 Running
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