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5C #00 SP0RTS/tHc ejatlottc SoKt Thursday, April 4, 2006 DIDYC Fort has won sewn d the 10 Cup races Mt) at Texas Motor Speedway THIS WEEK Rac#; Samsungz-RaQiO Slack SOO^-» Wh®f©:T©«as Motor Sfwdway • |j|WL Sunday. 1:30 p.m. ET Television: Fox OeCendlng race vdoner: Greg i-'Eassst-J Don’t mess with Roush-lhtes engines at — \ Motor collaboration rc,uire:rfiM(. imn«s tothecar, hiH he s wsiiR- has %'klded wins in 5 itaniiBbasitsfW wi*.i ^ ,,,, lifttetvwjdJng of |7ast 6 Icxas races By RICK MLNTCR C^MewsScrvkf him wiel! this rn't^kend. "Wliaf tcrols Ui Iwiitwn fe the !r8d4 kia>S! ju^ » miniscule Kript*vyT>'ytu;.*to>tHrvx^»H tokiiKl uf t3T4in«e smalHbrngs AtluntH mirf 4rtvc the track a little dif- fiaT?nt sometimes move to a littk? hit dlfTeroni stsois tin the race Itesald. "We'll find mil 11' the hdl ra«x wxrl asm mg W him It ctimtstu racing iitTVxiwMMim Spa^'d'sw in the spring, ttee are few t«m umgher iJiaii iiaclng anti hack tn tlw six-u^ is iK«n« to Ro^rt Yates KaciniC, srtmnow hm? nny Impact tm htM’ the coUabon^mi the engines that arcsiKiiaki^-losua^cwat big oval tracks like Tljxtw In spring's ^an^ing'-Risdio Shack ,'51X1, track Is »»!»«to drive,' I late Karnlianh Jr, svho got hisfim Biwch and fli-st Mextcf etip victta-ies at Tcsm. is mi l- misfk tdxwt tJhs week's rao? I^Hish's Gitm Biffie put a Tljxav after rmuil!^ a Goodyear tire steed ^h ipphtg on the lleM. test at the track. !eadiiig2S^(^334laps Heraji strong again in the fiUl at 11exas.oniy to havewmte loose lug nu» m a pit st^ clwail his efforts. Buthlsttwnmate.Oal wwi the D ickk^ SOG. rtmnhtg the Rttush-Yafai victo ry iH«oitl tej fiw In the past six 1 thouj^t WYJ were preit>’ mA:' he said. "We m.'n; t»«’n- iitg scjme pally Rtx.id tintes,' He.-eild that while a tire tosi ia« week that cvwiacrash inpr^ttce thMputhss prunary i?m*t tK henefk-wl as a regnha- test li doe% help, {>spe- chilly this year as ^4ASCAS has IlmMed t1«; teeing that tieims can do al venu^ wtwrc races ?he!d TEXAS MOTOS SPFEOW.iY TMck leuBiii; 1.5 miles ointfaetion SBcolenglte 501 miles (334 didn t SiW - • - him ftowi at ■^sashsa siMlng- Orandsfemd sealing: 15$.565 Banking in comara: 24 ^f^s wason Sdegreas wliaitircswe ^Bhafla Banking on bsmiret&h; 5 liiCTt'B'ont effl^ees ti.re that wm Frontstfetch: 2,250 feat d«twajW wx.‘ sackslretch: 1.330 te^ star^ Irom Qualifying record: Bill EB.0K. theh^arKt OosSt^; 194 224finph; ApMS. led the tm^ siwuld he ruiv nlng. Hoptfeiliy, that wihtMmethey pick." Karrftjaitit has ted It solid to his 5 Photo |>y Cox News S#r«» / ^ NASCAR Greg Blffle (above) dominated last year's Samsung/ Radio Shack S», leading 219 o( 334 laps on his way to victory. 8WI0 will be hoping tor a similar pettormance Sunday. He’s 18lh in the standings, falling three spots ■ ■ * '(yatMaiT '■ following a 31st-place liitish Sunday a artinsvillB. ^n'hvssM. Race r«e«J: C»Hedwatos. _ . ISfllfL" tsi ,055 mph; Nw. (. 200S ally f«tls hmv him sixth good cars. We have a guod stdup in teirte. On ilwuihtT fuaKl. furihat racetrack “ Biffle. who finisJ«*d sraxwl in Ho said the diangisi m the the .slanilings liisi year, lias seen r^ing c»id»k!««: tow April In .■w-'vo’aJ *>pp«ilunitiO! to w in r^crvember. ami from ms year :Uipaway He's been as l«v as Iftkh In pointe (cdkT Califig-nia) hue has bminced hadv m 18ih, clc^jlte wrecKuix iind flrslsIiingJIst at M«u1ifisvilk m Sunday He hiKl wt«iJ he described as hislwst Martinsville car e\ner. bill mMe a in isifike and h« the tecksirelch wall tty ins to pa^; •Mr flurlon. The wwk l«foa*, te hart what awcuitxl to be the fastest car at Bristol, hut lost thro? laps be cause of II flat ttre awl st tH fln- iditd stwnih. He ran out rtf gasoline al Atlanta. Wew an engine while contending for the vicKM'y at Cidifornla and crashed im tte last lapof llw il^'pjnaSOOaftw being in tlic IS m ite back- slotch and Into TYirn 3 yn the final cirenit, "H’s hind wit tofhtnkttf thal.” lie said "SutwhwiytMi go out and gert in the car, yxm’ve Just ^ to COIKCntJ^C CM! iwt making my mistekes airf try to win ortrj- to finish in the top Whiit t-wT happened to... WtddellWILSON expected us to win every race and ran om and two, Ttet's the wixy he px^ammed us. It was thesatne with {cartmnersi L.G iK-witt and Harry Riuiicr.” jiiL C«« News Sereiws Suckty Baker a^e) gave Wilson one WacWell ot his grealesi racir^ moments by winning lh© 1980 Daytona Wadddl Wilson, a Iwigtimc engine tniUdcr and, ow etwef. now 3& a togibk-slnxitiT and js-dfs- man fir.JcricoT1'a«sinlJsi:jn, fthich sawes many top NASCAR te^w. Now 03. he's ^ill m the NASCAR garage w«‘te wxnkhjg with hisasilomei's, During tte he makes the roimdsat the rao? shc^ in North Carolina, He estimafe^ be plaj^ a steuftcant role In abm« la) victcries and pftf es m the rtivtsion wnv kwnvn a? Neste! tkip, Ho recently sat down for a conwraai fwt with Cm Newr. ^nire sl^ writer Rick MinUT. On the lowjg ‘1 txmiembar ithwio alvnii the pnrti- Ifws we hiKl.... Tlie Rising hurt One of the wim W'as m liartingtoi m I9SS w hen BIU mikgi w«m the Winston MtlUwi. "We wfrel^ing tte race wilh Calo YnrtetsAigh. a«l the tK«m-^eering pump viietii out luid cost tfcs the race. At Atbmta in '83. wv were leading and ln«r tte engine in the latter ixirt of the raw ft tewamed afChm'totte.bTO." On his biggest highs in racing: "Wmihiig ruwss f wxTit to wortt for Holmtm Mourty in IStJJ with Rir^wll Robem jind Fred lvHX:nzen. John Holman On the HIg vfdorles:'Winingthet>.^tHiax‘’ifiO in ISW with Ruddy Birttcr was big. He'd been trying fi»r 19 yem-s. We wm in "Ki wiUi Lc««izen. in ”fi? wilh Mario Andretti, agi in 1915 with Bwujy I wwiM teve never belkwed that me. We vrent dovai ttere jtert teping to fini^i ite race wifli a tendh ti( ptuls I'd scramblwi up to build im erwiiu* with." Rid(Minter% OBSERmiONS .■\svrekK'?fe«eortlic 1 ■Hkgia>X.ASt'AR 'Rrxss. TIEMPERATURt'SR.SIK • I^le Earnluirdt Jt:: Although he has led JtKl:«lajw this s«a«)nt32tf them in thesrason-openinglkijlonafiOO). i'laiTfitardt Is oft' to a rock-5»lirt start afteT missing Ihe Chase ftr the Nexttrt Cup la«4 year After six races, he's sixth mptanis \riihiwntoi>-fireandthrexrtoR!Oftni!*C!i Inotwitf the wire remarkable dma-sof hls^ux-er, he drxAx* a rar wTrekcdi in a f^P 2 incicimf at Martir^vilk- SpiHdiway itia fourth-place finish in tlw IhreCIA’ S«i. "bX-en if we didn't win. it felt like ii," he said, • Kasey Kahne: Finally Kahiw is tegin- nlng to sho«- the racing wxirW wffy Itmn owner Ray Evernham hired him to drive the | No-SIkxi^, After spending the oftk?;Lspn pcmdering his first two s«isons, Kahnc few cnitm'damuc^tmorematuitfdrtwsr. HCs fijurth in Nextel Cup points on the strength of a vkiiay- s»t Atlanta Motor SrMs.slvvay awl two fdher top-five fintshes. 11w low sjxg’ A hkftvn engine al MailinsviUe. regimip and bounce b«ik at ’Etexas," he said. • Jimmie Jt^iwon: Siwe 2002. his find full in Nexfel Cup. has won 20 rais«. m*x’ than any other drivis' in that period (Kurl Ruseh ami Jeff tkadon are tied fis- sreasid with 15. Jl^ewart islhird with 13.1 Krena fimr-racc STispcnsiori of civwchief Chart KtiaresforSitingh;isn't sknvxdhtm HehasM.t:mtwioethls>i’arandl8«nlop«>f the i»lnts sismdit^, :ditv«i «tf ninnre-iip Mark Martin. "Wo are right wff eix* m n«d to he," iw said. "Hoixfeiny we can keen thfo raairtc reeling.- • Tony SteWHit; A normally slmv starter as Nextel Cup asa- som go, JRewart adominating vltioi-y in tte sixth raw* itf tlw s«ism at Mart aisvilk' Speedway on Sunday 1 le's eighth in points and o« a roll, fetving led al least f»3e lap i n every race fhsi SKUwn and A'Ct in the pajrt twre raa*s almt* Crew chirf Greg Zi|«rtelii SJirt his driver was in ti^firm at Martinsville. "He Stayt-d focused and conremi ratixl and rtidn’i himself up. mentally m |tf ly.sicaUy” he .said KAHNE m-'i:* .'/v : a ^«jui awav thnn il>e g*sl., .mkI Ixh! * Jamie McMurray: Ktawh toeing hiwl tO'do smite fimey neis^Jating wilh McMiuTay'sex-emitfnyier. Cltlp Gana.-ksi. to get McMurray into the car vacated to Kuri Bresch. Bui f^lcMurr^' liasn't adjusted to feiush's sy^em itf running sim ilar setup: «i all the team's cars. ” We decided we wauld Just do cHir wn program and see if we««i try scam* things," he said. "So we've adjusted ourGirin(l made it better for roc." After finishing ninth al Martinsville, his second top-io ttf the he's nih in the standings. * Oirt Edvv’artls: After he fintshod thlid In points and won four races la.s! yxiar in his Rrat full «-a.son in N'extel Oip, he has been a delJime ho*w) this After n l«h-ptocc finish ill the DirecTV 500at Martuisville. he's i«h in pnnls- He has two topfiviis at CaJifm-nia and Bristol but he also has fin- Lsbt« tf 'ARh. -kith and isid. * Marlin Truex Jr.: The tvw> tline Busch Sertes chainpkm is finding the goingalm tougher m the Nexlel Cup side of the ^ragtv He's2Wh in NextelCuppoims and still seeking his first fop-10 nuish. In hb favc«' Is a leamiiutfo. Dale tornharell JK, who kstows hmv feud it is fosiireced on NASCAR's elite cimilt, especially on short trades like Martinsville and lft*isto}. where* ‘lYuex fin ished 19th and 38th. rK^'cttvi^Iy 'TTie first time! came to Martinsville, I hit simJ tun over evwy- thing." feirnhardl Jr. s«kJ. Tliif^is Xfcn'l going m> ivvH ■ The No. 19 Dodge team: Tlie decision to go w ith the rela tively liicsp*rR‘n«^ Brerot .Sherman aesdriwr Icwks unwise In hindsiglu. In his first fiw starts, his avx^ige fintsh of :Mth dix^Kid the ti'am otit of the b>i> ‘G in owners points, meaning ihc team was no lo«g«‘r guaranteed a siaitlng spot. Veteran Jimmy Spencer failed to get the oir in the field al Martittsvilic. droning the team fo -KJih in (natter points. • Bill DavLs Racing: The flagship No. 22 driwn bv Davi- Blaney te 31st in owtwr poutts with a best fin ish itf nth at Mirtinsvllle. .Michael WalirtpsNo.SSlkxl^v which is ran in conjunctkin with Dawis' team, is 3Sth in owner points with a tost finisb of 18tb at Diiyiona, A|ifsiromly; Davis and Wifitrlp are* laitting wmsideraWe effort iribi iht: Tayi?tas tbev'U race next season. * Jeroray Mayfield's No. 19 team; After making the Chase for die Next el Cup the{Ki,st fvv^) sea.son.s Mayfield te.s just om: top-20 finish this yv^. His tram is 34f h in owners points, Jasl e^ht pomts insitfo tlie pnup ifei! is giiammt>€d .starting sptos for tm-s, and seemingly tmsure ftf where lo start kxiking Rw a cure." Wc*ve just dug oiirselvx«i tn a hole, and we’ve got to figure out how to dig H«." he said. Cardiing up with ... RiciCRAWFORD ^ Craflsmim'fradt Srties v«ter- i ^ Rfok Crawford Is t»d wilh Jttdt Sprague fcM* career ^rts with 2^ The Mobile, Ala., na tive hm four vtoortes and is l«h ] In points after a 2eah-p!aee pnish at Mtertinsvillelast wwk. He sat down wit li Cox News Standee* wrtt^ Rick Mintertodii^^sa number of topics. ' m n Mitehell. nevvT atiends rac«i? ‘INe tried to twist his arm. A J. Fnyi has rtf- fumf to ito him stay in his condo at'teais. But .Mr. M ilctoll’s bis owTi perstm. If he doesn’t feel comftalabk abmit doing ihlng. he's not »3lng to do ft. He Just feels to’tter ateiit tortngat toime and finding out about the rsweson TV or the Internet or in the news{wpeR” CRAWFORD Q: How is yinw son Adam doing eariy m hi.s rawer? A: "He would be the fixiilli gwienitKin ctf mv grandfxi’s family that liad tlteO|^«-hmiiv to go rac ing. I’m i^ud 10 give him an W'lrtunity tfeu I wish I could havx* ted when 1 started. I keep telling him that this is nctf KOTiething Dad w:inis him lo do. I Just wiuit him 10 enjoy the spsirt like 1 have. If he's passionate and dwticated to it. the opportunity is there for htm " How teig will you ritntmue fo race? date cm it yet. I’m still having a gi^t tune. 1 foe! re- • aliyojnipetitive. "1 drive for a great team and a grrat cjwroer. toil I seetheendraming.” Q: flow da you feel about rtteing late tn yourca* resT? A: "R’s lUte betog on the fastest rolkir «»asier in the paik 'Man, what a tide. I cmild shiy cm one ctf these alltey' H's licen a grrat career" Q: Does it felfher you lutf to rare in Bustfo w Nextel Dtp? A:“[f my career ends in the Cr^sman Trade Series, that sgioat. ’Jliere's nothing wrong with the trade .«?ries. You don’t hav^ to be a Cup drivw to say you're one «tf the te« drivers in the cutintry;" Q: Hwr- is it thai ymu- owner, Texas hiisinessiiiai Q: Vtlurt would yx>u 1 Ike ixople to say alxmi ymi at The retirvuicnt dinner? A: "That was a gixid racw. He tried to help ymingerdrivx'rs. He was polite, and he th«nk«l the who hp||Mxl him. He's teen an aintejaartor for the imek series e imek series and for the .siwn." NUMERICALLY SPEAKING 685 Laps l&d fois ^sem by Tony Slfosafl (belowb i^s among Nexte! Ct^ dtiv^rs Tmy Sttovart’s p»iliononNASCAR‘s ail-time win list. Hte, 25lh victctfy. at Martinsvifle last week, lied him v^ Jim f^schal and Joe Weatherly. 13 Drivers who have a>mf^ted in all 10 races at Texas Motor Speedway 10 Different ra^ winners in lONexteiC^ rac^s at Texas NEXTEL CUP Fdlowing (he DmBCTVSOQ 1. Jimm« Johnson ElUoft previous: 3 Sa^er 2. MadcMaritn sumpod two 8?4; previous: 4 spois in foe 3. Matt Kensefo sianckr^ @73; previous: 1 after 4. KasoyKahne ■ftaQIKfmhmg a^: previous: 2 sixfo at 5. Kyle Busch Wgg/tKK/gm MartifTSVitle. 832; previous; 5 Ci^ next up: Sa^ufiS^Rao® 6. Dale Earnhardt Jr. Stedc 500.Tasss Motor 824; previous: 6 ^jo&awsy. TV: t:30 p.m- ET. tosTHlgy; Fox Susdi next up; Q'Re% 300; To^ciS Moicv ‘SpmdwMi TV: 3 p.ro. ET Saturday. Fc* Truck no*l up: Dodge B«nTou0v 200. Gatewray lot Racew^^ TV: 9 p.m. ETti^iaS; Speed Cftannei ?. Jeff Gordon 814: previous: 7 8, Tony Siewart 791; previous: 9 9, Elliott Sadler 735: previous: 11 10, Casey Mears 724; previous: 9 BUSCH SERIES 1. Kevui Harvk^ {xevKJus: 1 2. J.J.Yoley 831; p^evtous: 2 3. Oenny Hamlin 814; prevrous' 5 4,Oail Bowyer 791; txeinous; 4 5, Cart Edwards 774; l^evfous: 7 TRUCK SERIES t-Mark Martin 720;£W9wouS; 1 2. Ted Musgrave 865; prevsdws; 3 3. Todd Bodtfie 682; previous: 2 4. Davtd Reutimaim S76; previous: 4 5. Oavki Siarr 556: previous: 13 Distributed by Universal Press Syndicate for Cox News Service. (800) 255-6734. 'For release the week of April 3, 2006.
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