Day: October 27, 2007

Biffle earns first pole of seasonBiffle earns first pole of season

Biffle’s earns first pole in more than a year; nips Kurt Busch.Biffle’s earns first pole in more than a year; nips Kurt Busch.

Greg Biffle won his first pole in more than a year, nipping Kurt Busch for the top spot in NASCAR Nextel Cup qualifying Friday night at Atlanta Motor Speedway.

Edward-Kenseth feud still the talk of NASCAREdward-Kenseth feud still the talk of NASCAR

HAMPTON, Georgia (Ticker) – In this day and age of You Tube, where outrageous video is posted on the internet every day, Carl Edwards made the mistake of going after teammate Matt Kenseth in front of a television camera.

Track mogul Bruton Smith considers replacing Charlotte trackTrack mogul Bruton Smith considers replacing Charlotte track

Bruton Smith said he’d like to replace Lowe’s Motor Speedway in Concord, N.C., with a new track somewhere in the Charlotte area.

Carpentier entered in Cup races at Phoenix and HomesteadCarpentier entered in Cup races at Phoenix and Homestead

Longtime open-wheel star Patrick Carpentier will attempt to qualify for the Cup race at Phoenix and Homestead, replacing Scott Riggs in the No. 10 Gillette-Evernham Motorsports Dodge.

Former NASCAR crew chief Hmiel signs with Ganassi as manager of competitionFormer NASCAR crew chief Hmiel signs with Ganassi as manager of competition

Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates has hired former Dale Earnhardt Inc. director of technical operations Steve Hmiel as manager of competition.

Kenseth likes team spirit despite run-in with teammate Edwards.Kenseth likes team spirit despite run-in with teammate Edwards.

Team spirit is just fine at Roush Fenway Racing.