NEWS AND NOTES FROM THE RAYBESTOS® ROOKIE CONTENDERS – NASCAR NATIONWIDE SERIES - Michael Annett was the Raybestos® Rookie of the Race in the July 18Missouri-Illinois Dodge Dealers 250 at Gateway (Madison, Ill.) International Raceway. Annett scored a seventh-place finish, his second top-10 of the season and equaled his best finish in 20 NASCAR Nationwide Series races. He claimed top rookie honors for the first time this season. - Erik Darnell scored a 10th-place finish at Gateway, his fifth top-10 in seven starts this season. THE STREAK STAYS ALIVE! At least one Raybestos® Rookie has scored top-10 finishes in the last 17 consecutive NASCAR Nationwide Series races. - Allgaier leads Brendan Gaughan by 11 points (187-176) in ... FULL STORY »
Madison, Ill. (July 20, 2009) – The Dollar General team had an exciting weekend at Gateway International Raceway with Reed Sorenson behind the wheel of the No. 32 Toyota Camry. In the closing laps of final practice on Friday ... FULL STORY »
Madison, Ill. (July 20, 2009) – Germain Racing’s Michael Annett was the highest finishing rookie candidate in Saturday’s Missouri-Illinois Dodge Dealers 250 presented by Ventrilo at Gateway International Raceway, earning Raybestos Rookie of the Race honors. Annett was 13th in both Nationwide Series practice ... FULL STORY »
Madison, IL (7-20-09) – Despite setbacks which cost him a top-15 finish, John Wes Townley driver of the No. 09 Zaxby’s Ford Fusion, held on for a 21st place finish in the Missouri-Illinois Dodge Dealers 250 this weekend at Gateway ... FULL STORY »
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Returns to ESPN from Indianapolis The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series returns to ESPN with live, flag-to-flag coverage of the 400-mile event at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Sunday, July 26. The telecast is presented by Golden Corral. An ... FULL STORY »
"Harvick Scores 17th-Place Finish at Gateway" MADISON, Ill. (July 19, 2009) — Returning to Gateway International Raceway for the first time since 2006, Kevin Harvick and the No. 33 Kevin Harvick Inc. (KHI) Jimmy John’s Chevrolet dominated the Missouri-Illinois Dodge Dealers ... FULL STORY »
Bobby Hamilton Jr. will drive for his own NASCAR Nationwide Series team in next weekend’s Kroger 200 at O’Reilly Raceway Park, team president Ronnie Russell said Saturday. Hamilton Jr. will drive his Rensi-Hamilton Racing No. 25 Ford as a teammate ... FULL STORY »