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THREE TOP-10 FINISHES FOR FORD F-150S AT GATEWAY INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY
Erik Darnell, Rick Crawford and Colin Braun each earned a top-10 finish during the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race at Gateway International Raceway. In the Saturday afternoon race, three drivers started in the top-10 and three drivers finished in the top-10. (06 Sep 08-NASCAR Truck)COLIN BRAUN LEADS ROOKIE OF THE YEAR TITLE; SEEKS FIRST WIN IN TRUCK SERIES.
Colin Braun, driver of the No. 6 Con-way Freight Ford F-150, participated in a “New Faces” press conference today at Gateway International Raceway. Braun talks about seeking his first win of the year and securing the Raybestos Rookie of the Year title. Braun made his stock car debut at Gateway last year during the ARCA race. (05 Sep 08-NASCAR Truck)RICK CRAWFORD SEEKS FIRST VICTORY OF 2008 AT GATEWAY INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY
Rick Crawford, driver of the No. 14 Circle Bar Truck Corral/Power Stroke Diesel by International Ford F-150, is one of three drivers to have competed in the 10th previous races at Gateway International Raceway. Crawford has earned four top-fives and six top-10 finishes at the 1.25-mile race track. He talks about making history and he season to date. (05 Sep 08-NASCAR Truck)RAGAN AND KENSETH LOOKING TO JOIN EDWARDS AND BIFFLE IN CHASE AT RICHMOND
There are four Ford drivers competing for spots in the 12-driver Chase for the Sprint Cup field this weekend at Richmond International Raceway. Carl Edwards (2nd) has already clinched while Greg Biffle (6th) just has to start in order to lock up his position. Matt Kenseth (9th) and David Ragan (13th) are also trying to secure a spot. All four drivers held Q&A sessions Friday at the speedway.
(05 Sep 08-NASCAR Nextel Cup)HIGHT CAPTURES VICTORY AT NHRA U.S. NATIONALS; NEGRI AND PATTERSON WIN ROLEX SERIES RACE
Mustang driver Robert Hight won the biggest NHRA race of the season, capturing victory at the U.S. Nationals in Indianapolis, while Oswaldo Negri Jr. and Mark Patterson won the Grand-Am Rolex Series race in Millville, N.J., on a busy and successful weekend for Ford Racing. (01 Sep 08-Other Racing Series)BIFFLE AND KENSETH PLACE TOP-5 IN PEPSI 500
Greg Biffle finished second in Saturday's Pepsi 500 at California Speedway to clinch a spot in the Chase for the Sprint Cup while Matt Kenseth's fifth-place effort moved him closer to making the 12-driver cutoff with only one race remaining. (01 Sep 08-NASCAR Nextel Cup)EDWARDS AND MCMURRAY POST TOP-5 FINISHES IN CALIFORNIA NATIONWIDE RACE
Carl Edwards finished second and Jamie McMurray was fifth in Saturday night's Camping World 300 NASCAR Nationwide Series race at California Speedway. (31 Aug 08-NASCAR Busch)LATVALA TAKES LEAD FOR FORD AS RALLY NEW ZEALAND TURNS TACTICAL
BP Ford Abu Dhabi World Rally Team lies first and second after a gripping second day of Rally New Zealand that ended with four drivers covered by less than 16sec going into tomorrow's final leg. Tactics again played a crucial part right at the close of the day's action, which finished with Jari-Matti Latvala and Miikka Anttila leading team-mates Mikko Hirvonen and Jarmo Lehtinen by 9.3sec. Both are behind the wheel of Ford Focus RS World Rally Cars. (30 Aug 08-World Rally Championship)RALLY NEW ZEALAND - AFTER STAGE 9
Fifty-four of the original 57 crews left Hamilton this morning for the second day of this 11th round of the FIA World Rally Championship, eight of those starting under SupeRally rules having retired yesterday. They all faced a morning loop of three speed tests to the north-west, close to the Tasman Sea coastline near Port Waikato, before a repeat of the short test at the rally's Mystery Creek base. (29 Aug 08-World Rally Championship)FORD DRIVERS PREPARE FOR CALIFORNIA SPEEDWAY
Ford drivers David Ragan, Matt Kenseth, Carl Edwards and Greg Biffle will have hot temperatures to deal with as the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series competes at California Speedway this weekend. (29 Aug 08-NASCAR Nextel Cup) |
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