tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-244765822011-04-21T12:53:24.315-07:00Independent Sports Newshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08091386981202632543noreply@blogger.comBlogger201100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24476582.post-1146371701564557702006-04-29T21:32:00.000-07:002006-04-29T21:35:01.596-07:00<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><div class="post_body"><br />If there's anything wrong with the freshly paved surface at Lowe's Motor Speedway, Mark Martin would be the driver to find it.<br />It took him one lap in a street car Tuesday to learn his favorite race track was as good as ever.<br />"Most everybody in motorsports knows that this is the race track that sets the standard in my world - it's the greatest race track to me - and the new pavement looks beautiful," he raved. "The race track still has every bit of the same personality as it did.<br /></div><br /><ul class="read_more_link"><br /><li><a href="http://msn.foxsports.com/nascar/story/5515642?CMP=OTC-K9B140813162&amp;ATT=167" title="Martin thrilled with Lowe's repaving">Martin thrilled with Lowe's repaving</a></li><br /></ul><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/24476582-114637170156455770?l=real-autosports-news.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Independent Sports Newshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08091386981202632543noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24476582.post-1145935445991103442006-04-24T20:22:00.001-07:002006-04-24T20:24:05.993-07:00<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><div class="post_body"><br />Ralf Schumacher says he 'expected more' from his decade in formula one.<br />The 30-year-old is perhaps bettered only by big brother Michael in terms of F1 salary, but Ralf has amassed just six wins since debuting for Jordan in 1997.<br />His German brother, Ferrari's Michael, had a five-year head start, but - in stark contrast - is nonetheless the record-holder of most grand prix wins and titles.<br /></div><br /><ul class="read_more_link"><br /><li><a href="http://www.feedmef1.com/html/modules.php?op=modload&amp;name=News&amp;file=article&amp;sid=3305" title="Ralf wanted more from decade in F1">Ralf wanted more from decade in F1</a></li><br /></ul><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/24476582-114593544599110344?l=real-autosports-news.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Independent Sports Newshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08091386981202632543noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24476582.post-1145935445685198062006-04-24T20:22:00.000-07:002006-04-24T20:24:05.740-07:00<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><div class="post_body"><br />Renault is a bit of an 'odd team out' in the Imola paddock.<br />While key rivals McLaren and Ferrari have brought significantly updated cars to the Italian venue, title-leader Renault appear basically happy to plug away with the 'R26' that has carried its drivers to an 100 per cent victory record so far.<br /></div><br /><ul class="read_more_link"><br /><li><a href="http://www.feedmef1.com/html/modules.php?op=modload&amp;name=News&amp;file=article&amp;sid=3380" title="Unchanged Renault hope to keep upper hand">Unchanged Renault hope to keep upper hand</a></li><br /></ul><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/24476582-114593544568519806?l=real-autosports-news.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Independent Sports Newshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08091386981202632543noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24476582.post-1145422135279513442006-04-18T21:47:00.000-07:002006-04-18T21:48:56.556-07:00<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><div class="post_body"><br />Andy Graves, the first employee hired by car owner Chip Ganassi when he started his NASCAR operation, resigned as team manager Tuesday as part of a shakeup within the three-car operation.<br />The move comes one day after Jeff Vandermoss was replaced as crew chief on rookie David Stremme's struggling team.<br />Graves, who began his career as a crew member on Jeff Gordon's famed "Rainbow Warriors" team and worked his way up to crew chief for Terry Labonte, joined Ganassi's operation in 2000.<br /></div><br /><ul class="read_more_link"><br /><li><a href="http://msn.foxsports.com/nascar/story/5515608?CMP=OTC-K9B140813162&amp;ATT=167" title="Graves steps down as team manager, Stremme gets new crew chief in Ganassi shakeup">Graves steps down as team manager, Stremme gets new crew chief in Ganassi shakeup</a></li><br /></ul><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/24476582-114542213527951344?l=real-autosports-news.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Independent Sports Newshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08091386981202632543noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24476582.post-1145358416906238642006-04-18T04:05:00.000-07:002006-04-18T04:06:56.940-07:00<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><div class="post_body"><br />Busch Racing on FX from Nashville entry list<br />Car No.<br />Driver<br />Hometown<br />Make<br />Owner<br />0<br />Kertus Davis<br />Gaffney, SC<br />Chevrolet<br />Johnny Davis<br />00<br />Johnny Sauter<br />Necedah, WI<br />Chevrolet<br />Gene Haas<br />1<br />Jason Keller<br />Greenville, SC<br />Dodge<br />James Finch<br />01<br />Jay Sauter<br />West Salem, WI<br />Chevrolet<br />Keith Duesenberg<br />2<br />Clint Bowyer<br />Emporia, KS<br />Chevrolet<br />Richard Childress<br />4<br />Mark Green<br />Owensboro, KY<br />Dodge<br />Fred Biagi<br />5<br />Kyle Busch<br />Las Vegas, NV<br />Chevrolet<br />Rick Hendrick<br />05<br />Chad Chaffin<br />Smyrna, TN<br />Chevrolet<br />Wayne Day<br />06<br />Todd Kluever<br />Sun Prairie, WI<br />Ford<br />Jack Roush<br />07<br />David Odell<br />Lawrenceville, GA<br />Chevrolet<br />CE Clower<br />08<br />Jason White<br />Powhatan, VA<br />Dodge<br />Barry Tudor<br />9<br />Erin Crocker<br />Wilbraham, MA<br />Dodge<br />Ray Evernham<br />10<br />John Andretti<br />Indianapolis, IN<br />Ford<br />Gregory Pollex<br />11<br />Paul Menard<br />Eau Claire, WI<br />Chevrolet<br />Teresa Earnhardt<br />12<br />Joel Kauffman<br />LaGrange, IN<br />Dodge<br />Mimi Fitz<br />14<br />Tracy Hines<br />New Castle, IN<br />Dodge<br />Armando Fitz<br />18<br />J.J. Yeley<br />Phoenix, AZ<br />Chevrolet<br />Joe Gibbs<br />20<br />Denny Hamlin<br />Chesterfield, VA<br />Chevrolet<br />Joe Gibbs<br />21<br />Kevin Harvick<br />Bakersfield, CA<br />Chevrolet<br />Richard Childress<br />22<br />Kenny Wallace<br />St. Louis, MO<br />Ford<br />Gregory Pollex<br />23<br />Chris Wimmer<br />Wausau, WI<br />Chevrolet<br />Keith Coleman<br />25<br />Ashton Lewis<br />Chesapeake, VA<br />Ford<br />Ed Rensi<br />27<br />David Green<br />Owensboro, KY<br />Ford<br />Tammy Brewer<br />28<br />Shane Hall<br />Greenville, SC<br />Ford<br />Troy Stafford<br />32<br />Jason Leffler<br />Long Beach, CA<br />Chevrolet<br />Todd Braun<br />33<br />Ron Hornaday<br />Palmdale, CA<br />Chevrolet<br />DeLana Harvick<br />34<br />Mike Bliss<br />Milwaukie, OR<br />Chevrolet<br />Frank Cicci<br />35<br />Regan Smith<br />Cato, NY<br />Ford<br />Sam Rensi<br />36<br />Tim Sauter<br />Necedah, WI<br />Chevrolet<br />John McGill<br />38<br />A.J. Foyt IV<br />Hockley, TX<br />Dodge<br />Doug Stringer<br />41<br />Reed Sorenson<br />Peachtree City, GA<br />Dodge<br />Chip Ganassi<br />43<br />Aaron Fike<br />Galesburg, IL<br />Dodge<br />Mike Curb<br />47<br />Jon Wood<br />Stuart, VA<br />Ford<br />Jodi Geshickter<br />49<br />Jorge Goeters<br />San Luis Potosi, Mexico<br />Ford<br />Jay Robinson<br />50<br />Danny O'Quinn Jr.<br />Coeburn, VA<br />Ford<br />Jack Roush<br />56<br />Kevin Lepage<br />Shelburne, VT<br />Chevrolet<br />John McNelly<br />58<br />Kevin Conway<br />Lynchburg, VA<br />Dodge<br />Scott Glynn<br />59<br />Stacy Compton<br />Grit, VA<br />Ford<br />Tad Geschickter<br />60<br />Carl Edwards<br />Columbia, MO<br />Ford<br />Jack Roush<br />64<br />Steve Wallace<br />Mooresville, NC<br />Dodge<br />Rusty Wallace<br />66<br />David Reutimann<br />Zephyrhills, FL<br />Ford<br />Clarence Brewer<br />72<br />Stanton Barrett<br />Bishop, CA<br />Chevrolet<br />Pat MacDonald<br />77<br />Burney Lamar<br />W. Sacramento, CA<br />Chevrolet<br />DeLana Harvick<br />88<br />Mark McFarland<br />Winchester, VA<br />Chevrolet<br />Dale Earnhardt Jr.<br />90<br />Stephen Leicht<br />Asheville, NC<br />Ford<br />Robert Yates<br />95<br />Steadman Marlin<br />Columbia, TN<br />Dodge<br />Earl Sadler<br />99<br />Michael Waltrip<br />Owensboro, KY<br />Dodge<br />Michael Waltrip<br /></div><br /><ul class="read_more_link"><br /><li><a href="http://msn.foxsports.com/nascar/story/5495932?CMP=OTC-K9B140813162&amp;ATT=167" title="47 drivers on Nashville Busch entry list">47 drivers on Nashville Busch entry list</a></li><br /></ul><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/24476582-114535841690623864?l=real-autosports-news.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Independent Sports Newshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08091386981202632543noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24476582.post-1145333214008916872006-04-17T21:05:00.000-07:002006-04-17T21:06:54.043-07:00<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><div class="post_body"><br />Louise Smith, the first woman inducted into the International Motorsports Hall of Fame in 1999, has died. She was 89. Smith, remembered as "the first lady of racing," was on the NASCAR circuit from 1945-56. Known for her fearless style, she won 38 modified events. "It was hard on me," she told The Associated Press in an interview in 1998.<br /></div><br /><ul class="read_more_link"><br /><li><a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/nascar/news?slug=ap-obit-smith&amp;prov=ap&amp;type=lgns" title="Smith, first lady of racing, dies at 89 (AP)">Smith, first lady of racing, dies at 89 (AP)</a></li><br /></ul><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/24476582-114533321400891687?l=real-autosports-news.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Independent Sports Newshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08091386981202632543noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24476582.post-1145303096560377922006-04-17T12:43:00.001-07:002006-04-17T12:44:56.570-07:00<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><div class="post_body"><br />NASCAR is hoping that a new, less-rigid bumper configuration on its Nextel Cup cars will cut down on the bump drafting that has been blamed for some of the worst crashes in recent years.<br />The new bumpers will be in use for the first time in the race April 30 at Talladega Superspeedway.<br />Bump drafting is the art of banging into the rear of the car in front to gain momentum to make a pass.<br /></div><br /><ul class="read_more_link"><br /><li><a href="http://msn.foxsports.com/nascar/story/5498068?CMP=OTC-K9B140813162&amp;ATT=167" title="Softer bumpers coming at Talladega">Softer bumpers coming at Talladega</a></li><br /></ul><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/24476582-114530309656037792?l=real-autosports-news.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Independent Sports Newshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08091386981202632543noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24476582.post-1145303096214793632006-04-17T12:43:00.000-07:002006-04-17T12:44:56.246-07:00<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><div class="post_body"><br />Todd Kluever finally got on NASCAR's fast track by winning the "Gong Show."<br />Less than 18 months after winning the Roush Racing tryout nicknamed after the once-popular TV game show, Kluever already has completed a successful NASCAR truck season. He is racing full-time this year in Busch and is in line to take over in the No. 6 Nextel Cup car for Mark Martin next season.<br />"It's been quick. Obviously, everything's happened fast," Kluever said.<br /></div><br /><ul class="read_more_link"><br /><li><a href="http://msn.foxsports.com/nascar/story/5499142?CMP=OTC-K9B140813162&amp;ATT=167" title="Roush &quot;Gong Show'' winner preparing to take over for Martin">Roush "Gong Show'' winner preparing to take over for Martin</a></li><br /></ul><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/24476582-114530309621479363?l=real-autosports-news.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Independent Sports Newshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08091386981202632543noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24476582.post-1145237701564542452006-04-16T18:33:00.001-07:002006-04-16T18:35:01.570-07:00<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><div class="post_body"><br />Tony Stewart climbs fences. He also helps design them.<br />The two-time and reigning Nextel Cup champion, who seems to be a long way from retirement as one of NASCAR's biggest stars, already has a second career. And he's gotten involved in everything as a dirt track owner at the grass-roots facility where he got his racing start.<br />The driver of the No. 20 orange Home Depot Chevrolet, who has made scaling fences part of his victory celebrations, owns famed Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio.<br /></div><br /><ul class="read_more_link"><br /><li><a href="http://msn.foxsports.com/nascar/story/5498222?CMP=OTC-K9B140813162&amp;ATT=167" title="Stewart worries about catching leaders, unplugging toilets">Stewart worries about catching leaders, unplugging toilets</a></li><br /></ul><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/24476582-114523770156454245?l=real-autosports-news.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Independent Sports Newshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08091386981202632543noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24476582.post-1145237696010319712006-04-16T18:33:00.000-07:002006-04-16T18:34:58.290-07:00<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><div class="post_body"><br />Nextel Cup cars will use smaller fuel tanks when they race at Lowe's Motor Speedway in May, a move to create shorter runs between pit stops and tire changes.<br />Officials at the Charlotte track spent $3 million this winter to repave the surface, which was too slick last year after it underwent two grinding projects to smooth out bumps.<br /></div><br /><ul class="read_more_link"><br /><li><a href="http://msn.foxsports.com/nascar/story/5483196?CMP=OTC-K9B140813162&amp;ATT=167" title="NASCAR to use smaller fuel tanks at Lowe's">NASCAR to use smaller fuel tanks at Lowe's</a></li><br /></ul><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/24476582-114523769601031971?l=real-autosports-news.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Independent Sports Newshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08091386981202632543noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24476582.post-1145199352896305092006-04-16T07:54:00.000-07:002006-04-16T07:55:52.946-07:00<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><div class="post_body"><br />Greg Biffle's girlfriend faces a reprimand from NASCAR about her pit-road confrontation with Kurt Busch's fiance after the two drivers wrecked at Texas Motor Speedway.<br />Busch hit the back of Biffle's car early in Sunday's race, causing an accident that ended Biffle's day. Biffle, the defending race winner, had led 49 of the first 82 laps before the crash and wound up 42nd.<br />Moments after the wreck, TV cameras caught girlfriend Nicole Lunders slamming a water bottle on Biffle's pit box.<br /></div><br /><ul class="read_more_link"><br /><li><a href="http://msn.foxsports.com/nascar/story/5499192?CMP=OTC-K9B140813162&amp;ATT=167" title="NASCAR to reprimand Biffle's girlfriend">NASCAR to reprimand Biffle's girlfriend</a></li><br /></ul><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/24476582-114519935289630509?l=real-autosports-news.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Independent Sports Newshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08091386981202632543noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24476582.post-1144957684649526552006-04-13T12:46:00.000-07:002006-04-13T12:48:04.693-07:00<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><div class="post_body"><br />Their performance at Texas showed the highly touted NASCAR rookies might be getting ready to make their mark, Brian De Los Santos says in his Power Rankings.<br /></div><br /><ul class="read_more_link"><br /><li><a href="http://cbs.sportsline.com/autoracing/story/9369693/rss" title="Power Rankings: Rookies ready to make move">Power Rankings: Rookies ready to make move</a></li><br /></ul><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/24476582-114495768464952655?l=real-autosports-news.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Independent Sports Newshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08091386981202632543noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24476582.post-1144944592261593532006-04-13T09:08:00.000-07:002006-04-13T09:09:52.560-07:00<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><div class="post_body"><br />Melanie Troxel raced to her second Top Fuel victory of the year and became the first driver to ever advance to the final round in the first five events of a season Sunday in the NHRA SummitRacing.com Nationals.<br /></div><br /><ul class="read_more_link"><br /><li><a href="http://cbs.sportsline.com/autoracing/story/9368010/rss" title="Record-breaking Troxel claims Top Fuel">Record-breaking Troxel claims Top Fuel</a></li><br /></ul><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/24476582-114494459226159353?l=real-autosports-news.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Independent Sports Newshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08091386981202632543noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24476582.post-1144898752405335242006-04-12T20:24:00.001-07:002006-04-12T20:25:52.413-07:00<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><div class="post_body"><br />CBS.SportsLine.com's Brian De Los Santos and Charlie McCarthy provide analysis on three weekly racing topics.<br /></div><br /><ul class="read_more_link"><br /><li><a href="http://cbs.sportsline.com/autoracing/story/9371598/rss" title="Faceoff: Busch the guilty party in fracas">Faceoff: Busch the guilty party in fracas</a></li><br /></ul><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/24476582-114489875240533524?l=real-autosports-news.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Independent Sports Newshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08091386981202632543noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24476582.post-1144898752089051712006-04-12T20:24:00.000-07:002006-04-12T20:25:52.116-07:00<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><div class="post_body"><br />Jimmy Spencer will replace rookie Brent<br />Sherman for this week's race at Martinsville Speedway, BAM Racing<br />said Tuesday.<br /></div><br /><ul class="read_more_link"><br /><li><a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/rpm/news/story?id=2387949&amp;campaign=rss&amp;source=RPMHeadlines" title="Spencer to drive for BAM Racing at Martinsville">Spencer to drive for BAM Racing at Martinsville</a></li><br /></ul><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/24476582-114489875208905171?l=real-autosports-news.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Independent Sports Newshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08091386981202632543noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24476582.post-1144816069509037582006-04-11T21:26:00.000-07:002006-04-11T21:27:49.553-07:00<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><div class="post_body"><br />NASCAR announced today that one fine and two penalties have been issued to the No. 74 Dodge team competing in the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series, as a result of rule violations last week at Texas Motor Speedway.<br /></div><br /><ul class="read_more_link"><br /><li><a href="http://msn.foxsports.com/nascar/story/5495942?CMP=OTC-K9B140813162&amp;ATT=167" title="Cope's Cup team docked 25 points, crew chief fined">Cope's Cup team docked 25 points, crew chief fined</a></li><br /></ul><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/24476582-114481606950903758?l=real-autosports-news.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Independent Sports Newshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08091386981202632543noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24476582.post-1143137376368066892006-03-23T10:08:00.000-08:002006-03-23T10:09:36.393-08:00<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><div class="post_body">CBS.SportsLine.com's Brian De Los Santos and Charlie McCarthy provide analysis on three weekly racing topics.<br /> <ul class="read_more_link"><br /> <li><a href="http://cbs.sportsline.com/autoracing/story/9308009/rss" title="Faceoff: Stewart's temper, Sin City track and going East">Faceoff: Stewart's temper, Sin City track and going East</a></li><br /> </ul><br /> </div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/24476582-114313737636806689?l=real-autosports-news.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Independent Sports Newshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08091386981202632543noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24476582.post-1143044019563904432006-03-22T08:12:00.000-08:002006-03-22T08:13:39.576-08:00<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><div class="post_body">Bill Lester finished 38th in the first start by a black driver since 1986 as Kasey Kahne became the first polesitter to win at Atlanta since 1979 and the first Dodge to win at the track since 1977.<br /> <ul class="read_more_link"><br /> <li><a href="http://msn.foxsports.com/nascar/cup/raceTrax?gameId=20060320029" title="Kahne wins Atlanta race">Kahne wins Atlanta race</a></li><br /> </ul><br /> </div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/24476582-114304401956390443?l=real-autosports-news.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Independent Sports Newshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08091386981202632543noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24476582.post-1142964872965997782006-03-21T10:13:00.000-08:002006-03-21T10:14:32.980-08:00<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><div class="post_body">Kasey Kahne held off Matt Kenseth, then survived a two-lap shootout Saturday to win the Sam's Town 300 for his fourth NASCAR Busch Series victory.<br /> <ul class="read_more_link"><br /> <li><a href="http://cbs.sportsline.com/autoracing/story/9301409/rss" title="Kahne holds off Kenseth for Busch victory">Kahne holds off Kenseth for Busch victory</a></li><br /> </ul><br /> </div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/24476582-114296487296599778?l=real-autosports-news.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Independent Sports Newshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08091386981202632543noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24476582.post-1142958697734546772006-03-21T08:28:00.000-08:002006-03-21T08:31:37.743-08:00Are you a fan of nascar, cart racing, f-1 or any other auto related sport? If you answered yes then you just hit pay-dirt. I love watching any type of racing (really any sport, but more on that later) and have decided to give this <a href="http://www.blogger.com">Blogger</a> thing a go.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Independent Auto Sports News </span>is one of seven sport related news blogs I author. As your independent news reporter I'll sift through the days automotive sports news and find the news stories you need to read as an avid racing fan. <br /><br />I plan to update daily if possible (whatever my school schedule will allow).<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/24476582-114295869773454677?l=real-autosports-news.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Independent Sports Newshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08091386981202632543noreply@blogger.com0