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Steve's NASCAR Racing Blog August 2004 Archive

By Steve McCormick, About.com Guide to NASCAR Racing since 1997

Rusty Wallace To Hang It Up After 2005

Monday August 30, 2004
Rusty made it official today. Ending months of speculation Wallace confirmed that he will retire from driving after the 2005 season. Rustly claimed that the death of Dale ... Read More

Racin The Way It Ought To Be

Saturday August 28, 2004
I do love Bristol. Attending any NASCAR race in person is an intense experience but the night race at Bristol goes to 11. It's brighter, louder, faster and ... Read More

Craftsman Truck Series Tonight

Wednesday August 25, 2004
In a rare mid-week race the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series takes to Bristol Motor Speedway tonight at 9PM on SPEED. Bobby Hamilton leads the points by 84 over Dennis ... Read More

Bristol Motor Speedway In Focus

Monday August 23, 2004
The World's Fastest Half Mile hosts the NASCAR trifecta this week as the Craftsman Truck Series will beat and bang their way around the track on Wednesday night. This ... Read More

Race For Tenth Tightens

Monday August 23, 2004
After sitting pretty in that crucial tenth place just a couple of weeks ago Ryan Newman has now fallen to thirteenth in the standings. The good news is that ... Read More

Qualifying Rained Out

Friday August 20, 2004
Both NEXTEL Cup and Busch series starting lineups will be determined by the current point standings. For the second week in a row Mother Nature has decided to wash out ... Read More

Michigan International

Friday August 20, 2004
The Busch and NEXTEL Cup drivers invade Brooklyn Michigan this weekend to do battle on the fast, wide two mile D. Michigan is a track that typically has one ... Read More

Championship Focus

Monday August 16, 2004
Everybody is watching the points carefully these days. No, nobody cares who is leading or by how much as that is all going to change after Richmond anyway. ... Read More

Watkins Glen

Friday August 13, 2004
The NASCAR NEXTEL Cup drivers roar into the peaceful hills of Upstate New York today to begin practice and qualifying for Sunday's Sirius At The Glen. This is the ... Read More

Jeff Burton To Childress

Friday August 13, 2004
After struggling all year with no sponsor on his Roush Racing Ford Jeff Burton has agreed to jump over to the Richard Childress AOL Chevy #30. Burton will make ... Read More

Brickyard 402

Monday August 9, 2004
This weekend the NEXTEL Cup series drivers finished the first ever Brickyard 402 as NASCAR implemented it's new green-white-checkers rule for the first time and the scheduled 160 lap race ... Read More

Indianapolis Motor Speedway

Friday August 6, 2004
NASCAR's top three series roll into Indianapolis for a triple-header of sorts. While the NEXTEL Cup series drivers invade the hallowed groud of Indianapolis Motor Speedway for practice today, ... Read More

NASCAR In Mexico

Thursday August 5, 2004
NASCAR is expected to release the 2005 Busch Grand National series schedule this morning. The Charlotte Observer's That's Racin.com is reporting that the BGN teams will visit Mexico City to ... Read More

Who's In, Who's Out And Who's Still Got A Shot?

Monday August 2, 2004
With only six races remaining before the ten race NEXTEL Cup playoff series begins the heat is on for drivers to get into the top ten and have a shot ... Read More

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