Top NASCAR News at a
Glance for November 12, 2005
NEXTEL Cup
Champion Busch Cited for Reckless Driving: (Herald
Today) According to a Maricopa County
Sheriff's Office spokesman, (Kurt) Busch was stopped at
about 8:20 p.m. local time Friday near Phoenix
International Raceway for "erratic driving." After the
officer detected the smell of alcohol on his breath,
Busch refused a field sobriety test and was taken into
custody and transported to the sheriff's office's
temporary facility at the raceway, the spokesman said.
At the facility, a blood-alcohol test was attempted on
Busch but the machine "malfunctioned," the spokesman
said. Busch was then released with the criminal citation
for reckless driving. (More on
Kurt Busch)
Yeley Officially
named to #18: (Joe
Gibbs Racing) J.J. Yeley will drive
the No. 18 Interstate Batteries Chevrolet during the
2006 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup season, Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR)
officials announced Saturday at Phoenix International
Raceway. "I'm very excited for this opportunity," Yeley
said. "Obviously, the No. 18 Interstate Batteries car
has a lot of history to it and, hopefully, I can add to
that. I'm looking forward to representing Interstate
Batteries and Joe Gibbs Racing in 2006." (More
Joe Gibbs Racing News)
All 5 Cities
Still in NASCAR Hall of Fame Hunt: (Times-Dispatch)
Brian France: "The process the rest of the year is to
try to get it down to a couple of the best options, and
we'd be negotiating with them and hopefully announcing
something early next year," France said. "We're still on
that timetable. No one's been eliminated." (More on
NASCAR Hall of Fame)
McMurray talks
about move to Roush Racing: (St.
Petersburg Times) Jamie McMurray: "If you
did this based on personal feelings, I would still be at
Chip Ganassi Racing," he said. "You move on because in
this sport you want to win. When you go two or three
years and you don't win, you look at that and you have
to figure out what's best for you and where you need to
try to win." (More on
Jamie McMurray)
Newman happy
about new Penske teammate Busch: (Tampa
Tribune) Ryan Newman is thrilled he's
getting a new teammate next year in Kurt Busch. Much of
that has to do with the fact he doesn't get along with
his current teammate, Rusty Wallace. "I think any change
is definitely a good change, and I think Kurt is a
better change than that," Newman said. "I've always
heard good things about him as far as being a teammate."
(More on
Ryan Newman)
