

David Green and Johnny Sauter to Attempt Brickyard 400: David Green and Johnny Sauter will both enter the Allstate 400 at the Brickyard with their Busch Series teams.The rating is 10.5% lower than the 5.7 the race earned last year, but it was the highest-rated sports event televised last weekend and the second-highest rating in the race’s history.( ), see season ratings and chart on my 2006 TV ratings Page.(6-30-2006) Final Infineon TV ratings drop: Infineon Raceway officials say Fox’s broadcast of Sunday’s Dodge/Save Mart 350 Nextel Cup race earned a 5.1 rating from Nielsen Media Research.The Challenger concept, a rear-wheel drive coupe, drew raves from enthusiasts for its old-school looks and growling 425-horsepower V-8 engine.( Detroit News)(6-30-2006) The automaker plans to herald the return of the Challenger at the Pepsi 400 in Daytona, Fla., on Saturday, according to people familiar with the plans. UPDATE 2: Chrysler is crashing the muscle-car party with plans to build a production version of the Dodge Challenger coupe that debuted as a retro-styled concept car in January at the Detroit auto show. Fans are invited to attend the event to see Richard Petty and Kasey Kahne showcase the new car.ĪND Chrysler also is expected to unveil details an employee-pricing discount plan for consumers in a campaign that will feature DaimlerChrysler Chairman Dieter Zetsche. UPDATE: Tomorrow it is expected that the Dodge will unveil a new production car as part of its Daytona activities. Special paint for Kahne and Mayfield at Daytona UPDATE 2 Challenger: #9-Kasey Kahne and #19-Jermey Mayfield will be running another special paint scheme again this weekend, promoting an advertising campaign for Chrysler that will be announced Saturday, July 1st as Kahne will participate in a major press announcement for Chrysler with Richard Petty.( Evernham Motorsports/ClearBlue PR), see an image of the cars on my #9 Team Schemes page and #19 Team Schemes page, “Ask Dr Z” scheme.(6-30-2006).See the qualifying results on my Starting Grid/Qualifying Page.(6-30-2006)

Missing the race were: #4-Wimmer, #34-Blount, #49-Lepage, #78-Wallace and #72-Davis. The non-top 35 teams that made the race were: #60-Said, #40-Stremme, #32-Kvapil, #55-Waltrip, #27-Shelmerdine, #00-Sadler and #61-Chaffin. Starting 2nd is #20-Tony Stewart, followed by #40-David Stremme, #24-Jeff Grodon and #01-Joe Nemechek.
