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The loss of a loved one can bring the best and the worst out of someone, especially when that loved is as much of a presence as Bobby Hamilton was. Hamilton was never what one would call a superstar, but he did finish his Sprint Cup career with four wins and one top-10 finish in [...]

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – NASCAR announced today penalties and fines to the No. 30 and No. 33 teams that compete in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, as a result of rule infractions at Daytona International Speedway.

There were big announcements in the world of NASCAR yesterday.
Find out all the latest Sprint Cup, Nationwide Series, and other racing news, right here in the latest Stock Car Gazette…

Michael Waltrip suggested last season that drivers outside the top 35 in owners’ points should be allowed to qualify together so nobody would have an advantage in track conditions.
NASCAR officials must have listened.
The governing body kicked off its annual media tour by announcing that those outside the top 35 in all three series [...]

NASCAR Preseason Thunder Day 5: Being at Daytona not enough for Scott Lynch
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Scott Lynch fully admits he’s come a long way from the potato fields in Idaho.
“To be honest, it’s a pleasure just to be here,” said the driver of the No. 29 Westward Racing Enterprise from [...]

NASCAR Preseason Thunder Day 5: Bobby Hamilton Racing-VA Hoping For More Daytona Triumphs
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – While the Chevy Silverado 250 has produced eight different winners in its eight-year history, one team – Bobby Hamilton Racing-VA – has managed to win it a record three times.
Bobby Hamilton Racing-VA has captured the season-opening NASCAR [...]

NASCAR Preseason Thunder Day 4: Sprague Recalls Last Year’s Three-Wide Checkered Flag Finish
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla., — Jack Sprague will never forget his first win at Daytona International Speedway.
On the first day of NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series testing in preparation for the season-opening ninth annual Chevy Silverado 250 on Friday night, Feb. 15, Jack Sprague recalled [...]

Erik Darnell topped the speed charts in the first 2008 Craftsman Truck Series practice session at Daytona this morning. A suprise was relative newcomer Andy Lally at 4th fastest. For full speeds, click the “read more” link:

Picture courtesy of Bobby Hamilton Racing

… former Winston Cup driver and 2004 Craftsman Truck Series champion Bobby Hamilton (Sr.) lost his battle with throat cancer and passed away.
Hamilton, a former Fairgrounds [Nashville] Speedway champion, missed most of the 2006 season after being diagnosed with cancer.
We miss you, Bobby.

Craftsman will be out as title sponsor of NASCAR’s truck-racing series beginning with the 2009 season, according to The Star.
No new title sponsor has been found to replace Craftsman, but a search will soon be getting under way, said Steve Phelps, marketing director for NASCAR.

He said he believes NASCAR will have little problem finding a [...]