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NASCAR Daily News Headlines * December 7, 2008
Second Kansas Date On HoldA decision Friday by developers to withdraw their application to build a hotel and casino at Kansas Speedway has put in doubt the securing of a second yearly Sprint Cup race for the speedway. It has almost certainly ended hopes of getting a second race for the 2010 NASCAR season. And it could permanently end hopes for the second date and the construction of a road-racing course at Kansas Speedway.Friday morning, just hours before the proposal by International Speedway Corp. and the Cordish Co. to construct a $705-million Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in turn two of the speedway was scheduled to receive final approval, the developers pulled their bid. The developers said that the tight credit market and economic crisis currently plaguing the country forced the move. They said that they plan to resubmit a bid that would allow them to construct the casino first and then add such amenities as the hotel and retail shops as the country’s economy improves, something not allowed for under the bid which was accepted by the Kansas Racing and Gaming Commission earlier this year. International Speedway Corp, which owns Kansas Speedway, had promised prior to being granted permission to build and manage the state-owned casino that it would petition NASCAR for the second date if the casino were built. ISC also promised to construct a road-racing course at the Wyandotte County facility. News that the project had been put on hold pending a second successful bid that would allow developers to phase in the project, means that the granting of a second Cup date to the track is on hold.(kansascity.com)
Driver Total Money MadeNASCAR chose not to announce the postseason money totals for drivers who finished second through 10th in the Sprint Cup standings during Friday's awards ceremony in New York City, as it had done in previous years. But these totals for the top 25 finishers in the standings were posted Saturday as part of the season's final statistical update package on NASCAR's media Web site:
Driver Race Winnings/NASCAR/Sprint Special Awards 2008 Total
1. Jimmie Johnson $7,354,861 $7,225,603 $590,000 $15,170,464
2. Carl Edwards $8,095,200 $3,094,010 $175,000 $11,364,210
3. Greg Biffle $4,906,164 $2,338,324 0 $7,244,488
4. Kevin Harvick $5,603,654 $2,015,796 0 $7,619,450
5. Clint Bowyer $4,514,595 $1,773,901 0 $6,288,496
6. Jeff Burton $5,542,181 $1,612,637 $111,312 $7,266,130
7. Jeff Gordon $5,944,145 $1,451,373 0 $7,395,518
8. Denny Hamlin $5,494,359 $1,419,121 0 $6,913,480
9. Tony Stewart $6,268,432 $1,368,868 0 $7,665,300
10. Kyle Busch $6,617,595 $1,544,615 $114,515 $8,276,725
11. Matt Kenseth $5,526,955 $967,528 0 $6,494,526
12. Dale Earnhardt Jr. $4,611,290 $838,571 0 $5,449,861
13. David Ragan $3,980,813 $806,000 0 $4,786,813
14. Kasey Kahne $6,272,459 $757,460 0 $7,030,099
15. Martin Truex Jr. $4,663,447 $725,400 0 $5,388,847
16. Jamie McMurray $4,056,446 $693,160 0 $4,749,606
17. Ryan Newman $6,179,561 $660,920 $100,000 $6,940,481
18. Kurt Busch $4,469,511 $628,680 0 $5,098,191
19. Brian Vickers $3,630,340 $588,380 0 $4,218,720
20. Casey Mears $3,941,470 $451,360 0 $4,392,830
21. Bobby Labonte $4,668,831 $306,280 0 $4,975,111
22. David Reutimann $3,341,320 $145,080 0 $3,486,310
23. Travis Kvapil $4,250,752 $274,040 0 $4,524,792
24. Elliott Sadler $4,446,243 $257,920 0 $4,724,163
25. Juan Pablo Montoya $4,409,363 $241,800 0 $4,651,163
Note: Mark Martin ($275,920) and Aric Almirola ($128,960) shared the No. 8 team's share of points money; Scott Speed got $8,060 for driving one race in the No. 84 Toyota driven in the remaining races by Brian Vickers. Special awards list
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