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Newman's decision to stay with Penske will depend on team's performance?
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From Jayski.com: Newman waiting on team performace before making plans: Ryan Newman has an agreement to revisit his latest contract offer with team owner Roger Penske after an undisclosed deadline, but said he will not return to his current NASCAR Sprint Cup team unless his #12 Dodge program shows...
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Kenseth, Vickers question finish at MIS
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http://www.nascar.com/2008/news/headlines/cup/06/16/mkenseth.bvickers.questions.michigan/index.html
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Pruett to replace Sorenson in Ganassi #41 at Infineon
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http://www.nascar.com/2008/news/headlines/cup/06/17/rsorenson.spruett.sonoma.change/index.html
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Nascar holds mandatory meeting with drivers, tells them "Stop complaining about COT"
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From Jayski.com: NASCAR Calls mandatory meeting for all Cup drivers Friday: NASCAR called a mandatory meeting for Sprint Cup drivers and owners before Friday's practice at Michigan International Speedway in which president Mike Helton encouraged everyone to keep the fans first. NASCAR offici...
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Petty Ent announces partner, resigns B.Labonte
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http://www.nascar.com/2008/news/headlines/cup/06/11/kpetty.equity.firm/index.html
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MWR in trouble?
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From Jayski.com: MWR in trouble? been hearing that there might be trouble over at Michael Waltrip Racing. It seems that they are laying people off, telling them that it is because of financial issues. The team currently fields three Sprint Cup cars, the #00, the #44 and the #55, and one Nationwide Ser...
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Kyle Busch's helmet stolen, returned at Dover
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From Jayski.com: Busch almost loses helmet: #18-Kyle Busch almost had to go to a backup helmet this weekend. His helmet was stolen from the garage Friday night, but track security officers caught the culprit. "Somebody snuck in the garage with the cleanup crew and stole it," Busch said....
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Villeneuve to form own team, align with Ganassi?
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From Jayski.com: Villeneuve teams up with Green-Legault on Cup team: a little crude but the La Presse [Canada in French] reported that former F-1/CART driver, Jacques Villeneuve who was teamed up with Bill Davis racing and started the season in ther #27 Toyota [attempting just the Daytona 500] has...
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McMurray out at Roush at end of 08 season?
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From Jayski.com: McMurray out at Roush at end of 2008? #26-Jamie McMurray will be driving for another team next year, according to one report Sunday citing unidentified sources. McMurray finished 10th Sunday.(Hamptonroads.com), hearing Crown Royal could stay with Roush Fenway Racing, teamin...
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Penske to buy out Ganassi Sprint Cup Team?
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From Jayski.com: Ganassi and Penske? Preposterous: Rumors that have surfaced recently about a possible alliance between Chip Ganassi [#40,#41,#42] and Roger Penske [#2,#12,#77] in NASCAR racing, or of a possible Penske buyout of Ganassi's stock car team? Both men field Dodges in Sprint Cup rac...
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JGR to replace departing Stewart with Montoya?
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From Jayski.com: Montoya gives Ganassi an earful; JGR looking at Montoya? #42-Juan Pablo Montoya requested a face-to-face meeting with his boss and got it the day before the Indianapolis 500, when owner Chip Ganassi flew to North Carolina to talk with his emotional driver. The early morning meeti...
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Nascar confiscates #70, #66, Haas-CNC cars at LMS
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http://aolsvc.sports.aol.nascar.com/2008/news/headlines/cup/05/24/jsauter.sriggs.cars.confiscated/index.html
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Leffler to drive #70 at Dover?
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From Jayski.com: Leffer Planning to Drive for Haas CNC in Dover Cup Race: Jason Leffler said Saturday at Lowes Motor Speedway that the tentative plan is for him to drive Haas CNC Racings #70 Sprint Cup Chevrolet at Dover International Speedway next weekend. Leffler drives Braun Racings #38 Toyota i...
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Montoya upset over dismissal of Elledge?
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From Jayski.com: Ganassi working to calm Montoya: #42-Juan Pablo Montoya posted the second slowest qualifying lap out of 48 entries and dejectedly climbed from his car. "What did you expect?" he asked. "Seriously, what did you expect?" Montoya is still reeling from the mid...
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WOO competitor Schatz to Nascar?
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From Jayski.com: WoO Champ considering NASCAR: Donny Schatz doesn't have to prove to anyone how good he is behind the wheel. He's won back-to-back World of Outlaws titles, making him the king of dirt tracks. Yet when Schatz agreed to drive for Tony Stewart this year, he had to prove to his new boss that...
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Mayfield to drive #40 at Dover?
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In a story on Jayski.com, Jeremey Mayfield is rumored to be driveing the Ganassi #40 at the upcoming Dover event.
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Castroneves considering Nascar?
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From Jayski.com: Castroneves considering moving to NASCAR: Helio Castroneves, who is seeking to win his third Indianapolis 500 this weekend, said he is considering following several other open-wheel racers and moving to NASCAR but has made no decision yet. "I won't deny that I'm thinking a...
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Richert leaves DEI, #01 Team
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From Jayski.com: New crew chief for the #01 team: Doug Richert, crew chief for Regan Smith, has left Dale Earnhardt Inc. and will be replaced on the #01 team by Kevin Buskirk this weekend, a team spokesman confirmed Wednesday. Richert joined DEI this season after leaving Red Bull Racing in 2007. Smit...
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Elledge released as crew chief of #42
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From Jayski.com: Crew Chief change at the #42 UPDATE: Been told that Jimmy Elledge has been released as crew chief from the #42 Juan Pablo Montoya Dodge at Chip Ganassi Racing. Brian Pattie will assume the crew chief role for Lowe's Motor Speedway and beyond. No plans on Elledge's plans.(5-20-2008)...
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Biffle looking?
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From Jayski.com: Biffle could be looking? #16-Greg Biffle's future is up in the air after the decision of sponsor Ameriquest, a retail-mortgage company, to drop out of the sport at the end of the season. Biffle's contract with car owner Jack Roush runs through the end of 2008, so Geoff Smith, the head...
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Kyle Busch flips #88 crew member the bird?
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From Jayski.com: Busch flips the bird? been asked about something posted in an AP article: Kyle Busch is NASCAR's most hated driver. And he loves it. Viciously booed during pre-race introductions, Busch soaked up the venom by encouraging Saturday night's crowd at Darlington Raceway to keep it com...
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Schrader to drive for RCR at LMS
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From Jayski.com: Schrader to run 4th RCR car in Coca-Cola 600: Ken Schrader will attempt to qualify Richard Childress Racing's #33 Camping World Chevy for the May 24 Coca-Cola 600 at Lowe's Motor Speedway. Schrader, 57, of Fenton, Mo, made his Cup Series debut in 1984 and ran his first full Cup Series...
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T.Labonte to run some races? #45 Team?
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From Jayski.com: Terry Labonte could return to racing? Two-time Cup champion Terry Labonte has enjoyed his cameo appearances at the track and would do so again. "A couple of years ago I ran some races for a team and they called me about this race and that race," Labonte said Monday, chuckli...
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J.Gordon thinks Nascar should look into #99 Team's rear end?
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From Jayski.com: Problems with #99 rear housing? #24-Jeff Gordon would like NASCAR to look into the way Roush Fenway Racing is adjusting the rear housing on Carl Edwards' #99 Ford to create a competitive advantage. Edwards has won three times on 1.5-mile tracks this season and was in position to win...
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Hamlin injured playing basketball, should be ok to drive
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From Jayski.com: Hamlin injured but OK to drive: Just when #11-Denny Hamlin thought things couldn't get any worse, he fell hard on his left hip playing basketball and could hardly walk when he arrived Monday for testing at Lowe's Motor Speedway. "I'd like to say I was going up for a dunk, but I thi...
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kyle busch the most hated in nascar and not jeff gordon?
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http://sports.yahoo.com/nascar/news?slug=jb-postrichmond050308&prov=yhoo&type=lgns
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Stewart to leave JGR? To HAAS-CNC?
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From Jayski.com: Stewart to leave JGR? Sources tell Sports Illustrated that #20-Tony Stewart is working on the final stages of a deal to move from Joe Gibbs Racing to Haas CNC next season. Considering the ramifications of such a move, no one's admitting anything quite yet, as you'd expect. When reac...
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Truex to Penske? With UPS?
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From Jayski.com: Truex to Penske? with UPS? hearing that Martin Truex, current driver of the #1 DEI Chevy, could be headed to a 4th Penske Racing team with UPS as the sponsor.(5-4-2008)
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Keselowski testing for Haas CNC
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From Jayski.com: Keselowski testing for Haas CNC: Dale Earnhardt Jr's [JR Motorsports] Nationwide Series driver, Brad Keselowski has already tested for the #70 Haas CNC Racing Sprint Cup team at Nashville Superspeedway and he might test with them Monday and Tuesday at Lowes Motor Speedway. Haas...
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Ryan Blaney Testing Super Late Model
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From Speed51.com: Ryan Blaney, NASCAR Sprint Cup driver Daves son, will begin testing his Super Late Model on Monday at the Hickory Motor Speedway. Dave spoke with Bob Dillner of SPEED and Speed51.com Friday in Richmond and filled us in on his sons plans to step up from a Legends Car. Ryanhas seen a b...
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