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Almendinger out of RBR #84? Update: Skinner to drive #84 starting at Atlanta
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http://www.nascar.com/2008/news/headlines/cup/03/03/aallmendinger.redbull.possibly.out/index.html-- Edited by openwheelracer at 19:06, 2008-03-04
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Stewart blast's Goodyear once again
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http://aolsvc.sports.aol.nascar.com/2008/news/headlines/cup/03/08/tstewart.tires.atlanta/index.html
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Roush fires back at critics who accuse him of "Intentional cheating"
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http://aolsvc.sports.aol.nascar.com/2008/news/headlines/cup/03/07/cedwards.jroush.penalty.reaction/index.html
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R.Gordon fails inspection......by a nose. Update R.Gordon docked points, crew chief fined, suspended
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From Jayski.com: Robby loses a nose: during the first practice session for the Budweiser Shootout at the Daytona International Speedway, Dr, Dick Berggren reported that only one part had been confiscated from any car/team, a change in the way it used to be at Daytona when many parts would not make it...
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Issues found with #99 in Las Vegas event post race inspection.
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http://www.nascar.com/2008/news/headlines/cup/03/02/cedwards.vegas.inspection/index.html-- Edited by openwheelracer at 18:31, 2008-03-05
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Morgan- McClure Motorsports #4 team closes its doors
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From Jayski.com: Morgan-McClure Motorsports closes shop: #4-Morgan-McClure Motorsports closed its doors today [Friday], laying off 28 employees and further damaging any slim hopes the last Virginia-based Sprint Cup team has of competing in its 26th season. Team Manager and co-owner Larry Mc...
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California Speedway considering reconfiguring to a restrictor plate track?
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From Jayski.com: California considering reconfiguring to a restrictor-plate track: The Fontana [Auto Club (formerly California) Speedway] facility needs to do something to change its image. Rebuilding the racing surface to make it a new version of Talladega or Daytona would brings loads of at...
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Wood to skip Las Vegas event, J.Sauter to replace him in #21
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From Jayski.com: Wood skips Vegas, Sauter to run #21: Jon Wood told Mike Bagley and David Poole this morning on "The Morning Drive" (Sirius NASCAR Radio 128) that he will step aside for this weekend's Sprint Cup UAW Dodge 400 at Las Vegas. Jon feels he is not ready to drive his family's car th...
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Reiser having second thoughts on new job? Looking for crew chief job?
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From Jayski.com: 2nd Thoughts by Reiser: For the past 12 years, between the Sprint Cup and Nationwide Series, Robbie Reiser [former #17 crew chief] was in the midst of the buzz as Kenseth's crew chief. His adrenalin would be flowing in anticipation of all the calls he would have to make to get his drive...
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B.Labonte to RCR in 2009?
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From Jayski.com: Labonte to RCR in 2009? Richard Childress acknowledged that his organization is close to fielding a fourth team in the Sprint Cup Series, and Yahoo! Sports has learned that the driver of that car beginning in 2009 likely will be Bobby Labonte [currently #43 Petty Enterprises]. Sou...
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Villeneuve out of BDR #27
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http://aolsvc.sports.aol.nascar.com/2008/news/headlines/cup/02/16/jvilleneuve.mskinner.jbenson.27.car/index.html
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Stewart, Kurt Busch get together......penalties to come? Update: Both given probation for first six events
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From Jayski.com: Penalties for Busch, Stewart after practice incident? UPDATE: NASCAR chairman Brian France kicked off the 2008 media tour in Charlotte, N.C., last month by saying Sprint Cup drivers needed to show more of their personalities. #2-Kurt Busch and #20-Tony Stewart obliged on Frida...
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#5 team to low in Bud Shootout post race inspection
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From Jayski.com: #5 car too low in Bud Shootout post-tech: Casey Mears' #5 Chevy was determined to be too low during Budweiser Shootout postrace inspection. Mears finished sixth in the race, his first with the Hendrick Motorsports #5 Sprint Cup team. Jim Hunter, NASCAR's Vice President of Corport...
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Nascar to raise age limit in Sprint Cup Series?
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From Jayski.com: NASCAR to increase age limit? A reliable inside source tells rowdy.com that NASCAR is seriously considering raising the age limit for drivers in the Sprint Cup Series from the current 18 years of age to 21. Should the change happen, and a decision has not yet been made according to th...
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Phil Moran named car chief for Blaney, BDR #22 Team
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From Jayski.com: Phil Moran has stepped into the position of car chief for the #22 Caterpillar Racing team. Moran, a native of Colchester, Conn., was previously the Cup shop foreman at BDR.
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W.Burton has no ride in the works for 08
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From Jayski.com: Ward has no ride in the works: in a Daytona 500 past champion chat, Ward Burton was asked if would run any races this season, he said "I don't have any plans to at this moment but I don't know what could happen - it really doesn't look like any opportunity will happen now."(War...
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R.Gordon, GEM announce agreement
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http://aolsvc.sports.aol.nascar.com/2008/news/headlines/cup/02/01/rgordon.partner.gem/index.html
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Dale Jr upset over DEI's removal of his memorabilia?
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From Jayski.com: Dale Jr. upset over DEI's removal of his memorabilia: A mix-up over memorabilia has created hurt feelings with #8ale Earnhardt Jr., while his former team claims it's all a misunderstanding. Earnhardt said Monday he's upset that all signs of his stint at Dale Earnhardt Inc. had all...
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Las Vegas test turns into crash fest?
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http://aolsvc.sports.aol.nascar.com/2008/news/headlines/cup/01/30/cot.crash.test.lvms.tstewart.jburton/index.html
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Andretti out, Schrader back in BAM #49?
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http://www.nascar.com/2008/news/headlines/cup/01/22/kschrader.bam.daytona.500/index.html
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Wheldon interested in Nascar?
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From Jayski.com:
Wheldon would like to race NASCAR...someday: Former Indianapolis 500 champion Dan Wheldon told Sirius NASCAR Radio's Sirius Speedway that he expects to make a run at NASCAR one day, but not until he wins another 500, and hopefully, another Indy Racng League title. "I came to Chi...
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Teams not in the top 35 in points to qualify together?
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From Jayski.com: Non Top-35 teams to qualify together? soon? All year long, teams outside the Top 35 in Nextel Cup owner points have complained about the difficulties they face in making the weekly starting lineup. Now, it looks like their voices are being heard. Sources tell Frontstretch.com tha...
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Nascar sued for racial discrimination
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From Jayski.com:
NASCAR sued for racial discrimination: A former African-American crewman who once worked on NASCAR's Winston Cup circuit sued the governing body of the U.S. stock car series on Tuesday for race discrimination and breach of contract. David Scott, who worked as a motorcoach dri...
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Rule changes before Daytona?
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From Jayski.com: Rules Change Before Daytona? NASCAR is still evaluating data from Sprint Cup Series testing at Daytona International Speedway, but it looks as if there likely will be a change in the gear rule when competitors return in February. Teams currently have a choice of a 370 gear or a 375 ge...
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Evernham to scale back on time at the track?
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From Jayski.com: Evernham plans to scale back track time in 2008: Although Ray Evernham will be overseeing how the race cars will be built at Gillett Evernham Motorsports next year, he doesn't expect to be at the race track all the time to do it. "You'll probably see less of me as the thing goes on a...
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Riley still interested in Nascar ownership
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From Jayski.com: Riley still interested in NASCAR ownership: Bill Riley, whose family is well known in the building of open-wheel and road-racing chassis, has not soured on NASCAR after his fledgling Riley/D'Hondt Racing has closed its doors. The #91 Toyota team ran one Cup race in 2007 after Rile...
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Shelmerdine to test at Daytona for RCR
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From Jayski.com: Shelmerdine to test at Daytona for RCR: Kirk Shelmerdine will be testing the #33 RCR Chevy at the Daytona International Speedway Monday, January 7th and Tuesday, January 8th 2008 in preparation for the 2008 Daytona 500 on February 17, 2008. Kirk Shelmerdine began his career as a Cr...
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Small independent team E&M Motorsports not giving up
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http://www.nascar.com/2007/news/headlines/cup/12/28/em.motorsports.not.giving.up/index.html
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Developmental drivers looking to find their place in Nascar
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http://aolsvc.sports.aol.nascar.com/2007/news/features/12/21/bcoleman.lcassill.bclauson.brat.pack/index.html
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Good drivers without rides due to openwheelers?
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http://www.nascar.com/2007/news/opinion/12/19/bkimm.open.wheel.infusion/index.html
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