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Lester to run four events with Ballew?
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From Jayski.com: Lester might get to run four Cup races: Craftsman Truck Series team owner Billy Ballew said that he purchased two Nextel Cup cars from Dale Earnhardt Inc. and plans to enter four races with Mableton's Bill Lester as the driver. Ballew, who fields a truck for Lester, said he would like...
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Busch leaves track after wreck, Earnhardt Jr finishes race in #5
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http://www.nascar.com/2007/news/headlines/cup/04/15/dearnhardtjr.kybusch.texas/index.html
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Sponsor trouble at MWR? B.Elliott to MWR?
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From Jayski.com: Sponsor problems at MWR? Elliott to MWR? UPDATE: Rumors are swirling about Toyota driver #55-Michael Waltrip's future and his sponsorship support [NAPA], after failing to make the last six tour races. According to one unconfirmed report, Waltrip is having to return $300,000 to...
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Yates, NFL owner Kraft looking to partner?
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From Jayski.com: Yates and NFL Owner to team up? Robert Yates [team owner #38, #88] is reported to be looking at a possible deal with the NFL's New England Patriots, run by Robert Kraft. The Kraft family is considered one of the most powerful families in Boston, and Robert Kraft is listed by Forbes as wo...
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Wells to auction off team
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http://www.nascar.com/2007/news/headlines/cup/04/17/cwells.selling.shop/index.html
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Dodge teams could be left scrambling?
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From Jayski.com: Dodge teams could be left scrambling: Dodge's future in NASCAR could be on the line, with DaimlerChrysler's proposed sale of its American division moving rapidly along and expected to be completed by the end of the month. What worries Dodge teams is the threat that whoever buys Chr...
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Stewart, Montoya voice opinions after Texas tangle
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http://www.nascar.com/2007/news/headlines/cup/04/15/tstewart.dearnhardtjr.kybusch.jmontoya.wrecks/index.html
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Roush comments on Toyotas woes
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From Jayski.com: Roush Not Gloating Over Toyota's Woes: After all the buildup from Detroit rivals about the Toyota monster crushing NASCAR competition, the season so far has seen quite the opposite, with most Toyota teams struggling just to make the fields. But [Jack] Roush isn't backing away fro...
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IRL team owner says series should run as support division to Cup Series, IRL says, "were not a support series"
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From Jayski.com: Team owner wants IRL to be a support event to-NASCAR: One of the IRL's longtime team owners is pushing the idea of IRL-NASCAR Nextel Cup combined events. John Barnes, an owner and the general manager of Panther Racing, thinks that even if the IRL event was positioned as a support race...
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Andretti, Schrader, Wood top choices for #45 when Petty does TV?
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From Jayski.com: No driver yet for #45 when Petty does TV UPDATE: Kyle Petty comments about a driver during his TNT Sabbatical: "A couple of guys are really good choices, and guys are calling and wanting to know what we're going to do and we really don't know yet. That was kind of the way we planned i...
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ISC gives up on plan to build track in WA state
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From Jayski.com: ISC Abandons Plan for Kitsap Racetrack: International Speedway Corp. has given up the fight to build a NASCAR track in Kitsap County [Washington]. ISC officials said they became aware of proposed modifications to their bill in the Legislature that would render it unacceptable....
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#48 Teams helmets stolen
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From Jayski.com: #48 team helmets stolen: Around 7:00pm/et on Sunday [April 1] evening, Martinsville Speedway track security radio announced for everyone to be on the lookout for helmets that belonged to the Nextel Cup Series #48 team. They were stolen from the infield pit area while the Goody's C...
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M.Waltrip gets help from Toyota
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From Jayski.com: Waltrip gets help from Toyota: Toyota is taking aggressive measures, similar to the way it moved into the Craftsman Truck Series, to improve its Nextel Cup teams. Lee White, the general manager for Toyota Racing Development, said Saturday that TRD engineers are preparing a car fr...
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Something New In Racing Coverage
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Just wanted to let everybody know that with the start of the local racing season drawing near we're adding something new to the Hartford Courant's motorsports coverage for the 2007 season. A new racing blog is up and running at The Courant's web site. Take a look at The Backstretch and let us know what y...
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Where is Bill Brodrick (The hat man)?
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http://www.nascar.com/2007/news/features/03/28/bbrodrick.where.is/index.html
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R.Gordon hires Wells?
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From Jayski.com: Gordon's shop not ready...hires Cal Wells: #7-Robby Gordon said Friday that his new shop in Charlotte, N.C., will not be ready in May as he had hoped. “The weather this winter has just killed us,” said Gordon. “We’re moving dirt and getting up to speed on that, it’s just taking lo...
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Dale Jr's sister has surgery, long recovery
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http://sports.espn.go.com/rpm/news/story?seriesId=2&id=2810978
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BDR #36 Team not shutting down
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From Jayski.com: Latest on the #36 team rumors UPDATE: been told that members of the #36 Bill Davis Racing team were told that if the team were shutting down, they would find out from team owner Bill Davis and not thru the media and that BDR is contracted with Toyota to field two teams even if the sponsor w...
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Harvicks helmet stolen...... but recovered
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From Jayski.com: Harvick's helmet taken.....but recovered: don't have a ton of details on this, but heard from sources at the track that someone broke into the #29 RCR garage this morning at Atlanta Motor Speedway, taking Kevin Harvick's helmet and was supposedly caught climbing a f...
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Stewart miffed, Johnson apoligetic
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http://www.nascar.com/2007/news/headlines/cup/03/18/tstewart.jjohnson.atlanta/index.html
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Sunoco upset with Shell, RCR?
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http://www.nascar.com/2007/news/headlines/cup/02/24/kharvick.shell.sponsor/index.html
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Nascar, Nextel say no to Motorola sponsoring R.Gordon Update: Nascar, R.Gordon come to agreement
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http://www.nascar.com/2007/news/headlines/cup/03/16/rgordon.motorola.sponsor/index.html-- Edited by openwheelracer at 08:59, 2007-03-18
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WA state Politician apoligizes for calling The King a "drunk driver"
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http://www.nascar.com/2007/news/headlines/cup/03/14/rpetty.kpetty.blabonte.lawmaker.ap/index.html
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Mears upset with R.Gordon
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From Nascar.com: LAS VEGAS -- One of the earliest wrecks at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Sunday's UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400 involved drivers Casey Mears and Robby Gordon. Mears was none too pleased about it afterward. "It amazes me," Mears said. "Every time I think Robby can...
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Suspended crew chief Hyder back to work at MWR
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From Nascar.com: Hyder back to work at MWR: Banished crew chief David Hyder has returned to the Michael Waltrip Racing shop, working on the cars while under indefinite suspension for the Daytona fuel scandal. NASCAR officials found an illegal fuel additive in Michael Waltrip's car before and...
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Baldwin Jr to crew chief for Mayfield?
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From Jayski.com: Baldwin to crew chief Mayfield? hearing that Tommy Baldwin Jr. will crew chief the #36 360 OTC Toyota that Jeremy Mayfield at Las Vegas and beyond. Derrick Finley was the crew chief for the first two races but the team has failed to qualify for the first two races of the 2007 season.(2-...
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Reutimann's crash among hardest ever recorded
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From Jayski.com: Reutimann's crash among hardest ever recorded by NASCAR: The g-force impact during David Reutimann's crash Sunday at California Speedway is among the hardest ever recorded, NASCAR officials told ESPN.com on Monday. NASCAR doesn't disclose exact figures. "...
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COT full time in 2008?
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http://aolsvc.sports.aol.nascar.com/2007/news/headlines/cup/02/28/cot.full.season/index.html
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Some still hope for return of Series to Rockingham
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http://aolsvc.sports.aol.nascar.com/2007/news/opinion/02/24/dcaraviello.rockingham.return/index.html
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Ginn say's if Martin want's to, he can run #01 car full time
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http://www.nascar.com/2007/news/headlines/cup/02/20/mmartin.rsmith.fulltime/index.html
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