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Ford to help out RYR
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From Jayski.com:
Ford to help out RYR: Ford director of racing technology Dan Davis said Friday that his company will do everything possible to help Robert Yates Racing regain its competitive footing after two woeful seasons that included the defections of drivers Elliott Sadler and Dale Jarre...
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MB2 To Ford ? Martin Part Owner ?
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From Jayski.com:
MB2 to Ford? Martin part owner? The LTN Radio Network reported today [Oct 8th] that Mark Martin's long-term plans with MB2 Motorsports will include at least part ownership of the team. This ownership, combined with Martin's long-term relationship with Ford, means the 3-car te...
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J.Gordon voices displeasure with Jr's "bump draftin style"
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http://aolsvc.sports.aol.nascar.com/2006/news/headlines/cup/10/08/dearnhardtjr.jgordon.talladega/index.html
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Reiser to be GM of Roush in 07?
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http://aolsvc.sports.aol.nascar.com/2006/news/headlines/cup/10/08/mkenseth_reiser/index.html
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Johnson says Vickers "out of line"
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http://aolsvc.sports.aol.nascar.com/2006/news/opinion/10/08/jjohnson_livid/index.html
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Ricky Rudd To run 16 Races For Wyler In 2007 ?
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From Jayski.com:
Rudd to run 16 race for Wyler in 2007? Ricky Rudd is on the verge of running a part-time schedule next season. David Wyler, president of Wyler Racing, told me [Dustin Long] Saturday at Talladega that provided the team can find sponsorship -- which he is confident they will -- Rudd wi...
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NASCAR Wants Toyotas To Open Up
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From Jayski.com:
NASCAR Wants Toyota to Open Up: It may be impossible to buy a Toyota racing engine or parts to build one. NASCAR is looking for a way to open up Toyota's engine program so that it's open to the independent motor builders. The big three, Chevrolet, Ford and Dodge have open programs so t...
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Wood Brothers Sign Kelly Bires
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From Jayski.com:
Wood Bros sign developmental driver: The Wood Brothers have signed Kelly Bires as a development driver, co-owner Eddie Wood said. Bires, 22, drove in Friday's ARCA race. He's from Mauston, Wis. Also, Wood said a couple more sponsorship deals are close to being set that will defi...
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GM Goodwrench off #29, Shell on in 07?
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From Jayski.com:
Sponsor change on the #29? UPDATE 2 Shell?: hearing that GM Goodwrench will not return as the primary sponsor of Kevin Harvick's #29 RCR Chevy in 2007, supposedly Reese's/Hershey's will return as a co-sponsor and a gasoline and lubricant supplier would be the other co-primary....
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Martin partial schedule in 07 for MB2 #01? Official: Martin to #01, Smith to run #01 as well, Nemecheck to #13
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From Jayski.com:
Martin announcement Friday at Talladega...in the #01 car? UPDATES: hearing that Mark Martin will announced his 2007 plans on Friday morning [Oct 6th] at Talladega....however, hearing part of his 2007 plans include running some 2007 Nextel Cup races in the #01 Chevy with MB2 Mo...
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Evernham Expanding In 2007
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From Jayski.com:
Evernham expanding in 2007: Evernham Motorsports has won a race in each of its six seasons and qualified for all three editions of the Chase for the Nextel Cup. But success has come with a price. Once able to field cars with $10 million apiece annually and about 60 crewmembers, Ever...
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Junior Johnson Named Hot Rod Hero
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A link to the full story from Racing Milestones.
http://racingmilestones.com/news/09292006_2.shtml
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Next In Line
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A link to the full story from Racingone.com.
http://www.racingone.com/article.aspx?artnum=31340
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More On Gordon To Ford
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From Jayski.com:
More on Robby to Ford: hearing there will be an announcement by Robby Gordon Motorsports (RGM) at Lowe's Motor Speedway/Charlotte, NC when NASCAR races there Oct 12-14th, that the #7 RGM team will be switching from Chevy's to Ford's for the 2007 season.(10-1-2006)
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West-Virginia Based Team Licensed To Compete in 2007
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From Jayski.com:
West Virginia-based race team licensed to compete in NASCAR: West Virginia fans of NASCAR racing will have a home-grown reason to cheer in the 2007 race season – a West Virginia-based race team and a chance to be there when it all begins next season. Revelocity Racing, LP, created...
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Vickers Not Allowed In Hendrick Team Meetings
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From Jayski.com:
Vickers not allowed in Hendrick Meetings: #25-Brian Vickers, who is leaving Hendrick Motorsports at the end of the season to drive for Toyota's Team Red Bull, no longer takes part in the customary Hendrick race weekend team meetings. Only crew chief Lance McGrew is allowed to at...
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Mediocre Won't Win Championship
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A link to what I found to be an intersting article by Sharon Bundy at Stock Car Review.
http://www.stockcarreview.com/id106.html
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Pointed Words
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http://www.thatsracin.com/mld/thatsracin/15639137.htm
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Wood Brothers Racing Team Enters Atlantic Championship
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http://www.whowon.com/Results.asp?TrackID=1764&;StoryID=204849
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Kansas Speedway Goddyear Tire Notes
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From Jayski.com:
Kansas Goodyear Tire Notes: This is the only track at which NASCAR Nextel Cup and Busch Series teams will run this exact combination of left- and right-side tires in 2006 . . .these tire codes have been run at other tracks this season, however . . . this left-side code (D-4008) has be...
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Sam Hornish Jr. Could Run Some Races In 2007
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From Jayski.com:
Hornish may run some NASCAR races in 2007: IRL champion Sam Hornish says there is a possibility he will compete in some NASCAR races in 2007. While testing his IRL car at Daytona International Speedway on Tuesday, Hornish said that running in NASCAR is something that's going to ha...
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All-Star Challenge Could Be Changed
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From Jayski.com:
All-Star Challenge could be changed: The annual All-Star race is also being examined by series officials for tweaks to its format, The Associated Press has learned. Lowe's Motor Speedway president Humpy Wheeler confirmed Tuesday that talks are under way to make changes to the...
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Stewart, Hamlin, Yeley To Compete In First-Ever Arena Racing USA Event
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http://www.speed51.com/2006stories/arena_racing/arena_racing_debut_charlotte_pvw_9_06.html
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Rusty Wallace Puts New Track On Landscape
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A link to the full story from Frontsctretch.com.
http://www.frontstretch.com/mneff/5330/ -- Edited by WhelenModifiedTour at 13:01, 2006-09-24
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J.Gordon, Vickers "not a teamate"
(Preview)
From Jayski.com:
Gordon says Vickers not a teammate: Technically, Brian Vickers is Jeff Gordon's Hendrick Motorsports teammate. Well, for nine more races at least. Certainly, Gordon doesn't seem to mind that Vickers is leaving after this season, especially not after some hard driving led to s...
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Issues in post race tech for RCR #29 and #31? Nascar, RCR deny?
(Preview)
From Jayski.com:
Issue with #29 and #31 cars after race at NHIS UPDATE NASCAR denies; RCR statement: FoxSports/Speed's Bob Dilner reports: have learned that there was an issue with the winning car of #29-Kevin Harvick and also his teammate, #31-Jeff Burton, in postrace tech [at New Hampshire In...
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Restrictor plates no more?
(Preview)
From Jayski.com:
Bye-Bye Restrictor Plates? A NASCAR test session next month at Talladega Superspeedway for its new car [Car of Tomorrow/COT] will help series officials determine if they can use larger holes in a restrictor plate there and at Daytona. Gary Nelson, a former Cup series director w...
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Latest On Mark Martin's Plans
(Preview)
From Jayski.com:
Latest on Martin's plans..back in 2008? Mark Martin says he's working to secure sponsorship so he can compete in the #60 No Fear Racing Ford for 10-12 Nextel Cup races in 2007. And he's not ruling out the possibility of returning to the series full time in 2008. For next season, howe...
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Former RCR employee claims RCR cheated
(Preview)
http://www.thatsracin.com/mld/thatsracin/15575165.htm
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Smith to Ginn in 07?
(Preview)
From Jayski.com:
Smith to Ginn? hearing that Regan Smith, currently driving the #35 McDonald's Ford for Team Rensi in the Busch Series, will go to Ginn Motorsports [#01-Joe Nemechek and #14-Sterling Marlin] in 2007 to run a Cup/Busch schedule.(9-19-2006)
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