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Crew chief Ince leaves PPI, competition director Putnam takes over
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From Jayski.com:
Ince and #32 PPI part ways UPDATE: been told that the #32 PPI Motorsports / Tide team and crew chief James Ince have parted way. No word on the new crew chief. Ince is actively seeking a new position in the sport.(4-3-2006) UPDATE: PPI Motorsports officials say Gary Putnam will take...
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Sprint taking over Nextel? Could mean trouble for Series?
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From Jayski.com:
Changes with Nextel/Sprint? A major shakeup appears under way in the Sprint-Nextel sports department with two top players leaving, and that has the NASCAR garage abuzz with questions about the company's future in NASCAR stock-car racing. Jill Gregory, the director of NASCAR...
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Martinsville to one race, Vegas to two?
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From Jayski.com:
Martinsville to 1 race? Vegas to 2? Might Martinsville Speedway lose one of its two NASCAR Cup dates to Las Vegas next season? Speculation is growing that something like that might be in the works. If so, Martinsville's fall race - in the middle of NASCAR's championship chase - mig...
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RAMBLINGS 4/4 2006
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hello there again and heres ramblings for this week........
1st we start off this weekends action on the east coast, with picture perfect weather from CT all the way down to VA we experienced 2 short track events, cup and truck racing in VA and the kick start to our s...
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Smaller fuel cells at LMS, AMS and road courses?
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From Jayski.com:
Smaller fuel cells at LMS and road courses? hearing that NASCAR is looking at putting the smaller fuel cells in the cars at Lowe's Motor Speedway to force cars to pit somewhere between 35-40 laps, due to the tire wear with the new surface. NASCAR may also due this in the future at all r...
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15 Minute penalties for #'s 01, 5 and 43?
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From Jayski.com:
15 Minute Penalties dished out: #01-Nemechek, #5-Busch and #43-Labonte were all penalized 15 minutes of practice time at Martinsville Speedway on Friday as the teams were amonished for being late for inspection last week at Bristol.(MRN Radio Qualifying Coverage)(4-1-200...
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J.Gordon fined $10g's for the "shove"
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http://aolsvc.sports.aol.nascar.com/2006/news/headlines/cup/03/28/jgordon_fine/index.html-- Edited by openwheelracer at 12:12, 2006-03-29
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Spencer to drive BAM #49 at Martinsville
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http://aolsvc.sports.aol.nascar.com/2006/news/headlines/cup/03/28/bsherman_jspencer/index.html
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No fine for Bono, Fox takes blame, complaint with FCC filed against Fox, Nascar?
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http://aolsvc.sports.aol.nascar.com/2006/news/headlines/cup/03/28/fox_manion/index.html
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RAMBLINGS 3/27
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it WAS a hard weekend to say the least,
weather at bristol kind of reminded me of march of 1993 when we had the super storm..... and atlanta was postponed for a week, only difference is that this race was event run without a hitch but it was bone cold and i feel sorry for people in the nose bleed sect...
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Nascar safer then IRL, why R.Gordon left?
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From Jayski.com:
NASCAR Safety, reason Robby left the IRL: Paul Dana's death in an Indy Racing League crash was a grim reminder for Robby Gordon of why he raced at Bristol Motor Speedway instead of Homestead-Miami Speedway on Sunday. "That's why I left," said Gordon, who gave up a promising open-w...
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Kurt Busch, Harvick have harsh words for each other
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http://aolsvc.sports.aol.nascar.com/2006/news/headlines/cup/03/20/kbusch.kharvick.atl/index.html
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J.Gordons "shove" of Kenseth to be looked at by Nascar
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From Jayski.com:
Gordon push to be looked at by NASCAR: Although not giving as firm a statement as typical when penalties are imminent, NASCAR officials said they will review the Jeff Gordon shove of Matt Kenseth, which occurred on pit road after the Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway. NASCAR...
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Harvick to leave RCR, to Toyota?
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http://aolsvc.sports.aol.nascar.com/2006/news/headlines/cup/03/06/kharvick_future/index.html
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Jarrett to retire after 2008?
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http://aolsvc.sports.aol.nascar.com/2006/news/headlines/cup/03/24/djarrett.retirement/index.html
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#10, #21 crew chiefs fined #66 crew member suspended
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http://aolsvc.sports.aol.nascar.com/2006/news/headlines/cup/03/23/sriggs.atl.fine/index.html
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Wood expects to be in #21 in 07
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From Jayski.com:
Wood expects to be in #21 car in 2007: Busch Series regular Jon Wood [#47], third-generation member of NASCAR's Wood Brothers Racing, said Wednesday he is "90 percent sure" he will drive the #21 Ford full time in the Nextel Cup Series in 2007.(Fort Worth Star Telegram)(3-23-2006...
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Some big names may be facing big trouble after Bristol?
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http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2006/writers/tom_bowles/03/21/inside.nascar/index.html
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Car of tommorow update: to test at Bristol
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http://aolsvc.sports.aol.nascar.com/2006/news/headlines/cup/01/12/car_of_tomorrow_test/index.html-- Edited by openwheelracer at 17:44, 2006-03-22
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Rainout to cost AMS $ ?
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From Jayski.com:
Atlanta Rainout could cost more than $1 million: The economic fallout from the rainout at Atlanta Motor Speedway, which pushed the Golden Corral 500 to a Monday start and cut the crowd to about a third of what track officials expected, began a week ago and will continue for months,...
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Two more races to be added to schedule in 2007?
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From Jayski.com:
Two More New Races in 2007? Despite NASCAR's insistence that the current 36-race Nextel Cup tour is maxed out and that no new race dates can be added, without cutting a date from a current track, there have been rumblings that two new races may well be added in 2007. Bruton Smith is po...
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Nascar forgeting where it came from?
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http://www.ajc.com/sports/content/sports/stories/0319nassouth.html
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Boys to make Cup Series return
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From Jayski.com:
New Team Plans Texas Debut: H&K Motorsports, a husband and wife owned team based in Denton,, TX has announced plans to make its Nextel Cup Series debut at Texas Motor Speedway. Denton native Eddie Kucharski and wife Bonnie Heimlich plan to enter veteran Trevor Boys in 15 Cup r...
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MWR, BK, and Bill Elliott?
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From Jayski.com:
Burger King and Bill Elliott: Beginning this year, Burger King said it will become a primary sponsor of Michael Waltrip Racing's (MWR) #00 Chevy [not Dodge or Ford] driven by Bill Elliott. Elements of the promotion are to include a specially designed #00 paint scheme, in-store a...
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Stewart upset with Kyle Busch...again!
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http://aolsvc.sports.aol.nascar.com/2006/news/headlines/cup/03/13/tstewart.kybusch.vegas/index.html-- Edited by openwheelracer at 14:09, 2006-03-13
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CTS driver Lester to attempt to make Cup race at Atlanta
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From Jayski.com:
Lester to make Cup debut at Atlanta: Bill Lester is expected to announce at a Tuesday news conference that he'll attempt to make the Cup race next weekend at Atlanta in a Bill Davis Racing car [#23?]. If Lester makes the race, he would become the first African-American to compete in...
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B.France sells off ISC stock?
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From Jayski.com:
Brian France sells most of his ISC Stock: NASCAR Chairman Brian France has sold most of his stock in International Speedway Corp., the publicly traded track operating company controlled by his family, but an ISC spokesman said March 9 there is nothing unusual about the action. F...
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"Cookie Cutters"
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http://www.stockcarreview.com/JoeJacobsCommentary3-14-06.htm
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Tire war brewing?
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From Jayski.com:
Tire War coming? Another Goodyear-Hoosier tire war may be brewing behind the scenes, with reports that Hoosier engineers are testing new tires with Nextel Cup teams and trying to baseline those tires on some specific compounds and designs, to mimic the Goodyears. One test was r...
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Menard to attempt Atlanta
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From Jayski.com:
Menard to run at Atlanta: Dale Earnhardt Inc. will enter a car for Busch Series driver Paul Menard in this weekend's Golden Corral 500 Nextel Cup race at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Menard was scheduled to drive in seven Cup races in 2006 but failed to qualify for the Daytona 500 after b...
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