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RAMBLINGS DEC 7TH 2005
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What a shocking week to say the least...........
With the nextel cup awards banquet being over with, there is alot of finger pointing going on about people not showing..... per jayski reports that jeff gordon was not in attendance and was in paris france for the ROC race, it is unclear...
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T.Parrott to the #43
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From Jayski.com:
UPDATE: [1999] Nextel Cup Series champion Todd Parrott has been named crew chief for the #43 Cheerios/Betty Crocker Dodge team and driver Bobby Labonte. Robbie Loomis, Executive Vice President of Operations and a NASCAR Nextel Cup Series champion himself, made the announcem...
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NASCAR AWARDS SHOW
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Did anyone get a feeling that the awards show was filled with tension?
I realize that it has been a long season, but I never saw so many "stiffs" especially when the comic host was doing his "thing". Were they afraid to laugh in case it might offend a sponsor or a car owner?? To me the show seemed a bit like...
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WEBER VS BESTWICK ???? make a choice
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These were all extracted from http://insider.speedtv.com/viewtopic.php?t=88479 Bill Weber is rapidly gaining ground on Murray Walker and Dan Quayle for having the most gaffs in public...for those of you who don't live 'round these parts, Bill Weber is the Nextel Cup broadcast booth person for...
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Blaney to #22?
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From Jayski.com:
Blaney to the #22 car? Bill Davis Racing is expected to announce soon it has signed Dave Blaney to replace Scott Wimmer for next season [in the #22 Caterpillar Dodge]. Mike Brown, general manager at Bill Davis Racing, said the team has made its selection and expects to make an annou...
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Knaus to leave Hendrick? To Evernham?
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From Jayski.com:
Knaus leaving Hendrick? hearing [or have leaned] that #48 Hendrick Motorsports crew chief, Chad Knaus will leave the team and driver Jimmie Johnson and go back to Evernham Motorsports [was one of Evernham's first hires, until moving to #92 Melling team in 2001], then Hendrick M...
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T.Parrott left Yates?
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From Jayski.com:
Todd Parrott? have learned that Todd Parrott has left RYR, no word on his 2006 plans. Parrott finished up the 2005 season as Jarrett's crew chief on the #88 team after starting the season as the crew chief of the #38 team.(sources and PRN's Garage Pass Radio show)(11-29-2005)
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K.Hamlin to leave RCR to go to BDR?
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From Jayski.com:
Hamlin leaves RCR for BDR? hearing [or have learned] that crew chief Kevin Hamlin has left Richard Childress Racing and will be the new crew chief at Bill Davis Racing for Dave Blaney and the #22 Caterpillar Dodge with former #22 crew chief Derrick Finley moving over to the #55 NAPA...
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RYR announces 2006 lineup
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From Jayski.com:
RYR Announces 2006 Lineup: Robert Yates Racing (RYR) announced its lineup for the 2006 NASCAR season. The lineup includes the addition and reassignment of key team members for both the #88 UPS and #38 M&M’S Chocolate Candies NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series teams, as well as the #90...
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RAMBLINGS 11/28
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CLASSIC POINTS AFTER HOMESTEAD
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FROM JAYSKI
"Classic" Points Standings - Top 15...the old way, not the Chase after Homestead, race 36 of 36:
1) #20-Tony Stewart, 5199 2) #16-Greg Biffle, 4984, -215 3) #48-Jimmie Johnson, 4771, -428 4) #6-Mark Martin, 4676, -523 5) #99-Carl Edwards, 4597, -602 6) #2-Rusty Wallace, 4512, -687...
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Ch Ch Ch Changes
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Here are some of the many reported changes in NASCAR Nextel Cup Series driver/team combinations .
00 - Derrike Cope
- possibly Jeff Green
1 - Martin Truex Jr. - first full season
07 - Clint Bowyer - ROTY contender
2 - Kurt Bush
11 - Denny Hamlin - ROTY contender
15 - Paul Menard - not...
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Baldwin Jr to #38, Labbe to #88?
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From Jayski.com:
Slugger to #88; Baldwin to #38: Look for some organizational changes at Robert Yates Racing. Slugger Labbe will take over as crew chief of the #88, which is driven by Dale Jarrett, and Tommy Baldwin will lead the #38 crew and Elliott Sadler. Yates ended rumors that he will start a th...
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a crowned champ, with a blunder or 2, HOMESTEAD RAMBLINGS
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2 time champ, a race blunder, and a door to door finish, what a way to finish the 2005 season in the Nextel cup series.......
congrats to tony stewart on winning his 2nd championship in these many years.... now the 1st blunder was to win the chase YOU MUST win a race while the...
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Schrader in #21 in 06
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From Jayski.com
Ken Schrader has joined the Wood Brothers/JTG Racing Team. He’ll drive the famed #21 Ford Fusion during the 2006 Nextel Cup season. The car will be sponsored by the newest face in NASCAR ? Little Debbie, America’s #1 snack cake. “I look forward to establishing a winning tradition w...
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Driver change at PPI #32?
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From Jayski.com:
Driver Change at PPI? hearing Bobby Hamilton Jr. will probably not return as the driver of the #32 Tide Chevy for PPI Motorsports in 2006. Dave Blaney has been rumored for the #32 ride as well as the #22 Caterpillar Dodge ride, IF the #77 shuts down, Travis Kvapil could head to either...
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T.Bodine in #4 at Homestead
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From Jayski.com:
Todd Bodine in the #4 at Homestead: Morgan-McClure President and Team Manager Larry McClure announced that Todd Bodine will be driving the #4 Lucas Oil Chevy at the final race of the 2005 season in Homestead, FL. "Todd is coming off two wins in a row in the Craftsman Truck Series and...
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Brent Sherman to drive #49 in 2006
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http://aolsvc.sports.aol.nascar.com/2005/news/headlines/cup/11/16/bsherman_49/index.html
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Baldwin Jr to leave Evernham Motorsports?
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From Jayski.com:
Baldwin bolting Evernham? hearing that #9 crew chief, Tommy Baldwin could be leaving Evernham Motorsports and driver Kasey Kahne. There had been rumors he could be headed to Hendrick Motorsports and #24-Jeff Gordon, but Hendrick Motorsports syas they are committed to new cre...
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Yeley in the #18?
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From Jayski.com:
Yeley to the #18: been told that Joe Gibbs Racing's Busch Driver, J.J. Yeley will be named the driver of the #18 Chevy at a press conference in Phoenix.(11-9-2005)
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B.Labonte to #43?
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From Jayski.com:
Petty Announcement UPDATE Labonte to the #43: Petty Enterprises is scheduled to make an announcement on Friday, Nov. 11th at Phoenix International Raceway..........Bobby Labonte driver?(11-10-2005) UPDATE: On Friday, November 10th at Phoenix International Raceway, Pe...
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Nascar to limit number of teams and owner can own?
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From Jayski.com:
NASCAR to limit number of teams that can be owned: NASCAR plans to limit the number of teams a car owner will be able to field in the Nextel Cup Series, chairman Brian France said Saturday. "We're going to make some adjustments in policy to balance the playing field a little better an...
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Rudd to #2?
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From Jayski.com:
Rudd to Penske or Retire? no to Ganassi: Ricky Rudd said yesterday he has agreed to take the [#2] ride with Roger Penske, replacing Rusty Wallace next season, if Penske can't wrangle Kurt Busch from Jack Roush. "Roger and I have talked, but I really don't know how it will al...
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It's official.. Busch to Penske, Mcmurray to Roush
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http://aolsvc.sports.aol.nascar.com/2005/news/headlines/cup/11/07/kbusch.jmcmurray.cmears.2006/index.html
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B.Labonte, Gibbs part ways end of 05
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http://aolsvc.sports.aol.nascar.com/2005/news/headlines/cup/11/07/blabonte.released/index.html
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Blaney to #49?
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From Jayski.com:
UPDATE - Blaney to the #49? Dave Blaney is under consideration for the #49 ride with Beth Ann Morgenthau [BAM Racing], replacing Ken Schrader, who is headed to the #21 Wood brothers. Blaney and the Morgenthaus have been talking since July, according to sources.(Winston Salem Jo...
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T.Labonte to start 06 for HOF, then Raines?
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From Jayski.com:
Terry Labonte denies HOF gig UPDATE: Native Texan Terry Labonte said he is not a candidate for the Cup ride at Hall of Fame Racing, the start-up team co-owned by former Cowboys quarterbacks Roger Staubach and Troy Aikman. "I've got a job," said Labonte, a two-time Cup champ who pla...
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Labbe to leave #19 to #38?
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From Jayski.com;
Slugger to leave the #19? hearing #19 crew chief, Slugger Labbe could leave Evernham Motorsports at the end of the season, possibly going back to Robert Yates Racing, as the crew chief for #38-Elliott Sadler?(10-26-2005)
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RCR crew chief swap, #31,#07
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http://aolsvc.sports.aol.nascar.com/2005/news/headlines/cup/11/02/dblaney_jburton/index.html
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Skinner in the #22?
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From Jayski.com:
UPDATE - Skinner to the #22? Forget those Ward Burton returns stories for Bill Davis Racing next season. Mike Skinner will drive the Caterpillar Dodge #22 in 2006, teaming with Michael Waltrip in the NAPA #55.(RacingOne)(11-1-2005)
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