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Mcmurray to #97?
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McMurray in the #97 instead of #6? UPDATE: here is a new one....from the Tampa Tribune: When Jamie McMurray [current #42 Texaco driver] joins Roush Racing in 2007, he may drive [Kurt] Busch's #97 Ford rather than Martin's #6 Ford as originally planned, Roush said. McMurray is scheduled to join Roush...
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B.Labonte to the #42?
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From Jayski.com:
Labonte to the #42? Hearing Bobby Labonte, driver of the #18 Interstate Batteries Chevy, is the top candidate to replace Jamie McMurray in the #42 Texaco-Havoline Dodge at Chip Ganassi Racing, which would allow #97-Kurt Busch to drive the #2 in 2006 and McMurray to head to Roush R...
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Wimmer, BDR part ways at end of season
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From Jayski.com:
Wimmer/BDR part ways after 2005: Bill Davis Racing announced today Scott Wimmer will finish the 2005 season as the driver of the #22 Caterpillar Dodge in the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series, but will not be returning behind the wheel of the #22 car in 2006. This will mark the conclusion of...
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AAA to replace Viagra on #6 in 06
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http://aolsvc.sports.aol.nascar.com/2005/news/headlines/cup/10/27/mmartin_tkluever.ap/index.html-- Edited by openwheelracer at 14:36, 2005-10-27
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Canidates for the #49 if Schrader leaves?
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From Jayski.com:
So..who would drive the #49 if Schrader leaves? have heard there are a few candidates to drive the #49 BAM Racing Dodge: Mike Bliss, Dave Blaney and the latest is Larry Foyt, who just announced he was starting a new Busch Series team. Foyt made some attempt in a 2nd BAM Racing Dodge la...
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Marlin signs with MB2
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http://aolsvc.sports.aol.nascar.com/2005/news/headlines/cup/10/26/smarlin.mb2/index.html
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Rudd to retire end of 05, Andretti in #21 in 06?
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From Jayski.com:
Rudd to retire? Andretti to the #21 for 2006? one scenerio I am hearing is that Ricky Rudd, driver of the #21 Wood Brothers Racing Ford, could retire at the end of 2005 with no fanfare. John Andretti would drive the #21 for a year, with Jon Wood staying in the #47 Busch Series Ford and mo...
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Tire pressure rule?
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From Jayski.com:
New Tire Pressure Rule? Last week's Charlotte tire debacle will prompt NASCAR to incorporate a minimum tire pressure rule, possibly by next weeek's trip to Atlanta.(RacingOne)(10-23-2005)
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Harvick's qualifying time and crew chief tossed
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From Jayski.com:
Harvicks time tossed, fails post-qual inspection UPDATE Berrier tossed: #29-Kevin Harvick WAS to start 2nd at Talladega Superspeedway in the UAW-Ford 500 but the overflow tube for the fuel tank was missing along with venting problems and NASCAR disallowed Harvick's run and h...
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A Petty back in the #43?
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From Jayski.com:
A Petty back in the #43? Jeff Green likely will leave Petty Enterprises' #43 car for a chance to drive the NetZero #0 car, team owner Kyle Petty said Thursday. Petty, in town [CAL]to deliver the keynote address at the High Desert Opportunity business conference, said wit...
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J.Green to #0, B.Labonte to #43??
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From Jayski.com:
Green to the #0? Labonte to the #43? #18? Mike Bliss is the latest driver to learn he's out after the season finale at Homestead. Jeff Green appears to be the top candidate for Bliss' #0 Haas CNC ride. If he gets it, the dominoes really would start to fall. The most curious possible rep...
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Blaney out #07, Bowyer in next season
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From Jayski.com:
Blaney out? Bowyer in? UPDATE 2 OFFICIAL Jack Daniel's extends: Richard Childress Racing has a press conference scheduled this Friday afternoon at Lowe's Motor Speedway and speculation is the team will announce current Busch Series driver Clint Bowyer as the new pilot for the...
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Three networks in on TV deal in 2007?
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From Jayski.com:
2007+ TV Deal to be completed by end of 2005: Negotiations for a new Nextel Cup television contract could be completed before the end of the season, NASCAR chairman Brian France said. The current $2.6 billion, six-year contract, with Fox and NBC splitting the season, expires at t...
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Paul Tracy to run Michigan for RCR
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According to Jayski.com, Champ Car Series driver Paul Tracy, will make his Nascar debut driving for Richard Childress Racing in the upcoming Nextel Cup Series event at Michigan. Tracy, will drive a fourth RCR entry (most likely the #33).
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classic points after LOWES
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FROM JAYSKI
"Classic" Unofficial Points Standings - Top 15 ...the 'old way', not the Chase after Charlotte, race 31 of 36: 1) #20-Tony Stewart, 4443 2) #16-Greg Biffle, 4252, -191 3) #48-Jimmie Johnson, 4142, -301 4) #2-Rusty Wallace, 4057, -386 5) #6-Mark Martin, 3974, -469 6) #97-Kur...
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Jimmy Johnson wins the LOWES 500
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Lowes team wins again at LOWES........
how many times has this happened??? as of right now that team has 4 stright wins at lowes.... i mean heres a car that DID NOT have a chance at winning, batterys going dead left and right and somehow, someway pulls not only the rabbits foot......
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Menard to run 7 events in 06 in the #15
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From Jayski.com:
Menard to run seven 2006 races in #15: Dale Earnhardt, Inc.’s #15 Cup team will campaign a seven-race schedule in 2006, with Paul Menard driving and sponsorship from Menard’s, the hardware chain owned by the driver’s father. If all goes well, Menard and the team will do t...
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Bliss out of #0 at end of season
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From Jayski.com:
Bliss out of #0 ride? UPDATE: Sources close to the #0 NEXTEL Cup team have indicated that driver Mike Bliss will be released from his duties by the end of the season. Another Cup driver is expected to fill the seat. Options for next year are wide open for Bliss and a return to the Busch o...
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if there was no chase
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points after kansas from jayski
"Classic" Points Standings - Top 15...the old way, not the Chase after Kansas, race 30 of 36: 1) #20-Tony Stewart, 4350 2) #16-Greg Biffle, 4082, -268 3) #2-Rusty Wallace, 3966, -384 4) #48-Jimmie Johnson, 3957, -393 5) #6-Mark Martin, 3819, -...
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DEI, Napa, Mikey squabble over #15?
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From Jayski.com:
#15 stays with DEI: DEI VP of Motorsports, Richie Gilmore told Claire B. Lang XM Satellite NASCAR Radio - that the #15 is not going anywhere: "We're going to run the 1, 8, and 15 again next year and we're working on some sponsorship right now. We have some sponsor stuff in place to run t...
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"Car of tomorrow" info
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Here's a link to Jayski.com, featuring all the latest info on Nascar's "car of tomorrow" Seems they tested it recently, and it could become a reality in 06. For more on the story, click on the link below:
http://jayski.com/teams/car-future.htm
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DEI to appeal M.Waltrips NHIS penalty
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http://aolsvc.sports.aol.nascar.com/2005/news/headlines/cup/09/22/mwaltrip.appeal/index.html
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Reutiman to run LMS NNC event for MWR?
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From Jayski.com:
Reutimann may run Cup race at Charlotte: Darrell Waltrip's Truck Series driver, #17-David Reutimann will test a Michael Waltrip-owned Nextel Cup car at Atlanta today, and if all goes well, Reutimann will try to qualify it for the UAW-GM 500 Oct. 15 at Lowe's Motor Speedway near C...
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Toyota and Honda to Cup??
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From Jayski.com:
Toyota to Cup in 2007? 8 teams? UPDATE: Toyota will support eight Nextel Cup teams when its cars make their debuts in 2007, but none of them is likely to be from Ganassi Racing, which all along figured to be part of the Toyota contingent. Toyota Racing Development will support four P...
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THE TALLADEGA MASSACRE
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now i have seen everything.........
jimmy spencer was way off when he said this morning that there was going to be no "BIG ONE" guess what people, we had 2 big wrecks that made bristol look like a califorina race, in addtion, it did not help anything that jimmy johnson, who is supp...
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Restrictor plates at LMS?
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Another one from Jayski.com that should stir some debate:
Restrictor Plates at Lowe's Motor Speedway? With less than rave reviews of the ever-changing track surface at Lowe's Motor Speedway from Chasers Tony Stewart, Greg Biffle and Mark Martin afer a test last week, NASCAR officials are consi...
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#48 and #5 post race tech issues??
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From Jayski.com:
48/#5 too high in post race inspection at Dover? been told that the winning #48 Chevy that Jimmie Johnson drove to victory at Dover didn't meet the height reqiurements in post-race inspection and supposedly the #5 Chevy was too high also. #5-Busch finished a very close 2nd. Heari...
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Harvick, B.Labonte trade??
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From Jayski.com:
rumors won't die....to #11? UPDATE: #29-Kevin Harvick and car owner Richard Childress have said they intend to team again next season, the last year of their current contract, but that hasn't stopped speculation that car owner Joe Gibbs has been looking at Harvick for a full-ti...
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Changes to the chase in 06?
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This from Jayski.com should stir up some debate. I know Spd and Scott should have an opinion on this one:
Changes to "The Chase" in 2006? There may well be a new rule on points for next year's championship chase, according to sources who say that NASCAR is considering a separate points system for the 1...
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Nascar threatens teams after NHIS event
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NASCAR Threatening stiff penalties for revenge on track: NASCAR was threatening very heavy penalties Sunday after tempers ran hot during the Sylvania 300 at New Hampshire International Speedway. NASCAR spokesman Jim Hunter said after the race that penalties against several drivers involved i...
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