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Almirola wins East race at Dover:

There was a set of bookends in Friday's Camping World Series East Sunoco 150. For Aric Almirola, it was the end of a whirlwind week. For Matt Kobyluck, it was the arrival at the top of a mountain he'd been climbing for a decade. Almirola won the race, driving home ...
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Kentucky testing Tues-Wed:

Three Sprint Cup teams are scheduled to test at the Kentucky Speedway on Tuesday [9/9]: #8-Aric Almirola for DEI and an un-named driver for the R&D Test team of Haas CNC Racing; and on Wednesday [9/10]: the R&D Test team of the #21Wood Brothers Racing team with no ...
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Testing at Milwaukee:

DEI is among the Sprint Cup Series teams testing today, Tuesday, August 26 at The Milwaukee Mile. Wisconsin native #15-Paul Menard and teammates #01-Regan Smith and #8-Aric Almirola are testing today. Joining them are 'Cup teams Richard Childress Racing and driver #...
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Tennessee War Hero to be Guest of Army NASCAR Team in Bristol:

Staff Sgt. Kevin L. Manning, a decorated war hero from the Johnson City U.S. Army Recruiting Station, will be a guest of the Army NASCAR team at Saturday night's Sharpie 500 Sprint Cup race at Bristol Motor Speedway. Manning, a resident of Erwin, Tenn., is a Purple...
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Raybestos Rookie News & Notes – Bristol:

Colin Braun was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the August 9 Toyota Tundra 200 at Nashville Superspeedway. Braun scored a sixth-place finish, his fifth top-10 in 15 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series races and claimed Raybestos Rookie of the Race honors for the fourth...
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Next up for DEI: Menard’s contract:

So where is #15-Paul Menard in terms of his contract status with DEI beyond this season? Asked about a timetable, Menard indicated talks are under way. "Soon. In a couple of weeks," Menard said of a decision. "We were not waiting on anybody [to decide]. We've just...
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Latest on Truex UPDATE 5 re-signs with DEI:

#1-Martin Truex Jr. said he is closer to deciding whether he will be back with Dale Earnhardt Inc. next year. And that's about all he'd say about his future on Friday at Pocono Raceway. DEI plans to pick up its option on Truex for next season but they have yet to come...
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DEI to field Fellows in #01; Smith to #81 UPDATE2:

Coming off his sixth career NASCAR win last weekend at Montreal, veteran road course specialist Ron Fellows will pilot the Dale Earnhardt Inc. #01 Chevy in the Centurion Boats at the Glen at Watkins Glen International on Aug. 10. Leading rookie-of-the-year candidate...
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Martin to the #5…in 2008?

hearing that Mark Martin may get started on his ride a few races early and running the #5 Carquest/Kelloggs Chevy for Hendrick Motorsports in the final four races [Atlanta , Texas, Phoenix, Homestead] of the 2008 Cup season. Casey Mears currently drives the car. Martin...
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Silly Season 2008 #6-12:

so where do things stand with news and rumors in the Sprint Cup Series? Let's break down a few a day for the next week or so, also see my 2009 Team Chart for all the teams #6 David Ragan is signed thru 2008, he has said he is staying and Roush has said the same. The...
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Almirola to run Pocono ARCA race:

Aric Almirola, part time driver od DEI's #8 Chevy in Cup, has entered Saturday's ARCA RE/MAX Series race at Pocono, driving a #29 U.S. Army Chevy for Hickson Motorsports. Johnson's brother to run ARCA race at Pocono: Jarit Johnson, Jimmie's brother, is scheduled to...
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Regan Smith wins at Riverside:

Regan Smith not only made good on his promise in 2007 to return for the 2008 Carquest Pro Stock Tour IWK 250 - but his promise to win the race. Smith delighted over 10,000 fans at Riverside International Speedway Saturday night with a NASCAR-style celebration after...
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Rookie class not faring too well in 2008:

The Raybestos Rookie of the Year candidates have had a rough season, accumulating ZERO (0) Top 10 finishes in 2008 (#8-Aric Almirola has a Top 10 from Bristol, but he is not a candidate and not running for the award in 2008 and will have too many races to run for the...
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#01 car soon to be ‘sidelined’? other DEI stuff:

....however Regan Smith, the promising rookie who may not have any sponsorship next season at DEI, will apparently soon be sidelined; Mark Martin is leaving DEI at the end of the season to join Rick Hendrick; Martin Truex Jr. is trying to leave DEI at the end of the...
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Hard Rock to sponsor a DEI car?

DEI is also working diligently to lock up sponsors for next season. Rumors have been swirling that they may lose their U.S. Army sponsorship on Martin's #8 car, a car that will be driven by rookie Aric Almirola next year, to Red Bull and Scott Speed. If that happens...
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Almirola to run #8 fulltime for DEI in 2009 UPDATE 2:

An official announcement that Aric Almirola will drive the #8 car at Dale Earnhardt Inc. full time next season will be made on Tuesday, sources close to the situation said. The decision to put Almirola into the U.S. Army-sponsored car full time had nothing to do with...
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Almirola to run #8 fulltime for DEI in 2009 UPDATE:

An official announcement that Aric Almirola will drive the #8 car at Dale Earnhardt Inc. full time next season will be made on Tuesday, sources close to the situation said. The decision to put Almirola into the U.S. Army-sponsored car full time had nothing to do with...
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Martin to Leave DEI, Almirola Full Time Next Season: UPDATE 3 announcement at Daytona?

Mark Martin will have a new racing home in 2009, ESPN.com has learned. Martin was unavailable for comment Sunday. Officials for Martin's current team, Dale Earnhardt Inc., would neither confirm nor deny the speculation, but did confirm that young Aric Almirola would...
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Army looking for new team in 2009? UPDATE 3:

The U.S. Army is examining it options for 2009 and beyond, and could leave Dale Earnhardt, Inc., for another team. The Army sponsorship is a year-by-year affair, and is renegotiated at the end of each season for the next year. Sources close to the situation tell Sirius...
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Martin to Leave DEI, Almirola Full Time Next Season: UPDATE 2: Martin Replacing Mears?

Mark Martin will have a new racing home in 2009, ESPN.com has learned. Martin was unavailable for comment Sunday. Officials for Martin's current team, Dale Earnhardt Inc., would neither confirm nor deny the speculation, but did confirm that young Aric Almirola would...