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No crew chief changes at the new DEI:

There will be no immediate crew chief changes as a result of the Dale Earnhardt Inc.-Ginn Racing merger, but not all the crew chiefs will work out of the same shop. Paul Menard's #15 team will move immediately into the Ginn Racing building, where the former Ginn #01...
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Dale Earnhardt Inc. and Ginn Racing Merge; Official Announcement:

Dale Earnhardt Inc. has become even stronger through a merger with Ginn Racing. Effective immediately, the team will feature the Chevys of #15-Paul Menard, #1-Martin Truex Jr., #8-Dale Earnhardt Jr., #01-Mark Martin and #01-Aric Almirola. Martin and Almirola will combine...
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Gibbs Didn’t Have Sure Deal for Almirola:

Joe Gibbs Racing wasn't certain it could find sponsorship to run Aric Almirola full time in the Busch Series next year and didn't see him as an immediate candidate for a Nextel Cup ride if one of its cars became available. That's why the team allowed Almirola to leave...
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Ginn Announces Changes: MORE:

Emphasizing an eye on the future along with solidifying the foundation of its Nextel Cup program, Ginn Racing announced the following transactions. * Aric Almirola has signed with Ginn Racing. He will become Mark Martin's co-driver in the #01 U.S. Army Chevrolet for...
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Almirola to Ginn in 2008? UPDATE 3:

Hearing Aric Almirola, who was credited with the Milwaukee Busch Series race win Saturday night, will join Ginn Racing in 2008 as a protege to #01-Mark Martin. Supposedly the plan is for Almirola to run part-time Cup, Busch and Trucks in 2008 and take over the #01 ...
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Hamlin, Almirola Still Haven’t Talked:

Denny Hamlin said Friday at New Hampshire International Speedway that he has yet to speak with Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Aric Almirola about replacing him in last Saturday's Busch Series victory at Milwaukee."I still haven't talked to Aric yet. I think J.D. [Gibbs, ...
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NASCAR Countdown: ESPN on ABC Busch Series Highlights from New Hampshire International Speedway:

ESPN on ABCs NASCAR Countdown will have a live preview at 2:30 p.m. ET Saturday of the Busch Series Camping World 200 presented by RV.com at New Hampshire International Speedway. Brent Musburger will host NASCAR Countdown from the ESPN Pit Studio, while Tim Brewer ...
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Almirola Comments on Being Pulled from Milwaukee Race:

Disappointment, frustration and anger have given way to acceptance, understanding and even a little bit of humor for Aric Almirola in the days since his hollow first victory in the Busch Series. The 22-year-old Joe Gibbs Racing development driver started the AT&T 250...
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Almirola to Ginn in 2008? UPDATE denied:

Hearing Aric Almirola, who was credited with the Milwaukee Busch Series race win Saturday night, will join Ginn Racing in 2008 as a protege to #01-Mark Martin. Supposedly the plan is for Almirola to run part-time Cup, Busch and Trucks in 2008 and take over the #01 ...
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Almirola to Ginn in 2008?

Hearing Aric Almirola, who was credited with the Milwaukee Busch Series race win Saturday night, will join Ginn Racing in 2008 as a protege to #01-Mark Martin. Supposedly the plan is for Almirola to run part-time Cup, Busch and Trucks in 2008 and take over the #01 ...
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Almirola in the #51 at Memphis:

Aric Almirola is scheduled to take wheel of the Billy Ballew Motorsports #51-Chevy entry at the Memphis Motorsports Park for the running of the O'Reilly 200 Saturday, June 30, 2007. Kelly Sutton ended her last scheduled run in the #51-Team Copaxone Chevy with a 20th...
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Almirola to Ginn in 2008?

Hearing Aric Almirola, who was credited with the Milwaukee Busch Series race win Saturday night, will join Ginn Racing in 2008 as a protege to #01-Mark Martin. Supposedly the plan is for Almirola to run part-time Cup, Busch and Trucks in 2008 and take over the #01 ...
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Gibbs Comments on Decision to Pull Almirola from Car; Almirola Could Run Full Season in 2008:

The decision to take Aric Almirola out of the Joe Gibbs Racing Busch Series car on Saturday night at Milwaukee was purely a business decision. JGR president J.D. Gibbs said it then became a group decision to put Hamlin into the car. "What I said to those guys as a ...
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Hamlin relieves Almirola at Milwaukee Busch race and wins..for Almirola:

ESPN2 reported that no driver has ever won a Busch Series in relief of another driver, the last time it was done in Nextel Cup was when Darrell Waltrip relieved Donnie Allison, August 7, 1977 at Talladega. But later NASCAR announced that in April 1985, Harry Gant filled...
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Double Duty Drivers at Milwaukee: UPDATE:

The distance between The Milwaukee Mile and Infineon Raceway will keep #1-J.J. Yeley from maintaining his full-time status in the NASCAR Busch Series. Instead, Ron Hornaday Jr. will drive the #1 Miccosukee Resorts Chevy at Milwaukee. Additionally, #99-David Reutimann...
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Raybestos Rookie News & Notes – Milwaukee:

Aaron Fike was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the June 16 Michigan 200 at Michigan International Speedway. Fike finished 17th and claimed top rookie honors for the third consecutive race and for the seventh time in 10 races this season. Fike leads Tim Sauter by...
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NASCAR Countdown: ESPN2 Busch Series Highlights From Kentucky Speedway:

ESPN2s NASCAR Countdown will have a live prime-time preview of the NASCAR Busch Series race at 8 p.m. ET Saturday from Kentucky Speedway. Mike Massaro will host NASCAR Countdown at Kentucky, joined in the ESPN Pit Studio by Rusty Wallace and Brad Daugherty. Tim Brewer...
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Nextel Prelude to the Dream – Edwards wins:

Carl Edwards won the NEXTEL Prelude to the Dream presented by Old Spice dirt late model race June 6 at Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio. Edwards won the 30-lap race on the half-mile oval by .305 of a second over Kyle Busch. Jeff Gordon finished third. Edwards led ...
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Raybestos Rookie News & Notes:

Kevin Hamlin was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the May 26 Ohio 250 at Mansfield Motorsports Park. Hamlin scored a 10th-place finish, his first top-10 of the 2007 season. He grabbed Raybestos Rookie of the Race honors for the first time this season. Aaron Fike...
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Gibbs “re-evaluating” Almirola’s Cup program:

Joe Gibbs Racing will "re-evaluate" its part-time Nextel Cup program for #80-Aric Almirola before allowing the 23-year-old to attempt to qualify for a second race, JGR vice president and development head Steve De Souza said. Almirola's #80 Chevrolet was removed on ...