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Hamilton plans to retire after 2006 season; Cup team for Jr.:

#4-Bobby Hamilton plans to hang up his own helmet at the end of next season. ''I'll race this year and next year, that's my plan,'' he said. ''I've got some bright young drivers racing for me and it's going to be fun to devote my time to running the team and helping...
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Speed Freaks back, starting tonight:

After months of preparation SpeedFreaks lay waste to their 2004 Speed Channel format. NOW, on Saturday nights @ 12midnight/et and 9:00pm/pet, it's the Freaks Night Out on Speed Channel. They have made a semi-conscious effort to ratchet-up the television version of ...
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Hamilton to run at Nashville:

The fifth annual Pepsi 300 NASCAR Busch Series race will include all the favorite NASCAR Busch Series drivers including 2004 NASCAR Busch Series Champion Martin Truex, Jr., David Green, and David Stremme; but add to the mix local favorites including NEXTEL Cup Driver...
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Park wins at California:

#62-Steve Park won the American Racing Wheels 200 at the California Speedway, his first win in the Truck Series and he becomes the 10th driver to win a race in the 3 major series [Cup, Busch and Trucks]. Parks last NASCAR wins was at Rockingham in the Cup Series in...
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California News and Notes:

To hear Rick Crawford (#14 Circle Bar Truck Corral Ford) tell it, competing in 200 consecutive NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series races was the furthest thing from his mind when he took the green flag at Walt Disney World Speedway in Florida on Jan. 19, 1997. Crawford showed...
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Give Kids the World Schemes returns…at California:

Tide Racing returns to the track at California Speedway Feb. 25-27 with a special paint scheme honoring longtime charitable partner Give Kids The World, a nonprofit resort for children with life-threatening illnesses. The #32 Tide/Give Kids The World Chevrolet will...
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NASCAR announces fines for Daytona infractions:

NASCAR announced Wednesday that 15 penalties - including 11 fines totaling $102,000 - have been issued to NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series teams, resulting from rule violations during the Budweiser Shootout and Daytona 500 race weeks at Daytona International Speedway. Two ...
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Hamilton wins wild race at Daytona:

#04-Bobby Hamilton came from dead last to win the wild Florida Dodge Dealers 250 at the Daytona International Speedway Friday night, passing #2-Jimmy Spencer just before the yellow light came on for the third big wreck of the night on the green-white-checker final ...
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Martin wins IROC race at Daytona, now all-time wins leader:

Four -time Crown Royal IROC champion Mark Martin held off Martin Truex Jr., and Bobby Hamilton to win the 2005 season opener at Daytona International Speedway. The win puts Martin at the top of the charts with the most wins in IROC history. For more info and full results...
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Earnhardt wins the pole:

#15-Kerry Earnhardt won the first pole of his short Truck Series career by winning the pole for the Florida Dodge Dealers 250 at the Daytona International Speedway, with a lap of 182.478mph. Earnhardt was followed by #46-Dennis Setzer, #12-Robert Huffman, #22-Bill ...
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News and Notes:

Few in the racing community knew what to expect when the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series kicked off a decade ago at Phoenix International Raceway. But one thing was certain: Mike Skinner (No. 5 Toyota Tundra Toyota) had his share of critics before the first green flag...
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RaceWraps Demonstration at Daytona:

See the #97 Crown Royal and the #6 Kraft graphics used in the Bud Shootout changed to the new #97 Sharpie and #6 Viagra graphics for the Daytona 500 in the Nextel Cup Garage at Daytona International Speedway on Sunday, February 13th. Motorsports Designs, the company...
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Wells 2nd Team? Gaughan? another team?

Cal Wells has been looking for a sponsorship deal for a second Cup team for the past few years, given the difficulty of being a single-car team on the tour. Now it appears he has finally put together that deal - with Brendan Gaughan. Gaughan drove last season for Dodge...
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Bowers involved in Diversity:

Chattanooga [TN] businessman Nelson Bowers, who fields the Nextel Cup cars driven by #01-Joe Nemechek, #10-Scott Riggs and #36-Boris Said, said he'll join NASCAR's diversity effort by hiring Joe Henderson to drive selected Late Model and ARCA races this year. Bowers...
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Hamilton gets sponsor for Daytona:

Bobby Hamilton Racing announced a one-race primary sponsorship with Cooper Hand Tools, manufacturer of Lufkin measuring products, Wiss cutting tools and Crescent adjustable wrenches, for the series-opener NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series event at Daytona International...
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Daytona Testing for the Busch Series – Day 1:

single car speeds: 1. Clint Bowyer, #2 Chevy, 181.554 mph 2. Kevin Harvick, #21 Chevy, 181.525 3. Justin Labonte, #44 Chevy, 181.448 4. Tony Raines, #33 Chevy, 181.477 5. Boston Reid, #5 Chevy, 181.463 6. Joe Nemechek, #87 Chevy, 181.349 7. Paul Menard, #11 Chevy, ...
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Gaughan and 2nd PPI team? UPDATE 2:

hearing former #77 Cup driver [and current #77 Truck Series driver] Brendan Gaughan may be running a 2nd PPI Motorsports Nextel Cup team [#96?], not sure if full-time or limited schedule. PPI Motorsports currently fields the #32 Tide Chevy for Bobby Hamilton Jr.(1-...
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Kahne paces testing Thurs AM, Truex Jr. fastest in PM:

in what looks like mostly drafting speeds, #9-Kasey Kahne was the fastest at 188.088mph, followed by #43-Jeff Green at 187.633, #39-Bill Elliott at 187.496, #31-Jeff Burton at 187.418 and #32-Bobby Hamilton Jr. at 187.282. PM in the afternoon session, once again a ...
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IROC 2005 UPDATE 2 the drivers:

there will be an announcement at Daytona International Speedway on Wednesday, Jan. 19th to announce the 2005 IROC [International Race of Champions - www.irocracing.com] drivers and new paint schemes for the four race 2005 season. Expect 5-6 Nextel Cup drivers, the ...
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Gaughan and 2nd PPI team?

hearing former #77 Cup driver [and current #77 Truck Series driver] Brendan Gaughan may be running a 2nd PPI Motorsports Nextel Cup team [#96?], not sure if full-time or limited schedule. PPI Motorsports currently fields the #32 Tide Chevy for Bobby Hamilton Jr.(1-...