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Johnson to test at VIR UPDATE five drivers test:

The key to winning any title is consistency, and #48-Jimmie Johnson and his team are looking to tackle the only weakness in the program: road courses. “This year,” Johnson says, “we're making an effort to get me some more experience testing some different tracks that...
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Newman wins the MBNA Armed Forces Family 400

at Dover International Speedway. Pole sitter, #12-Ryan Newman won at Dover, without power steering, plus leading the most laps. Newman is the first pole-sitter to win the spring race at Dover since Bobby Labonte in June 1999. #24-Gordon ended up 2nd. Points leader #...
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a few Dover facts:

The polesitter has won only 10 of 66 races at Dover. #18-Bobby Labonte was the last to do it, after taking the pole for this race in 1999. David Pearson is the only driver to have two pole-race sweeps in one season, turning the double in 1973. #49-Ken Schrader got ...
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Some Folks Surprised Race Was Called:

Matt Kenseth couldn't understand why NASCAR decided to call the Coca-Cola 600 short of its advertised distance. Bobby Labonte wondered the same thing. Even winner Jimmie Johnson was surprised when NASCAR ended the race 124 laps early. Johnson was walking to the sanctioning...
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Rumblings – The Winston:

They billed this The Winston as the "Survival of the Fastest"....well, a whole bunch of the fastest didn't survive. When the final 20 lap shootout was in the books, if was Jimmie Johnson who got to do the donuts and spray the champagne in Victory Lane. It's always ...
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Escape Hatch Proposed:

The extensive injuries suffered by Winston Cup driver Jerry Nadeau in a crash at Richmond International Raceway this month have some of the series' physically bigger drivers talking to NASCAR about escape hatches. Similar to the setup found in the roofs of NHRA Funny...
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Nemechek wins at Richmond:

#25-Joe Nemechek wins a slightly rain shortened Pontiac Excitement 400 at Richmond International Speedway, his first win in 45 races when he last won at Rockingham in November 2001. #18-Bobby Labonte was 2nd, his third 2nd place finish in a row. The race was rain shortened...
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Yates in No Hurry:

Robert Yates [#38 and #88 team owner] said Friday at Richmond that he prefers to keep Jarrett's No. 88 team intact for the time being and let that group solve the team's problems. Team engineer Garth Finley took over as interim crew chief after Robert Yates Racing ...
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Bobby Labonte’s Pit Crew Scores Second Straight Win:

The pit crew of Bobby Labonte's #18 Interstate Batteries Chevy made it two-in-a-row by winning the McDonald's Drive-Thru Pit Championship fueled by POWERade in the Auto Club 500 at California Speedway in Fontana. Labonte's car, which finished second in the 500-mile...
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Busch wins the Auto Club 500

at California. #97-Kurt Busch won at California Speedway, the first multiple winner of 2003. #18-Bobby Labonte ended up 2nd, fighting #2-Rusty Wallace, who ended up 3rd. #17-Matt Kenseth ended up 9th and holds on to the points lead. #43-John Andretti had his first ...
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Saturday AM practice

#18-Bobby Labonte was the fastest at 184.091mph, followed by #32-Ricky Craven at 132.978 and #12-Ryan Newman at 182.936. Pole sitter #1-Steve Park was 36th with a speed of 178.811. Slowest were #37-Derrike Cope at 176.138 and #14-Larry Foyt at 177.506. See speeds at...
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Nine different winners in the first 9 races of 2003:

So far in the 2003 Cup season, 9 different drivers have won the 9 races run. The drivers are: Michael Waltrip, Dale Jarrett, Matt Kenseth, Bobby Labonte, Ricky Craven, Kurt Busch, Ryan Newman, Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Jeff Gordon. The current 'modern-era' [1972-present...
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Tiebreaker Gives Bobby Labonte’s Pit Crew First Place Prize in Martinsville:

The crews of #18-Bobby Labonte and #38-Elliott Sadler tied for the top honors in the Virginia 500 among participating teams in the McDonald's Drive-Thru Pit Championship fueled by Powerade, but Labonte's squad took the $20,000 prize by virtue of a tiebreaker.. Each...
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Jeff Gordon wins at Martinsville:

#24-Jeff Gordon won the Virginia 500 at Martinsville Speedway, his first of 2003 and 62nd of his career [he is 7th All Time ]. It was Gordon's first win in 15 races, his last being at Kansas in Spet 2002. Gordon as now won at least one race a season for ten years in...
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Ramblings – Texas:

Joe Gibbs Racing experienced both ends of the spectrum today. First, Tony Stewart's Home Depot Chevy was confiscated and impounded by NASCAR for further inspection back in Charlotte. Some little thing about not fitting the templates and the offset in the rear deck ...
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Busch wins the Food City at Bristol Motor Speedway:

#97-Kurt Busch backed up his 2002 win at Bristol with one Sunday, his first win of 2003 after having three 2nd's this year. Teammate #17-Matt Kenseth was 2nd, #18-Bobby Labonte finished 3rd in his purple car. Four of the top five cars were powered by Roush Racing. ...
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Closest Finishes UPDATE:

Margin Winner Runner-up Track Date .002 Ricky Craven Kurt Busch Darlington March 16, 2003 .005 Dale Earnhardt Ernie Irvan Talladega July 25, 1993 .006 Kevin Harvick Jeff Gordon Atlanta March 11, 2001 .010 Dale Earnhardt Bobby Labonte Atlanta March 12, 2000 .025 Jimmy...
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#8 Crew ‘Fastest’:

Dale Earnhardt Inc.'s crew for the #8 Budweiser Chevy driven by Dale Earnhardt Jr. has won the McDonald's Drive-Thru Pit Championship fueled by Powerade for the second consecutive week. NASCAR says Earnhardt Jr. spent 288 seconds in the pits on his way to finishing...
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Fatback gets the Boat:

#18-Bobby Labonte already owns a boat, so he won't be keeping the one he won for taking Sunday's Bass Pro Shops MBNA 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway. But he announced during a postrace interview that he would keep the bonus prize within Joe Gibbs Racing. "He gets the...
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Atlanta TV Ratings:

Nielsen's overnight figures show that Fox's broadcast of Sunday's Bass Pro Shops MBNA 500 Winston Cup race from Atlanta Motor Speedway was the weekend's most-watched sports program, today's Sports Business Daily reports. The race, which was won by Bobby Labonte in ...