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At Charlotte Motor Speedway:

* Construction began on Charlotte Motor Speedway in 1959. * The track's first NASCAR Sprint Cup race was held on June 19, 1960. * The track was repaved midseason in 1994. * The track name changed from Charlotte Motor Speedway to Lowe's Motor Speedway in 1999. It changed...
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Tryson to BK Racing:

Veteran crew chief Pat Tryson has joined the BK Racing NASCAR Sprint Cup Series team, effective immediately. BK Racing purchased the assets of the former Red Bull Racing during the offseason, and fields the # 93 Burger King/Dr. Pepper Toyota for driver Travis Kvapil...
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Facts and Notes for Dover International Speedway:

� The official opening of Dover International Speedway, then called Dover Downs International Speedway, was in 1969. � The first NASCAR Sprint Cup race was held on July 6, 1969. � The first two races at Dover were 300 miles. The race length was changed ...
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Joe Gibbs Racing Captures NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Win No. 100:

Joe Gibbs ' hard-to-fathom two-sport career has become statistically symmetrical. Consider& Three Super Bowl championships? Check. Three NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championships? Check. Triple-digit wins in the NFL? Check. Triple-digit wins in the NASCAR Sprint Cup...
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Race Fast Facts – New Hampshire

#11-Denny Hamlin won the 16th Annual Sylvania 300, his 22nd victory in 251 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races. This is his fifth victory and 14th top-10 finish in 2012. This is his second victory and 10th top-10 finish in 14 races at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. #48-Jimmie...
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New Hampshire Goodyear Tire Notes:

This is the same combination of left- and right-side tires that NASCAR Sprint Cup teams ran at New Hampshire in July . . . this tire set-up came out of a Goodyear test at the track on May 8-9 . . . drivers at that test were Dale Earnhardt Jr., Carl Edwards, Bobby Labonte...
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The numbers for New Hampshire; Caution update for 2012:

1 - fewest lead changes (9/17/00) 1 - fewest leaders (Jeff Burton, 9/17/00) 2 - fewest cautions (7/13/97) 2 - fewest laps led by race winner (Jeff Burton, 7/11/99) 3 - wins by Dodge at NHMS since manufacturer's return to NASCAR in 2001 4 - drivers that have competed...
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Bush’s Beans and Hannoford support #47 team at NHMS:

This weekend for the Sylvania 300 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway (NHMS) Bobby Labonte and his JTG Daugherty Racing team will have BUSH's Beans prominently displayed on the #47 Toyota Camry for the seventh time this season. 'BUSH's Beans has been a proud supporter ...
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News and Notes at New Hampshire Motor Speedway:

* Groundbreaking for New Hampshire International Speedway, as New Hampshire Motor Speedway was originally named, was Aug. 13, 1989. * The first NASCAR Sprint Cup race was on July 11, 1993. * Renamed New Hampshire Motor Speedway in 2008. * There have been 35 NASCAR ...
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˜Most Popular Driver ‘ Finalists Unveiled:

The National Motorsports Press Association announced the finalists for the NASCAR Most Popular Driver Award today. With more than a half-million votes cast, the top 10 drivers that earned the most votes will now be reset to zero with voting continuing over the next...
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Ancient Chaseology, seasons before 2004 and the Chase:

Way back in 1975, NASCAR decided to change its points system, using an idea jotted down on a cocktail napkin at the Boot Hill Saloon in Daytona Beach, Fla. Pretty humble beginnings, no? What if the Chase had become a part of NASCAR back in 1975? How would history have...
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Facts and Notes at Atlanta Motor Speedway:

� Originally called Atlanta International Raceway, the track was then a 1.5-mile paved speedway. � The first NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Atlanta was on July 31, 1960, won by Fireball Roberts from the pole. � The track was re-measured to 1.522 miles in the...
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NASCAR D-Day 60th Anniversary Show Car Returns to the National D-Day Memorial:

The National D-Day Memorial received some very special guests last Friday: three staff members from the Bank of America motorsports team transported the MBNA show car that was created in honor of the 60th Anniversary of D-Day and the MBNA 400 'A SALUTE TO HEROES' ...
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Reutimann to JTG Daughtery Racing? UPDATE

hearing that David Reutimann recently met with officials from JTG Daugherty Racing for a 2013 ride, either as a replacement for current driver Bobby Labonte or for a 2nd team car as JTG Daughtery Racing is looking to expand to a two-car team if sponsorship is found...
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Reutimann to JTG Daughtery Racing?

hearing that David Reutimann recently met with officials from JTG Daugherty Racing for a 2013 ride, either as a replacement for current driver Bobby Labonte or for a 2nd team car as JTG Daughtery Racing is looking to expand to a two-car team if sponsorship is found...
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Freightliner and Miller Share Primary Sponsorship of #47 at Watkins Glen:

Two companies will be prominently displayed on Bobby Labonte's #47 Toyota Camry fielded by JTG Daugherty Racing this weekend at Watkins Glen International. Both Freightliner and Miller are positioned on the hood and other sections of Labonte's ride for the Finger Lakes...
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The numbers for the Pennsylvania 400:

1 - fewest cautions (7/30/78) 2 - fewest on lead lap at finish (twice, most recent 6/6/82) 3 - fewest caution laps (7/30/78) 4 - races won from outside a top-20 starting position 4 - fewest leaders (twice, most recent 6/9/85) 4 - fewest laps led by race winner (Bobby...
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Brian Burns to serve as Labonte’s crew chief at Pocono:

Change is good and JTG Daugherty Racing has learned that adapting quickly is essential to success as they enter the Pennsylvania 400 at Pocono Raceway with Bobby Labonte at the wheel of the #47 SCOTT Products Toyota Camry. The next step for JTG Daugherty Racing is ...
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Sad News – Hinky Eanes:

Henry 'Hinky' Lee Eanes, Jr., 64, of 112 Ridgeway Drive, Danville, VA died Sunday, July 29, 2012 at 5:19 a.m. in Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center after losing a hard fought battle with cancer for the past 6 months. Eanes first racing was with the late...
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Indy winners have decent chance to win Championship:

The winner of the Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway has won the championship in the same year seven times in the 18 years the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series has raced there: #48-Jimmie Johnson won the 2012 race and is currently 4th in the championship standings...