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Congrats – Casey Mears:

Casey Mears and Trisha Grablander welcomed their baby yesterday, Oct. 7th. Samantha Mae Mears weighed 8lbs. 7oz. and is 20 3/4 inches long. Sam is named after her Great-Grandmother Mae "Skip" Mears. Mom, Dad, and baby are doing fantastic!(10-8-2008)...

Keselowski practices for Mears UPDATE:

Brad Keselowski is practiced Hendrick Motorsports' #5 Pop Tars/Carquest Chevy Friday afternoon at Talladega Superspeedway for Casey Mears, who is expecting his first child with girlfriend Trisha Grablander. In the event that Mears needs to return to North Carolina ...

Talladega Superspeedway Qualifying Fast Facts:

Travis Kvapil won the Coors Light Pole Award for the AMP Energy 500 with a lap of 51.109 seconds, 187.364 mph. This is his first pole in 100 Sprint Cup Series races. This is his first pole and first top-10 start in 2008. This is his first pole in five races at Talladega...

Happy Hour practice

for the Amp Energy 500 at Talladega Supersway is over, the top 5: #83-Vickers 192.699 #9-Kahne 192.618 #43-Labonte 192.556 #5-Mears 192.490 #29-Harvick 192.471 slowest: #31-Burton 183.860 and #22-Blaney 183.522 notes: SPEED reports that Brad Keselowski is practicing...

Pop-Tart back with Mears:

For the third time this season, Pop-Tarts, Kellogg's most popular morning food product, will adorn the hood of the #5 Chevrolet of Casey Mears. Pop-Tarts was also the co-primary sponsor of the #5 Chevy in March at Las Vegas Motor Speedway and in August at Bristol Motor...

Ten 2007 pole winners yet to get a pole in 2008:

with seven races to go, ten drivers have not won a pole in 2008, jeopardizng some long streaks: season streak poles, driver, last race pole, when 2, Kurt Busch, California, August 2007 2, David Gilliland, Daytona, February 2007 1, Clint Bowyer, New Hampshire, September...

Eight 2007 race winners yet to win in 2008:

with seven races to go, eight drivers have not won a race in 2008, jeopardizng some long streaks: season streak wins, driver, last race won, when won 14, Jeff Gordon, Charlotte, October 2007 8, Tony Stewart, Watkins Glen, August 2007 6, Matt Kenseth, Homestead, November...

More testing at Milwaukee UPDATE:

Three Sprint Cup Series teams are testing, Tuesday, September 2 at The Milwaukee Mile. On track until 5pm are Penske Racing with driver David Stremme, Hendrick Motorsports with Casey Mears and Ganassi Racing with Juan Pablo Montoya. Grandstands are open, free to public...

Mears Cheez-it scheme at Calif:

Cheez-It, the world's largest-selling cheese cracker, will adorn the hood of the #5 Chevrolet of Casey Mears this weekend at the Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, Calif. Cheez-It alreadyÃ has been the co-primary sponsorÃ two times this season -- at Texas Motor Speedway...

Racing Resources Says “¦

* Carl Edwards won the Sharpie 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway from the first-place starting position, the only series race he has won from the pole. Edwards scored his 13th career series victory in 145 career races. He has scored six victories in 2008, winning at California...

Childress may merge to get points for #33:

from a GM Racing PR: RICHARD CHILDRESS, OWNER OF RICHARD CHILDRESS RACING, met with members of the media to announce the driver alignment for the #07 Jack Daniel's Impala SS and the #33 Cheerios/Hamburger Helper Impala SS for 2009. Highlights from the transcript: RICHARD...

Mears to RCR? Swap with Bowyer? UPDATE2:

with Truex now re-signed with DEI to stay there for another year, it looks like Casey Mears is the front runner to be RCR's 4th driver BUT am hearing that Mears could end up in the #07 Jack Daniels's Chevy with Clint Bowyer moving over to the 4th team, sponsored by...

McCumbee to Cup; announcement soon? UPDATE:

Hearing that the deal for Truck Series driver Chad McCumbee has been finalized for the move to Sprint Cup in 2009, and an announcement is expected sometime within the next week. McCumbee currently drives a few Cup races for Petty Enterprises and has been rumored to...

McCumbee to Cup; announcement soon? UPDATE Top candidate for Petty:

Hearing that the deal for Chad McCumbee has been finalized for the move to Sprint Cup in 2009, and an announcement is expected sometime within the next week.(8-9-2008) UPDATE: Petty Enterprises has not decided on a driver for its #45 car next year, team official Robbie...

Latest on Mears 2009 plans: RCR Announcment at Bristol?

Although multiple sources say Casey Mears is headed to Richard Childress Racing next season, Mears contends it's not a done deal. Mears said on Friday at Michigan International Speedway that he is talking to more than one team about his Sprint Cup future. Penske Racing...

McDowell could be looking for a ride UPDATE 3:

#00-Michael McDowell, the Michael Waltrip Racing rookie, said Friday that he may be on the market for a new team, depending on MWR's sponsorship search. He's already spoken to several teams about his driving future, including Petty Enterprises. Petty official Robbie...

Mears or Truex to the #33? UPDATE:

Richard Childress is still looking for the right driver to add to his Cup team. He said earlier this year that Richard Childress Racing plans to add a fourth Cup driver for next season, joining Kevin Harvick, Jeff Burton and Clint Bowyer. But the search has dragged...

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...

Silly Season 2008 #42-49:

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 #42 Juan Pablo Montoya says he is committed to staying at Ganassi Racing in 2009 and beyond. ...

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...