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Daytona 500 Testing Session 1 overall:

after four days of testing at Daytona International Speedway for the 2007 Daytona 500, the fastest was #66-Jeff Green at 186.722 followed by #8A-Dale Earnhardt Jr., #44C-Dale Jarrett, #96A-Tony Raines and #25B-Casey Mears. Slowest of the 28 drivers was #27-Kirk Shelmerdine...
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Hendrick’s Busch Plans for 2007 Coming Together: UPDATE 2:

Kyle Busch, while discussing his prospective NASCAR Busch Series exploits for 2007, said the #57 Chevrolet will become the #24 and will be driven by a trio of drivers: Casey Mears, Jimmie Johnson and Adrian Fernandez. Busch will pilot the #5. Neither team will run ...
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Delphi to announce NASCAR plans at open house in Vegas UPDATE:

Delphi Corp. will host a media open house on Monday, Jan. 8 from 3 - 5 p.m. at its exhibit at the Las Vegas Convention Center (#Exhibit 5206). Jeff Owens, president of Delphi Electronics & Safety and Francisco (Frank) A. Ordonez, president, Delphi Products & Service...
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New Sponsor for the #25?

hearing that Labor Ready will sponsor the #25 Hendrick Motorsports Chevy that Casey Mears in some form in 2007.(1-5-2007)...
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New Driver for Hendrick Motorsports? Landon Cassill UPDATE:

The Gazette [of Cedar Rapids Iowa] is reporting: Landon Cassill, a 17-year-old senior at Cedar Rapids Jefferson High School, has signed a contract to drive for NASCAR's Hendrick Motorsports, he told The Gazette today [1/2/2007]. Cassill joins a powerhouse race team...
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Hero of the Year to be announced in January, featured on a car:

For the first time, a non-celebrity's image will be featured on a NASCAR race car that will be raced in the 2007 Nextel Cup Series. The national award winner will be featured on Greg Biffle's #16 NASCAR race car [or it could be #25 Casey Mears as the National Guard...
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Sponsor changes at the #25? UPDATE 2 National Guard official:

hearing National Guard could end up being the sponsor, either whole or in part, of the #25 Hendrick Motorsports Chevy that Casey Mears will drive in 2007. No word if current #25 primary sponsor, GMAC, stays as a co-sponsor or would leave the team. National Guard currently...
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Staying out of Wrecks Helps Chase Chances:

It's Motor Sports 101 that avoiding wrecks keeps a car in the race. But NASCAR teams are learning that staying out of crashes also puts a driver in the Chase. USA TODAY database research of the 2006 season found of the drivers with the five lowest crash percentages...
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Mears and National Guard in Turkey race:

while not yet confirmed, it was reported a while back that the National Guard sponsorship would move from the #16 Greg Biffle Ford to the #25 Hendrick Motorsports Chevy that Casey Mears will drive in 2007. It has been reported that Mears drove a sprint car at Irwindale...
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Stewart makes surprise appearance:

Two-time Nextel Cup Series champion Tony Stewart made a surprise appearance in the 66th running of the Turkey Night Grand Prix at Irwindale Speedway on Thursday night. Stewart spent the afternoon putting down test laps, but made no indication he was racing until he...
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Martin to Run Some Busch Races for Hendrick?: UPDATE:

Speed TV's Bob Dillner mentioned on Speed's NASCAR RaceDay that Mark Martin might run some Busch races in 2007 for Hendrick Motorsports. An announcement could come in a few weeks.(11-19-2006) UPDATE: Hendrick Motorsports is talking with Martin about driving one of ...
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Montoya’s Cup debut at Homestead? UPDATE 5…yes…but?:

Speculation is rampant that Juan Pablo Montoya [who will drive the #42 Dodge in Cup for Ganassi in 2007] may announce today that he'll make his Nextel Cup debut in next Sunday's NASCAR tour finale at Homestead, Fla., down the road from Montoya's Miami home.(Winston...
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Sponsor changes at the #25 and #16? UPDATE 5 Ameriquest to #16:

hearing National Guard could end up being the sponsor, either whole or in part, of the #25 Hendrick Motorsports Chevy that Casey Mears will drive in 2007. No word if current #25 primary sponsor, GMAC, stays as a co-sponsor or would leave the team. National Guard currently...
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Double Duty for Kyle Busch Next Year?

Hendrick Motorsports driver Kyle Busch left open the possibility that he could run both the full Nextel Cup and Busch Series schedules in 2007, something he has said repeatedly he doesn't want to do. Busch said recently he and car owner Rick Hendrick have begun discussions...
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Unofficial “Classic” Points Standings

...the old way, not the Chase after Atlanta: 1) #17-Matt Kenseth 4743 2) #48-Jimmie Johnson 4665 -78 3) #29-Kevin Harvick 4328 -415 4) #20-Tony Stewart 4298 -445 5) #11-Denny Hamlin 4261 -482 6) #8-Dale Earnhardt Jr. 4237 -506 7) #31-Jeff Burton 4231 -512 8) #24-Jeff...
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New ESPN2 NASCAR Show UPDATE:

Clint Bowyer, J.J. Yeley and Jeremy Mayfield, will be featured during this weekend's premiere of "NASCAR Driver's Non-Stop." The reality-based show accompanied Bowyer recently on his vacation to Myrtle Beach, S.C. and to the Sony HD 500 at California Speedway. The ...
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Charlotte Qualifying Notes:

• Scott Riggs won the Nextel Cup Series Bud Pole for the Bank of America 500, lapping Lowe’s Motor Speedway in 28.203 seconds at 191.469 mph. Elliott Sadler holds the track-qualifying record of 27.948 seconds, 193.216 mph - set Oct. 13, 2005. • This is Riggs’ third...
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Montoya Scheduled to Test Nextel Cup Car in Homestead:

Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates (CGRFS) announced today it plans to have Juan Pablo Montoya test one of the team's Nextel Cup Series Dodge Chargers at Homestead-Miami Speedway (HMS) on Oct. 17-18. The HMS test is the final session of the NASCAR-determined testing...
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Ramblings – Charlotte Qualifying Notes:

Scott Riggs took the Bud Pole tonight at Lowe's Motor Speedway for Saturday's Bank of America 500....and it's a sweeper for the driver of the #10 Stanley Tools/Valvoline Dodge. His other pole this season came here in May, and this is the third top-spot of his NEXTEL...
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Kansas Race Notes:

• Tony Stewart won the Banquet 400 at Kansas Speedway, scoring his 27th Nextel Cup victory in his 277th career start. • This is Stewart’s third victory in 2006. He also won at Martinsville and Daytona in July. • This is Stewart’s first victory in six races at Kansas...