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Kenseth comes from the back to win @ Calif:

#17-Matt Kenseth took the lead late in the Auto Club 500 at California Speedway after starting 31st with a green-white-checkered finish.. It is Kenseth's first win of 2006, first since Bristol last August and 11th of his career. #48-Jimmie Johnson backed up his Daytona...
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StockCarFans – Rumblings – California:

Matt Kenseth captured the Auto Club 502 at California Speedway over Jimmie Johnson for his first win since Bristol last August and had to survive a green/white/checker to do it. This was career win #11 for Matt (he's solo in 49th all-time) and the 90th for Roush Racing...
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Robby’s finish ave improves with DEI power:

#7-Robby Gordon’s average finish since switching to DEI engines at Phoenix International Raceway last fall is 11.7. The proof is in the numbers: an eighth-place performance at Phoenix, a 14th-place finish in the season finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway and skirting...
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Mears Comments on being thepossiblepoints leader:

Mears Comments on being the possible points leader: Circletrackplus.com reports/comments - Does Casey Mears know something we don't? In a teleconference transcript from Dodge Motorsports, Mears responded to a question [which was from the media and read: HOW DOES IT...
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Felix 1 spot from being bald:

Felix Sabates, minority owner at Chip Ganassi Racing, told CGR driver Casey Mears that he would shave his head if Mears won the Daytona 500. Sabates' mane is safe, barely. Mears finished a career-best second in the #42 Texaco Havoline Dodge.(Dallas Morning News), plus...
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Daytona 500 Notes:

• Jimmie Johnson won the 48th running of “The Great American Race” - the 2006 Daytona 500 - scoring his 19th NASCAR NEXTEL Cup victory in his 148th career start. • Johnson’s last victory came at Lowe’s Motor Speedway in October 2005, six races earlier. • Johnson’s ...
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Johnson wins the Daytona 500:

#48-Jimmie Johnson led late and without suspended crew chief Chad Knaus, won the 2006 Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway with a green-white-checkered finish. #42-Casey Mears [career best finish] finished 2nd, followed by #12-Ryan Newman, #38-Elliott Sadler...
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Rumblings – Daytona 500:

Jimmie Johnson took command late, survived a green/white/checker finish (though we finished under yellow), and led the final 17 laps to take his first ever Daytona 507.5 today at Daytona International Speedway. This was win #19 for Johnson (he's now tied with Davey...
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Mears to run 10 Busch Races: UPDATE:

Casey Mears will run 10 races in the Busch Series this year in cars prepared in-house by Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates. Mears will race in two events at California, Texas and Charlotte, the spring Busch race at Phoenix and single Busch races at Atlanta, Chicagoland...
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Las Vegas Testing – Day 2:

AM Speeds: 44 drivers in 76 cars took to the Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Tuesday, Jan. 31st. The fastest in the AM test was #26-Jamie McMurray [his 2 cars were 1-2] with a speed of 169.316mph [track record is 174.904 set in Mar 2004], followed by #2-Kurt Busch, #6-...
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NASCAR Drivers running Rolex 24 At Daytona UPDATE winners:

At least nine drivers with NASCAR ties are scheduled to test Grand American Rolex Sports Car Series cars Thursday through Saturday at Daytona International Speedway in preparation for the Jan. 28-29 running of the Rolex 24 At Daytona. Defending Nextel Cup champion ...
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Mears to run 10 Busch Races:

Casey Mears will run 10 races in the Busch Series this year in cars prepared in-house by Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates. Mears will race in two events at California, Texas and Charlotte, the spring Busch race at Phoenix and single Busch races at Atlanta, Chicagoland...
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Testing at Las Vegas – Jan 30/31-Feb 1:

Las Vegas Motor Speedway has received 41 entries for NASCAR Preseason Thunder Las Vegas. This test session, which many NASCAR drivers are calling the most important of the season, will take place Jan. 30, 31 and Feb. 1. Each team will be allowed to test for two of ...
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Daytona 500 Testing – Day 6 – the final day:

AM Drafting speeds: #88-Dale Jarrett ran the fastest drafting speed of the 6 day testing at Daytona on Wed morning with a speed of 189.215mph, followed by #07-Clint Bowyer, #09-Mike Wallace, #99-Carl Edwards and #16-Greg Biffle. 51 cars made runs out in the draft. ...
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NASCAR Drivers running Rolex 24 At Daytona:

At least nine drivers with NASCAR ties are scheduled to test Grand American Rolex Sports Car Series cars Thursday through Saturday at Daytona International Speedway in preparation for the Jan. 28-29 running of the Rolex 24 At Daytona. Defending Nextel Cup champion ...
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Biffle wins the Battle, Stewart wins the War:

#16-Greg Biffle took the lead late, with 8 laps to go and won the FORD 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway by mere inches over #6-Mark Martin for his 6th win of the season and 9th of his career. Points leader #20-Tony Stewart finished 15th and won the 2005 Nextel Cup Championship...
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Ramblings/Qualifying Notes – Homestead

It's only fitting that on Championship Weekend we've got a Ford on the pole for the Ford 400. #99-Carl Edwards captured his second Bud Pole of the season (and of his career) today, edging out Ryan Newman by .002 of a second. He'll lead 'em to the green on Sunday with...
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NASCAR Busch Series News and Notes: Homestead:

Thirty-four races, more than 8,600 miles, events in two countries and arguably the most difficult competition in the 24-year history of the NASCAR Busch Series. After conquering those and so many other obstacles, one more remains for the two contenders for the 2005...
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Mears to the #42; McMurray released; Ganassi staying at three cars UPDATE 4 OFFICIAL:

now hearing that Ganassi is going to remain at three teams with one of the four Cup sponsors they have may change their sponosrship around and appear on more of the Ganassi cars [#40,#41,#42 and #30?]. WIth...McMurray moving to Roush Racing and Kurt Busch to Penske...
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Engine Dyno’s at Texas:

NASCAR's engine-chassis dyno was busy last night after the race [at Texas], with officials checking the rear-wheel horsepower of the cars of winner #99-Carl Edwards, #41-Casey Mears (fourth), #48-Jimmie Johnson (fifth), #38-Elliott Sadler (ninth), #2-Rusty Wallace (...