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McCumbee to Cup; announcement soon?

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...
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Said to run #45 at Watkins Glen:

With approval from Ford, Boris Said will step into the Petty Enterprises #45 Dodge to replace Kyle Petty in the Centurion Boats at The Glen this weekend. With qualifying rained out, Said failed to make the field in his #60 No Fear Racing entry. He said prior to qualifying...
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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. ...
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McCumbee in the #45 at Lowe’s and more?

Kyle Petty likely will run the seven races from Bristol through Talladega. Chad McCumbee, who qualified the #45 for the Pocono [Cup] race [finished 17th], will run at Lowe's Motor Speedway in October and likely will drive in the majority of the final five races after...
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More driver plans for the #45:

Kyle Petty said that his not racing the last two weeks is different than his situation earlier this season at Texas Motor Speedway when he was pulled from the Petty Enterprises #45 car. With the team currently 273 points [now 242 after McCumbee's 17th at Pocono] outside...
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Mears to Petty’s?

Robbie Loomis says that Petty Enterprises is trying to find a balance between protecting its points position and preparing for the future. That's why the team has a series of drivers effectively sharing its #45 in the Sprint Cup Series in the coming races. Loomis, ...
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Where did the non top-35 drivers practice at Pocono Raceway:

if things stay the same, these drivers would make the race: #84-A.J. Allmendinger, 12th fastest #96-J.J. Yeley, 14th #70-Tony Raines, 23rd #21-Bill Elliott [PC2], 24th #78-Joe Nemechek, 29th #45-Chad McCumbee, 30th #10-Terry Labonte [PC1], 35th #00-Michael McDowell...
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McCumbee to sub for Petty at Pocono? UPDATE Confirmed:

Kyle Petty is expected to skip his second straight race next week at Pocono since the end of his deal with TNT, team officials said. The most likely candidate to fill in is Chad McCumbee, who attempted to qualify the car at Texas earlier this year. Terry Labonte, who...
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Petty skipping Pocono too, not back in 2009? UPDATE:

#45-Kyle Petty is expected to skip his second straight race next week at Pocono since his deal with TNT ended, team officials said. "We're still working through a few things," said Robbie Loomis, the vice president of racing operations at Petty Enterprises. The most...
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Testing at Nashville:

Beginning a two day practice at the Nashville Superspeedway Tuesday were the test teams of Chip Ganassi Racing with drivers Bryan Clauson and Kevin Hamlin, Gillette Evernham Motorsports with Chase Miller, Petty Enterprises with Chad McCumbee, and Richard Childress ...
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Labonte in #45 instead of McCumbee:

Chad McCumbee was expected to be in the driver's seat for the #45 car and attempt to qualify for Saturday night's Nextel Cup LifeLock.com 400 at Chicagoland Speedway. But Terry Labonte, who is locked into the field because of a past champion's provisional, will drive...
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Terry Labonte back in the #45 at Chicago?

during Sprint Cup qualifying at New Hampshire on SPEED, Larry McReynold's mentioned that Terry Labonte, who is running the #45 Petty Dodge in five races while regular driver Kyle Petty broadcasts the races on TNT, may run the car at Chicagoland Speedway. Labonte was...
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Many teams testing at Kentucky UPDATE:

on Tuesday June 17th and Wednesday, June 18th, many Sprint Cup and NNS teams are scheduled to test at Kentucky Speedway, including R&D Test teams of Michael Waltrip Racing, Gillett Evernham Motorsports, Hendrick Motorsports [Landon Cassill] and Chip Ganassi with Felix...
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Entry List is posted

for the Bank of America 500 at Lowe's Motor Speedway, 47 cars are entered including #25-Brad Keselowski, #40-Bryan Clauson, #75-Derrike Cope, #82-Scott Speed and #45-Chad McCumbee. Mark Martin is back in the #8, Bill Elliott back in the #21, A.J. Allmendinger will ...
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Entry List

for the Bank of America 500 at Lowe's Motor Speedway is posted, 47 teams/drivers [for 43 spots] are listed, including: Not in top 35 of 2008 owners points (2008 race attempts/owners pts standings in parens): #00-A.J. Allmendinger (30/36) #10-Mike Wallace (30/39) #21...
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Sub crew chiefs named for #66 & #70:

Haas CNC Racing has submitted to NASCAR its interim crew chiefs for this weekend after its crew chiefs and car chiefs were suspended Wednesday. The team has 10 days to appeal the penalty, but crew chiefs Robert "Bootie" Barker and Dave Skog and car chiefs Derick Jennings...
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Richard Petty Driving Experience on the #45 car:

Richard Petty Driving Experience (RPDE) will be the primary sponsor on the Petty Enterprises #45 Dodge for the Best Buy 400 Sprint Cup race this weekend in Dover and again in Daytona for the Coke Zero 400 on July 5th. Chad McCumbee will pilot the RPDE race car at the...
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BAM Racing & Petty Racing team up for Sprint Showdown UPDATE:

Chad McCumbee will run the #49 Marathon American Spirit Motor Oil Dodge in the Sprint Showdown and will have a Petty Enterprises crew and Billy Wilburn will serve as crew chief. Quotes from Chad McCumbee: "I just want to thank everyone at Petty Enterprises and BAM ...
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McCumbee entered with BAM in Sprint Showdown UPDATE: Running in conjunction with Petty Enterprises:

Sprint Cup preliminary entry list shows Chad McCumbee in the driver's seat of the #49-Marathon American Spirit Motor Oil Toyota with BAM Racing for the Sprint Showdown at Lowes Motor Speedway.(5-12-2008) UPDATE: The #49 entry in the Sprint All-Star Showdown will have...
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McCumbee slated to run Dover & Chicagoland for Petty:

Petty Enterprises announces its driver lineup for the #45 Marathon/Wells Fargo/PVA Dodge for the races beginning with the June 1 event at the Dover Int'l Speedway through the July 12 event at the Chicagoland Speedway. Chad McCumbee will bookend Petty's hiatus by getting...