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Yates not interested in giving Dale Jr. #38:

Doug Yates confirmed his team has been approached by a representative of Hendrick Motorsports about securing the #38 for Dale Earnhardt Jr. next year, but if Yates gets his way, there will be no such transfer. Earnhardt recently was denied the opportunity to take the...
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Smith to be named #01 driver for 2008:

Dale Earnhardt Inc. has reached a verbal agreement with Regan Smith to drive the #01 Chevy in the Nextel Cup series next season, a NASCAR source told ESPN.com on Wednesday. Smith will fill the car driven this season by Mark Martin and Aric Almirola, who will split ...
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Testing done at Iowa Wed:

Face time for #8-Dale Earnhardt Jr. has been scarce today at Iowa Speedway. So, unfortunately for his team, has been track time. Earnhardt Jr., one of four drivers testing at Iowa Speedway, blew an engine late in the morning and didn't take another spin on the 7/8-...
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RYR asked NASCAR to transfer the #38 to Hendrick for Dale Jr. UPDATE2:

SPEED's Bob Dilner reported on Sunday's SPEED report that Robert Yates Racing has asked NASCAR if they could transfer the #38 to Hendrick Motorsports in 2008 for Dale Eanrhardt Jr. to use, the #3 in honor of his father, the late Dale Earnhardt, who ran the #3 [a few...
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Testing Wednesday in Iowa:

#8-Dale Earnhardt Jr, and #99-Carl Edwards are scheduled to test at Iowa's Speedway's Test Fest this week in Newton, Iowa. Teams testing Tuesday and Wednesday, August 28 and 29, on the 7/8 mile oval track include Dale Earnhardt Incorporated (DEI), Roush Fenway Racing...
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Passes Double at “New” Bristol:

NASCAR's Loop Data shows green flag passing during Saturday night's Sharpie 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway more than doubled that of the spring race at Bristol “ from 991 passes in the spring to 2,147 passes Saturday night. The consensus opinion held by the drivers ...
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Martin/Almirola in the #8 in 2008? UPDATE 2:

Serious discussions are underway at Dale Earnhardt Inc. to place Mark Martin and Aric Almirola in a split role in an Army-sponsored No. 8 Chevrolet in 2008, sources close to DEI told ESPN.com on Thursday. DEI president Max Siegel said nothing has been finalized. "If...
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Rumblings – Bristol Race:

Carl Edwards won the Sharpie 500 tonight at Bristol Motor Speedway over Kasey Kahne in a race dominated by those two drivers. Edwards led 182 laps and Kahne led 305.....leaving only 13 circuits to spread around to the others. For Carl, this was his second win of the...
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Sharpie 500 Fast Facts:

.. Carl Edwards won the Sharpie 500, his sixth victory in 109 Nextel Cup Series races .. This is his second victory and 10th top-10 finish in 2007. .. This is his first victory and third top-10 finish in seven races at Bristol Motor Speedway. .. Kasey Kahne (second...
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Dale Jr: People should give Teresa a break:

Dale Earnhardt, Jr. met with media members Bristol Motor Speedway and discussed the new Bristol surface, tomorrow night's race and resolution to not running #8 in 2008 and beyond. Select quotes from driver interview: ON FEELING BAD FOR FANS OVER SITUATION OF NOT BEING...
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Chase Notes/Stats before Bristol:

The two guys closest to the bubble didn't show any signs of feeling the pressure as Kurt Busch and Martin Truex finished 1-2 at MIS. Busch gained 63 huge points on Dale Jr and 75 points on teammate Ryan Newman. Busch now has the luxury of a bad race and can still maintain...
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Dale Jr and Sharpie help kids win back-to-school:

It's back to Bristol - which can only mean it's back to school for hundreds of thousands of students across the country. To commemorate the official start of the school year, NASCAR's Dale Earnhardt Jr and Sharpie are teaming up with Speedway Children's Charities to...
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Rumblings – Michigan:

We wrapped up Michigan Speedweeks today, and Kurt Busch brought down the curtain. Busch captured the 3M Performance 406 today in dominating style. Leading 92 of the 203 circuits (surviving a G/W/C to boot) it was his second win of the season (he took Pocono two weeks...
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Michigan Fast Facts:

.. Kurt Busch won the 3M Performance 400, his 17th victory in 243 Nextel Cup Series races. .. Busch moved into a tie with Marvin Panch, Curtis Turner and Dale Earnhardt Jr., for 39th on the all-time wins list. .. This is his second victory and seventh top-10 finish...
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History of the #8:

in part from an ESPN.com article: 82 drivers have run the #8, beginning with Billy Carden, from Mableton, Ga., started third and finished 15th in NASCAR's second-ever Strictly Stock (now Nextel Cup) race, run on the grueling 4.15-mile beach and road course in Daytona...
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Five Drivers in the #5 in 2008:

Dr. Jerry Punch announced during TV coverage of the Busch race that five drivers - Mark Martin, Dale Earnhardt, Jr., Casey Mears, Jimmie Johnson, and Landon Cassil - would share driving duties of the #5 Chevy next year. The team will operate out of JR Motorsports facilities...
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Dale Jr.: Teresa Earnhardt made ‘ridiculous’ requests for #8:

Dale Earnhardt Jr. blames his step-mother Teresa Earnhardt, the owner of Dale Earnhardt Inc., for not allowing the #8 to move with him to Hendrick Motorsports next season. "She either feels too personal about the number, or the rift between me and her is too personal...
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No #8 for Earnhardt Jr at Hendrick:

Hendrick Motorsports will not have the ability to field #8 entries for Dale Earnhardt Jr. when the Sprint Cup Series driver joins the organization in 2008. "We've been working hard to secure the #8 for Dale Jr.'s car number next season," said Marshall Carlson, general...
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Drivers to the #8 team? MORE

on ESPN's NASCAR Now on Sunday, it was reported that David Reutimann's name [#00 Waltrip racing Toyota] has popped up as a driver who could end up at DEI and in the #8 Chevy, but that he cannot talk to other teams until Oct when his contract with MWR is up. Other drivers...
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Dale Jr. at Graceland tonight:

Dale Earnhardt Jr. will make a special appearance this evening (Monday, August 13th) at Graceland in Memphis, TN, hosting a special night in honor of Elvis Presley. Junior and Bud's NHRA star Brandon Bernstein will get a private tour of the mansion before an on-stage...