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DEI News, Dale Jr replacement; Menards to return:

Max Siegel, president of global operations for DEI said that he hopes to have a replacement for Dale Earnhardt Jr. hired by the end of the month. He would not discuss possible drivers for that seat. Siegel also said that despite some speculation Paul Menard and sponsor...
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Unofficial Driver Points Top-12 Standings

after Daytona [18 of 36 races]: 1) #24-Jeff Gordon 2773 2) #11-Denny Hamlin 2496 -277 3) #17-Matt Kenseth 2390 -383 4) #48-Jimmie Johnson 2366 -407 5) #31-Jeff Burton 2345 -428 6) #99-Carl Edwards 2308 -465 7) #20-Tony Stewart 2234 -539 8) #5-Kyle Busch 2190 -583 9...
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Rumblings – Daytona Race Notes:

Jamie McMurray edged Kyle Busch tonight at Daytona International Speedway and took the Pepsi 400 by all of .005 seconds....and it really was closer than that! With the lead changing hands at least three times from turn 4 to the line, McMurray captured his second career...
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Dale Jr. to announce deal with adidas UPDATE:

Dale Earnhardt Jr. on Friday will announce a personal services agreement with clothing manufacturer adidas, sources told ESPN.com. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Sources said adidas will manufacture Earnhardt's fire retardant driving suits and shoes, and the...
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Keselowski in JR Motorsports Busch Series ride? UPDATE 2:

Hearing Brad Keselowski could be the new driver of the #88 Chevy fielded by JR Motorsports. [Shane Huffman is out as driver of the #88-Navy Chevy; Dale Earnhardt Jr. will be the driver at Daytona.] (7-5-2007) UPDATE: Officials with JR Motorsports aren't saying whether...
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Kahne wants out of Evernham? UPDATE denied:

#9-Kasey Kahne's frustration at Evernham Motorsports has forced him to ask out of his contract, according to Fox Sports. Kahne reportedly wants the freedom to negotiate with Dale Earnhardt Inc. to replace Dale Earnhardt Jr. in 2008. Dodge got a new front bumper this...
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France vows to maintain the integrity of crew chief penalties; Drivers could be suspended:

NASCAR plans to address the issue of suspended crew chiefs continuing to do their jobs from locations at the track but outside of the garage. Crew chief Tony Eury Jr., for example, reportedly worked with Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s team last weekend from a motorcoach parked...
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Hendrick wants to buy the #8 from DEI UPDATE 2:

Car owner Rick Hendrick has let it be known to officials at Dale Earnhardt Inc. that he'd like to purchase the #8 for Dale Earnhardt Jr. when he begins driving for his organization in 2008. "I'm not sure what their position is or what they want for it," Hendrick said...
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Unofficial Driver Points Top-12 Standings

after New Hampshire [17 of 36 races]: 1) #24-Jeff Gordon 2613 2) #11-Denny Hamlin -156 3) #17-Matt Kenseth -365 4) #48-Jimmie Johnson -381 5) #31-Jeff Burton -383 6) #20-Tony Stewart -428 7) #99-Carl Edwards -465 8) #29-Kevin Harvick -507 9) #5-Kyle Busch -573 10) #...
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Rumblings – New Hampshire:

It was Denny Hamlin by an eyelash....Denny Hamlin won his first race of the season today at New Hampshire International Speedway as he barely held on to take the Lenox Industrial Tools 300 over Jeff Gordon....proving (at least for today) that two tires was the way ...
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COT Pts:

the top 12 in drivers pts in the eight [of 16] COT races: Pos, Car#, Driver, COT Pts, 2007 Standings 1) #24-Jeff Gordon, 1354, 1 (2 wins) 2) #11-Denny Hamlin, 1305 2 (1) 3) #48-Jimmie Johnson, 1220, 4 (2) 4) #5-Kyle Busch, 1117, 9 (1) 5) #8-Dale Earnhardt Jr., 1074...
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DEI Still Talking to Budweiser; Working on Fourth Team:

Max Siegel, president of worldwide operations for Dale Earnhardt, Inc., said Saturday that the team is still talking with Budweiser, still hoping to add a fourth Nextel Cup car in 2008 and is still looking for a replacement for Dale Earnhardt, Jr. in the #8 next year...
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Monster Energy Dale Jr’s sponsor in 2008?

NASCAR Nation is on pins and needles waiting to hear who will sponsor the ride [at Hendrick Motorsports] of Dale Earnhardt Jr. in 2008. The deal could fetch $28 million, vs. roughly $15 million this year, fueling a growing consensus that Budweiser will bow out of its...
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Petty comments about slip of cuss word: UPDATE:

TNT's Kyle Petty raced Sunday in the Toyota/Save Mart 350 even as he served an on-air analyst. When he got in an accident on the first lap that also involved Matt Kenseth and Marc Goossens, viewers saw a replay in which the driver/analyst seemed to yell out an expletive...
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Eury Sr. leaving DEI…to JR Motorsports? UPDATE confirmed:

Claire B. Lang reported on XM Radio Tuesday that Tony Eury Sr. [former #8 and #15 crew chief] has resigned from Dale Earnhardt Inc.'s research and development team and will be named Director of Competition at JR Motorsports today.(XM Radio) AND David Poole reported...
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Eury Sr. leaving DEI…to JR Motorsports? UPDATE:

Claire B. Lang reported on XM Radio Tuesday that Tony Eury Sr. [former #8 and #15 crew chief] has resigned from Dale Earnhardt Inc.'s research and development team and will be named Director of Competition at JR Motorsports today.(XM Radio) AND David Poole reported...
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Hendrick wants to buy the #8 from DEI UPDATE:

Car owner Rick Hendrick has let it be known to officials at Dale Earnhardt Inc. that he'd like to purchase the #8 for Dale Earnhardt Jr. when he begins driving for his organization in 2008. "I'm not sure what their position is or what they want for it," Hendrick said...
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Dale Jr. ranked 6th in Poll:

For the fourth consecutive year, Dale Earnhardt Jr., driver of the #8 Budweiser Chevy in the Nextel Cup Series, has been named among "America's Favorite Sports Stars" in a national poll by Harris Interactive. Earnhardt Jr. is ranked sixth overall this year, and has...
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More on Gibbs to Toyota…done deal? Extending Stewart to 2011? UPDATE Toyota denied; Stewart possibly:

Joe Gibbs Racing and Toyota are a done deal for 2008, according to several sources, though team executives said otherwise. Apparently one hangup in the talks between the long-time Chevy operation (which features #20-Tony Stewart) and Toyota is a clause in Gibbs' current...
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Unofficial Driver Points Top-12 Standings

after Sonoma [16 of 36 races]: 1) #24-Jeff Gordon 2538 2) #11-Denny Hamlin 2267 -271 3) #48-Jimmie Johnson 2172 -366 4) #17-Matt Kenseth 2105 -433 5) #31-Jeff Burton 2084 -454 6) #20-Tony Stewart 2058 -480 7) #99-Carl Edwards 2019 -519 8) #29-Kevin Harvick 1964 -574...