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Dale Jr. – rebuild Calif Speedway if:

Some view NASCAR races at the California Speedway as boring because there isn't enough passing, and Dale Earnhardt Jr. offered a blunt solution Friday: Start over in Fontana. "Dig it up and rebuild it," he said when asked how to generate closer racing on the two-mile...
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Kurt Busch sweeps poles at California:

#2-Kurt Busch won the Budweiser Pole for the SONY HD 500 at California Speedway with a speed of 184.540mph for his 2nd pole at California this season, 5th pole of 2006 and 8th of his career. Starting on the outside pole is #25-Brian Vickers; #07-Clint Bowyer, #10-Scott...
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Ramblings – Qualifying Notes – California:

Kurt Busch kept his qualifying success rolling today at California Speedway as he took the Bud Pole for the SONY HD 500 with a time of 39.016 sec (184.540 mph). This is the third top-spot for Busch in the last four races, his 5th of the season (he leads in that category...
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No 4th DEI team in 2007..but:

In July, officials from Dale Earnhardt, Inc. said that not only would they had a third Nextel Cup team next year, they were seriously contemplating a fourth Cup team as well. But Saturday at Bristol Motor Speedway, DEI Vice President of Motorsports Richie Gilmore said...
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Bristol Race Notes:

• Matt Kenseth won the 2006 Sharpie 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway, scoring his 14th Nextel Cup victory in his 244th career start. • This was his fourth victory in 2006 joining Jimmie Johnson and Kasey Kahne who also have four victories in 2006. Kenseth won at California...
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Kenseth wins at Bristol:

#17-Matt Kenseth won the Sharpie 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway for his 2nd consecutive win in the night race at Bristol [first driver to do so since Dale Earnhardt in 1987-88], his 4th win of 2006 [tied for the lead with Johnson & Kahne] and 14th of his career. #...
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Rumbling – Race Notes – Bristol:

#17-Matt Kenseth led the final 51 circuits tonight at Bristol Motor Speedway en route to a victory in the Sharpie 500 over Kyle Busch in what was a relatively (for Bristol anyway) mild short-track race. Hardly any punches considered and just a little jawing post-race...
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Unofficial Driver Points Standing

after Bristol [24 of 36 races]: #48-Jimmie Johnson 3499 [clinched a spot in the chase] #17-Matt Kenseth 3492 -7 [clinched] #29-Kevin Harvick 3178 -321 #5-Kyle Busch 3097 -402 #24-Jeff Gordon 3091 -408 #11-Denny Hamlin 3070 -429 #31-Jeff Burton 3064 -435 #20-Tony Stewart...
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Earnhardt Jr. says $20K barely impacts wallet:

Dale Earnhardt Jr. was not critical of the $20,000 fine given to Carl Edwards for ramming him after the Busch Series race last week at Michigan, but he said a fine like that won't do much to dissuade a driver who is making millions. "I felt like years ago we should...
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Kurt Busch wins pole at Bristol:

#2-Kurt Busch won the Budweiser Pole for the Sharpie 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway with a speed of 124.906mph for his 4th pole of 2006 and 7th of his career. Starting on the outside pole is #31-Jeff Burton, #43-Bobby Labonte, #17-Matt Kenseth, #20-Tony Stewart are ...
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Bristol Rookie Notes:

#41-Reed Sorenson was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the August 20 GFS Marketplace 400 at Michigan International Speedway. Sorenson finished eighth and took top rookie honors for the fifth time this season. He scored his fifth top-10 finish of the season at Michigan...
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DEI Drivers Plan to Split Busch Ride in 2007: UPDATE 2:

Paul Menard said Friday at Indianapolis Motor Speedway that Dale Earnhardt Inc. would likely run a full-time Busch Series team in 2007 for himself, Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Martin Truex Jr.(SceneDaily.com)(8-4-2006) UPDATE: Richie Gilmore, DEI's director of motorsports...
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Dale Jr’s XM Radio show doing well:

Dale Earnhardt, Jr. and XM Satellite Radio proved to be a lethal combination for XM's phone lines last Tuesday night. Earnhardt, Jr., who hosts his own show on XM, "Dale Jr's Unrestricted," featured a call-in show this week. From 8:00 - 9:00pm/et, 13,496 attempts were...
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Edwards being watched:

Apparently NASCAR was not very happy with Carl Edwards after he ran into Dale Earnhardt Jr after Dale Jr won the Busch Race and got into Edwards going for the race win late in the race. Edwards was in the NASCAR hauler for quite some time Sunday morning and Dale Jr...
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Kenseth wins at Michigan:

#17-Matt Kenseth won the GFS Marketplace 400 at Michigan International Speedway for his 2nd win at the track, 3rd win of 2006 and 13th of his career. Kenseth led the most laps with 87 [of 200] dominating the 2nd half of the race. #24-Jeff Gordon finished 2nd, followed...
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Michigan Race News and Notes:

• Matt Kenseth won the GFS Marketplace 400 at Michigan International Speedway, scoring his 13th Nextel Cup victory in his 243rd career start. • This was Kenseth’s third victory in 2006. He also won at California and Dover. • Kenseth moved into 46th on NASCAR’s all-...
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Unofficial Driver Points Standing

after Michigan Glen [23 of 36 races]: #48-Jimmie Johnson 3365 #17-Matt Kenseth 3307 -58 #29-Kevin Harvick 3048 -317 #6-Mark Martin 2970 -395 #20-Tony Stewart 2959 -406 #24-Jeff Gordon 2931 -434 #5-Kyle Busch 2922 -443 #11-Denny Hamlin 2920 -445 #31-Jeff Burton 2916...
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Burton wins pole at Michigan:

#31-Jeff Burton won the Budweiser Pole for the GFS Marketplace 400 at Michigan International Speedway with a speed of 187.936mph for his 4th pole of 2006 and 6th of his career. Starting on the outside pole is #19-Elliott Sadler [in the first race in the ride], #17-...
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Dale Jr. featured on ESPN.com

From the Comedy Central studios to the Budweiser One Night Stand music event, ESPN.com tagged along last Thursday with Dale Earnhardt Jr., driver of the #8 Budweiser Chevrolet, as he made his rounds in New York. The end result is an ESPN eTicket feature piece that ...
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McFarland Released from #88 Team: UPDATE 4:

JR Motorsports announced today that Mark McFarland has been relieved of his driving duties of the #88 NAVY Accelerate Your Life Chevy. NASCAR Busch Series Champion Martin Truex Jr. will pilot the #88 at Watkins Glen International Raceway this weekend. Mark was instrumental...