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Final start in the #88 for Jarrett; then surgery next week:

Dale Jarrett will be making his final start for Robert Yates Racing in the #88 UPS Ford this Sunday at Homestead. Jarrett’s best finish at Homestead is a fifth-place finish – scored during his championship winning season of 1999. Only seven Nextel Cup Series events...
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Yates decsion by Homestead; team with DEI? UPDATE:

Robert Yates said Saturday that the fate of his #88 team will be known prior to heading to Homestead, Fla., next week for the Nextel Cup season finale. While Yates would provide no specifics, Dale Earnhardt Inc.'s Steve Hmiel said there have been negotiations between...
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A fan could win $500,000 today at Texas:

One of five fans could win $500,000 today. One will win at least $50,000. For Dickies' second annual Race For The Riches promotion, five previously selected fans drew numbers from 1 to 43 that corresponded to drivers' starting position. If a fan's selected driver wins...
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Special scheme for Jarrett at Texas:

As Dale Jarrett races around the 1.5-mile oval of Texas Motor Speedway (TMS) this Sunday, he'll take pride that his newly designed ride is going to benefit children all around the country, starting in Texas. Dale's #88 The UPS Store/Toys for Tots Ford will sport a ...
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#06 Withdrawn from Atlanta after Ragan not approved:

Roush Racing has withdrawn its #06 Ford from the entry list for this weekend's Bass Pro Shops 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway after driver David Ragan wasn't approved to compete on 1.5-mile tracks at the Nextel Cup level. The team announced last week that Ragan would...
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Rumblings – Martinsville:

#48-Jimmie Johnson survived a six lap shootout (and a rear-bumper tatooing from Denny Hamlin) today to take the Subway 500 at Martinsville Speedway for his 5th win of 2006. Career victory #23 moves Johnson into a tie with Ricky Rudd for 25th on the all-time win list...
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New Jarrett/UPS Car Number to be announced UPDATE 2 will be #44, see images:

What number will Dale Jarrett’s UPS Toyota Camry carry during the 2007 Nextel Cup Series season? That question will be answered Friday, October 20th at 10:00am/et, on the UPS Racing web site, www.racing.ups.com. The UPS Racing program will have a new home, new manufacturer...
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Jarrett in the ESPN Booth for some Busch Races in 2007:

[Rusty] Wallace will be in the booth for every Busch race except six. He will take five weeks off, and Dale Jarrett will fill in during those races.(NASCAR Scene)(10-19-2006)...
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Ford to help out RYR:

Ford director of racing technology Dan Davis said Friday that his company will do everything possible to help Robert Yates Racing regain its competitive footing after two woeful seasons that included the defections of drivers Elliott Sadler and Dale Jarrett. That help...
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ESPN announces NASCAR broadcast crews/plans:

NASCAR will return to ESPN and ABC in 2007 led by host Brent Musburger, an accomplished and prominent sports commentator; Rusty Wallace, the 1989 NASCAR champion who made his debut as an analyst in 2006; and play-by-play announcer Jerry Punch, a veteran of ESPN's previous...
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ESPN broadcast crew announced UPDATE 3 Daugherty, Petree, Rusty:

hearing that the 2007 ESPN/ABC broadcast crew will be announced this week, supposedly Dr. Jerry Punch, former Cup champ Rusty Wallace and former Truck Series owner/NBA Basketball player Brad Daugherty will be in the booth. UPDATE: been told the announcement will come...
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MWR announcement Tuesday? UPDATE Reutimann named #00 Driver:

hearing that David Reutimann will be announced on Tuesday as the driver of the #00 Burger King/Dominos Pizza Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota for the 2007 season.(10-9-2006) UPDATE: Michael Waltrip Racing (MWR) announced today that current Truck Series driver [#17] David...
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More Villeneuve Rumors…Roush discussions, Yates?

Rumors have been circulating for weeks that Jacques Villeneuve, a former F1 champion is ready to give stock cars a try. The Villeneuve story heated up with news that the Canadian driver has been in contact with Roush Racing. Asked if the 35-year-old Villeneuve could...
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Ramblings – Talladega Qualifying Notes:

#38-David Gilliland takes his first ever Nextel Cup Bud Pole today at Talladega Superspeedway for tomorrow's UAW-Ford 500 in only his 9th race. Blasting away his previous best (15th at New Hampshire last month), he becomes the 14th qualifier for next February's Budweiser...
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Talladega Qualifying Notes:

• David Gilliland won the Nextel Cup Series Bud Pole for the UAW-Ford 500, lapping Talladega Superspeedway in 49.950 seconds at 191.712 mph. Bill Elliott holds the track-qualifying record of 44.998 seconds, 212.809 mph, set April 30, 1987 – prior to the advent of restrictor...
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Kansas Race Notes:

• Tony Stewart won the Banquet 400 at Kansas Speedway, scoring his 27th Nextel Cup victory in his 277th career start. • This is Stewart’s third victory in 2006. He also won at Martinsville and Daytona in July. • This is Stewart’s first victory in six races at Kansas...
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Rumblings – Kansas Race Notes:

Somebody give that man a pot pie! "Everthing's up to date in Kansas City" after all (my apologies to Rodgers and Hammerstein) as we ended up with the top-two finishers today running on the apron and mass confusion as to where anybody finished in the Banquet 400 at ...
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Yates still looking for a sponsor for the #88 in 2007:

With an ongoing sponsorship search that's been "tougher than expected," Robert Yates Racing co-owner Doug Yates said it's "time to go" where RYR's #88 team is concerned. Yates hopes to have something locked down within several weeks, but can't begin serious talks with...
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David Green speaks about recent release from Brewco: UPDATE 2:

Brewco Motorsports replaced former Busch Series champion David Green in its #27 Fords prior to the race at Richmond, but the driver says he wanted to finish the season with the team. Green was replaced by Casey Atwood at Richmond, and Atwood will drive the car at Dover...
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RYR one car team in 2007? UPDATE 2 Nope..looks like Martin; BUT can’t run both?….

Robert Yates Racing co-owner Doug Yates told reporters in Richmond, Va., his team could shrink from two cars to one if sponsorship isn't found for its #88 [currently driven by Dale Jarrett with UPS as the sponsor](USA Today sidebar)(9-15-2006) UPDATE: Despite recent...