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Jarrett plans to run through 2008:

Before the Daytona 500, #88-Dale Jarrett described the 2006 Nextel Cup season as critical to determining how long he would extend his career. After three races of evaluating his team, he has a timetable. "I'm pretty sure now I'm going to drive through 2008," he said...
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GWC factoid:

There have been 15 green-white-checkered [GWC] finishes in NASCAR [Nextel Cup] history, and only four times has the leader lost the lead on those final two laps. #17-Matt Kenseth led 146 laps at Las Vegas in 2006, #48-Jimmie Johnson passed him at the line and won by...
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Harvick/RCR up in the air:

Whether #29-Kevin Harvick returns to Richard Childress Racing next season will not be totally up to the 2001 Nextel Cup rookie of the year. A source close to the organization said there is concern over whether Harvick is focused enough on his Cup career to be given...
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UPS Puts Big, Brown Truck on Race Track:

NASCAR fans have waited a long time to see Dale Jarrett “race the truck.” Now, there really is a UPS race truck. To prepare UPS’s 2006 TV commercials for the popular “Race the Truck” campaign, the company ignored animation possibilities and instead built a real racing...
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Darrell Waltrip Motorsports Forms Partnership with Curb Records:

Darrell Waltrip Motorsports has announced a marketing partnership between Curb Records and the #12 Toyota Truck Series team with ROTY contender Joey Miller. Miller, who made five starts last season, was recently signed to run the entire 25-race schedule for Darrell...
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Jeff’s on the front row for the Daytona 500:

#31-Jeff Burton in the #31 Cingular Chevy, won the pole for the Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway with a speed of 189.151mph. The pole is Burton's first since Richmond in Sept. 2000, 190 races ago and only the third of his career. #24-Jeff Gordon went out...
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2006 Critical for Jarrett’s plans:

#88-Dale Jarrett , a 21-year veteran, said this is "a very critical year" in terms of whether he will return to race in Nextel Cup next season at age 50. "I don't want to be out here driving around. I want to be competitive and that's why I continue to do it," he said...
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Golf Channel and NASCAR Drivers Raise Money for Charity:

Riding on the success from a previous NASCAR The Big Break: All-Star Challenge edition (Dale Jarrett, Elliott Sadler, Jamie McMurray, Michael Waltrip and Rusty Wallace), some of NASCAR's best will once again perform their driving skills...on a golf course for a charity...
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Jason Jarrett goes to work for Dad:

Dale Jarrett Racing Adventure announced that Jason Jarrett has joined the team at its new corporate headquarters in Newton, North Carolina. Also, Troi Hayes, formerly the Senior Director of marketing at Talladega Superspeedway for International Speedway Corporation...
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CitiFinancial Renews with Yates: UPDATE:

CitiFinancial, a leading community-based lender in North America, will return as the primary sponsor of the #90 CitiFinancial Ford in collaboration with Robert Yates Racing for a full season in the 2006 NASCAR Busch Series. CitiFinancial first appeared on the NASCAR...
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Testing at Las Vegas – Jan 30/31-Feb 1:

Las Vegas Motor Speedway has received 41 entries for NASCAR Preseason Thunder Las Vegas. This test session, which many NASCAR drivers are calling the most important of the season, will take place Jan. 30, 31 and Feb. 1. Each team will be allowed to test for two of ...
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NC family reaches settlement with Ford over limo deaths:

A family has settled its lawsuit against Ford Motor Co. stemming from a rear-end collision where a limousine erupted into flames, killing the wife of a former NASCAR crew chief and her two sisters, lawyers for both sides said Wednesday. Neither side would disclose ...
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Daytona 500 Testing – Day 6 – the final day:

AM Drafting speeds: #88-Dale Jarrett ran the fastest drafting speed of the 6 day testing at Daytona on Wed morning with a speed of 189.215mph, followed by #07-Clint Bowyer, #09-Mike Wallace, #99-Carl Edwards and #16-Greg Biffle. 51 cars made runs out in the draft. ...
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Daytona 500 Testing – Day 5:

AM Speeds - #10-Scott Riggs [Dodge] was the fastest in Tuesday, Jan 17th's morning testing session Daytona Intl Speedway, with a quick lap of 185.345mph, followed by #01-Joe Nemechek [Chevy], #5-Kyle Busch [Chevy], #66-Jeff Green [Chevy] and #25-David Green [Chevy - ...
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RYR signs new driver:

Two-time defending NASCAR AutoZone Elite Division Midwest point series champion, Justin Diercks, will sign a contract with Robert Yates Racing in the coming days, Yates team general manager Eddie D’Hondt said Thursday. The Yates team has three Nextel Cup cars [? three...
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Kentucky Testing:

#43-Bobby Labonte was scheduled to test at Kentucky Speedway, Thursday, Dec 15th, but weather cancelled the test session, Labonte is now scheduled to test on Tuesday, Dec 20th, with #18-J.J. Yeley and #5-Kyle Busch scheduled to test next Wednesday [12/21] and Thursday...
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#88 Team picks up some crew people:

Robert Yates Racing [RYR] picked up two new pit crew members for Dale Jarrett's #88 team: Cory Quick, previously a tire changer for Jimmie Johnson, and jackman Tim Boatwright, who joins the squad after the dismantling of the #77 Penske Cup team. Former Dale Earnhardt...
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Wrecks in 2005:

USA Today has some stats and articles about wrecks in 2005 Nextel Cup races, the drivers with the most wrecks: Drivers with the highest accident rate (minimum of 30 races) Name %. #15-Michael Waltrip 52.8% [#55 in 2006] #97-Kurt Busch 50.0% [#2 in 2006] #43-Jeff Green...
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#88 for Lopez:

The ABC hit show, "George Lopez" will mark its 88th episode on Wednesday, December 7. As part of the tie-in with the number 88, George Lopez will wear a Dale Jarrett jersey on the show and the crew signed a "88" sign patterned after Jarrett's car number.(PR)(12-7-2005...
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Parrott close to a new gig? UPDATE to #43 Petty:

Todd Parrott [former RYR crew chief] won't be unemployed for long--he's weighing the options on two crew chief offers and a Toyota research and development role.(Sporting News)(12-5-2005) UPDATE: [1999] Nextel Cup Series champion Todd Parrott has been named crew chief...