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John Henry Involved in Development of Racing Simulator:

One after another, young drivers from every imaginable racing series punched up their favorite racetracks and turned laps in the heart of the Orange County Convention Center. No helmets or firesuits required for these races at the Performance Racing Industry trade ...
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Rumblings – Homestead race Notes:

Matt Kenseth pretty much had it his own way all day and went on to win the Ford 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway....leading 214 of the 267 laps in the process. This was the second win of the season for Matt (he took California back in February) and 16th of his Nextel...
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Ramblings – Homestead Qualifying Notes:

Jimmie Johnson kicked off Coronation Weekend today at Homestead-Miami Speedway by taking the Bud Pole for Sunday's Ford 400 in a time of 30.545 sec (176.788 mph). This is his 4th top-spot of the season and 13th of his Nextel Cup career. And you just know if he's got...
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Rumblings – Phoenix:

Jimmie Johnson won his 4th in a row today at Phoenix International Raceway in the Checker Auto Parts 500 for his 10th win of the season....and he's got a stranglehold on the Championship to boot! JJ's win was the 33rd of his Nextel Cup career....and he's now tied for...
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Best Buy moving? UPDATE 6 to the #19:

hearing that Best Buy will not return to Haas CNC Racing in 2008, but supposedly will stay in the sport with an unknown team, possibly a Dodge team, the #19 GEM Dodge of Elliott Sadler is one rumored possibility.(10-22-2007) UPDATE: Haas CNC Racing has settled on its...
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Rumblings – Atlanta

Things got crazy at the end of the Pep Boys Auto 507 today, Jimmie Johnson was at the right place at the right time (after a strong two-tire call by Chad Knauss)....and Johnson was rewarded with the win at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Johnson ends up sweeping Atlanta (to...
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Atlanta Ramblings:

Greg Biffle went out late tonight and took the Bud Pole for Sunday's Pep Boys Auto 500 at Atlanta with a scary-fast speed of 192.453 (28.807 sec). This is his first top-spot of the season (his last pole was at Richmond in May of 2006) and 4th of his Nextel Cup career...
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Gilliland to run special pink M&M’s scheme at Charlotte:

For this weekend's Bank of America 500 at Lowe's Motor Speedway, David Gilliland and Team 38 are joining forces with primary sponsor, M&M'S Brand Chocolate Candies, as they lend sweet support to the fight against breast cancer. M&M'S is offering its consumers the opportunity...
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Mike in for Kenny at the #88:

Mike Wallace will take over the driving duties of the #88 M&M'S Halloween Ford Fusion from brother Kenny this weekend at Talladega while Ricky Rudd continues to recover from a shoulder injury which has kept him sidelined for five weeks. Along with a new driver in the...
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FreeCreditReport.com Will Not Return to Rensi: UPDATE:

Team Rensi Motorsports is announcing they are beginning the search for a new sponsor for their #25 Busch Series entry in 2008.(Team Rensi Motorsports PR)(9-18-2007) UPDATE: Team Rensi Motorsports, which challenged for the Busch Series title in 2003 with Bobby Hamilton...
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Yates planning to move to shop near Roush Fenway:

Robert Yates Racing is planning to move from its shop in Mooresville, N.C., to next to the Roush Fenway Racing shop in Concord, N.C., likely in the building that #60-Boris Said's No Fear Racing team currently occupies. [Co-owner Doug]Yates said the move will allow ...
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Drivers Don’t Like Villeneuve Debuting at Talladega:

#24-Jeff Gordon thinks it's a big mistake for former Formula One champion Jacques Villeneuve to attempt to make his Nextel Cup debut next week at Talladega Superspeedway. "I love Jacques, but that's not the right decision to make," Gordon said Friday. "I didn't think...
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M&M’s looks to be heading to Gibbs #18 in 2008 UPDATE 2:

Mars U.S. was finalizing a deal Thursday to use its M&M's brand to sponsor Kyle Busch when he moves to Joe Gibbs Racing next season. M&M's would replace Interstate Batteries, which has sponsored Gibbs' flagship #18 since its 1992 inception. J.D. Gibbs, president of...
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About car numbers and #28 back at Yates?

A common misconception in NASCAR Nextel Cup racing is that the teams own their numbers and can trade them freely among each other. In fact, NASCAR owns each and every number in the Nextel Cup, Busch and Craftsman Truck Series and licenses them to the teams on an annual...
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M&M’s looks to be heading to Gibbs #18 in 2008 UPDATE:

Mars U.S. was finalizing a deal Thursday to use its M&M's brand to sponsor Kyle Busch when he moves to Joe Gibbs Racing next season. M&M's would replace Interstate Batteries, which has sponsored Gibbs' flagship #18 since its 1992 inception. J.D. Gibbs, president of...
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#88 Retires with Robert Yates:

Robert Yates confirmed today he is retiring the #88 from Robert Yates Racing (RYR) following the last race of the 2007 Nextel Cup season. He is requesting NASCAR transfer the number to Hendrick Motorsports and Dale Earnhardt, Jr. for use in competition for the 2008...
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Second Day Of Goodyear Tire Testing At DIS Rained Out:

Wednesday's second day of the Goodyear tire test with NASCAR's Car of Tomorrow in preparation for the historic 50th running of the Daytona 500 on Sunday, Feb. 17 was rained out. On the first day of testing, teams were also slowed by rain showers and only got on the...
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Goodyear Kicks Off Two-Day Car of Tomorrow Test At DIS:

The future arrived at Daytona International Speedway on Tuesday as Goodyear kicked off a two-day Car of Tomorrow tire test with five Nextel Cup Series teams in preparation for the historic 50th running of the Daytona 500 on Sunday, Feb. 17. Drivers that participating...
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Richard Johns in #25 the Rest of the Year:

Team Rensi Motorsports announced that Richard Johns, who has co-driven the teams #25 entry in the Busch Series with David Gilliland, will drive the car in the remaining events of the 2007 season, starting with this weekends event in Dover, DE. David Gilliland told ...
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Yates needs sponsors in 2008:

Robert Yates Racing [Yates Racing in 2008] needs two new sponsors to replace Snickers on the #88 [with a new car # and Travis Kvapil as the driver] and M&M's on the #38 of David Gilliland.(SPEEDtv.com)(9-16-2007)...