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Tire Testing for the COT at Daytona on Tues-Wed:

NASCAR Car of Tomorrow Goodyear tire testing for the 50th running of the Daytona 500 is scheduled to be run on Tuesday, Sept. 18 and Wednesday, Sept. 19th. Driviers expected to participate in the test are: #11-Denny Hamlin, #38-David Gilliland, #40-David Stremme, #...
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Kvapil to the #88? Restucturing at Yates UPDATE yep and no more NHL Racing:

Robert Yates Racing is expected to announce a management structure change Friday night that, according to multiple sources close to the situation, will include team owner Robert Yates' retirement. Those same sources say that Travis Kvapil, current driver of Roush Fenway...
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Robert Yates Retiring at end of 2007 season:

Robert Yates announced his intention to retire as President of Robert Yates Racing following the last race of the 2007 Nextel Cup season. Certain facets of Robert Yates Racing are being transferred to a new company presided over by Doug Yates. The new entity will be...
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Yates not interested in giving Dale Jr. #38:

Doug Yates confirmed his team has been approached by a representative of Hendrick Motorsports about securing the #38 for Dale Earnhardt Jr. next year, but if Yates gets his way, there will be no such transfer. Earnhardt recently was denied the opportunity to take the...
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Goodyear to test tires for COT at Daytona next month:

Goodyear will conduct a tire test with the car of tomorrow Sept. 18-19 at Daytona International Speedway, a Goodyear spokesman said Wednesday. The restrictor-plate test, which will come a week after NASCAR's open Nextel Cup test at Talladega Superspeedway will include...
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Yeley to the #88? UPDATE:

Ricky Rudd's announcement this past weekend that he will depart from Robert Yates Racing at the end of the 2007 season has opened the door for JJ Yeley to take over the #88 Ford in 2008. JJ Yeley was recently released from the #18 Joe Gibbs Racing Chevy to make room...
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Ramblings – California:

Kurt Busch has gotta hold....and he ain't lettin' go. Looking to end that battle for the final "Chase" spot this weekend (and with 161/195 being the Magic Numbers), Kurt Busch took the Bud Pole today at California Speedway for Sunday's Sharp AQUOS 500 with a time of...
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RYR asked NASCAR to transfer the #38 to Hendrick for Dale Jr. UPDATE2:

SPEED's Bob Dilner reported on Sunday's SPEED report that Robert Yates Racing has asked NASCAR if they could transfer the #38 to Hendrick Motorsports in 2008 for Dale Eanrhardt Jr. to use, the #3 in honor of his father, the late Dale Earnhardt, who ran the #3 [a few...
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Rudd to retire at end of 2007 season:

#88-Ricky Rudd says he'll leave NASCAR Nextel Cup racing after this, his 28th full-time season. The 50-year-old Chesapeake native said Saturday that he's told car owner Robert Yates he won't be back and that he has no plans to race full time again. It's time. It's ...
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Ramblings – Michigan Qualifying Notes:

Jeff Gordon drew the final qualifying spot (and that usually means cooler temps and quicker times) and captured the Bud Pole for Sunday's 3M Performance 400 with a time of 38.090 (189.026 mph). He welcomed back crew chief Steve Letarte with his sixth Bud Pole of the...
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Cup teams testing at Nashville:

Testing at Nashville Superspeedway Tuesday-August 14th include Nextel cup Drivers: #99-Carl Edwards, #9-Kasey Kahne, #7-Robby Gordon, #38-David Gilliland and #21-Bill Elliott. Gordon is the only driver confirmed to test Wednesday-August 15th.(Nashville Superspeedway...
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Goossens practices the #38:

Road-course ace Marc Goosens is practicing the #38 Robert Yates Racing Ford of David Gilliland. Gilliland scraped the wall and made only one lap of practice Friday. Gilliland likely will practice in the second session and race the car, Goosens said. "They want to know...
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Latest on M&M/Snickers leaving Yates rumors:

There's been NASCAR garage buzz recently that Mars Inc. Mars Snack Food U.S., the company that produces M& Ms in Hackettstown, is considering leaving Robert Yates Racing. Yates, which fields the Ford that will be driven by David Gilliland on Sunday, has carried the...
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Rumblings — The Brickyard:

Tony Stewart had a spirited battle with Kevin Harvick today at The Brickyard and bested him in turn two with ten laps to go to post his second win at his historic home-state oval. Tony's win in the Allstate 400 at The Brickyard was his second in a row, the 31st of ...
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Bourdais to Cup? Gilliland re-signed by RYR for 2008 UPDATE:

[Robert] Yates also said that three-time Champ Car series champ Sebastien Bourdais could end up driving for the team [Yates/Newman/Hass/Lanigan Racing]. He could partner with #38-David Gilliland, who just re-signed with the team for 2008. M&M's will not sponsor a car...
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NSSN hooks up with CARA:

National Speed Sport News has chosen to link with CARA Charities for its 2007 charity initiative program. This benevolent program is new to NSSN as of this year, but NSSN's relationship with CARA has been longstanding. While most charity programs rely solely on monetary...
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Gaughan, Crawford, Hornaday among drivers competing at dirt track:

Several drivers will once again participate in Kenny Schrader's annual charity dirt race in Pevely, Mo., on Wednesday, July 25th. Gaughan along with Nextel Cup regulars Dave Blaney, Clint Bowyer, Carl Edwards, David Gilliland, Kevin Harvick, David Reutimann, and Kenny...
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Sadler back with M&M’s? UPDATE:

As far as Elliott Sadler's #19 car, the leading candidate is candymaker M&M's, which currently sponsors David Gilliland and the #38 Robert Yates Racing Ford, a car Sadler used to drive. Sadler was exceptionally popular with M&M's when he drove for Yates and sources...
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Rumblings – Chicago Race Notes:

Tony Stewart dominated the second half of today's USG Sheetrock 400 at Chicagoland Speedway and pulled away from Matt Kenseth on the final restart (with 12 to go) for his first win of the season and the 30th of his Cup career (he's in 20th on the all-time win list). ...
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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...