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New Crew Chief for #90; David Green Hired as Spotter:

Cully Barraclough has been named crew chief of the #90 CitiFinancial Ford. He replaces interim crew chief, Skip Eyler, who returns to his original position in RYRs engineering development program. Barraclough previously served as a crew chief in the NASCAR Busch Series...
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Martin says he will NOT drive the #6 in 2007 UPDATE 2 to the #88? UPDATE 3 Denied….MORE:

Mark Martin on Friday said that he will not drive the #6 Roush Racing Ford in 2007. "I'm not worried about next year, but I will tell you this: there never has been -- ever -- a consideration for me to drive the 6 car in 2007," Martin said. "Everybody's in this frenzy...
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Gilliland to run #25 Busch car in 2007?

hearing that David Gilliland, driver of the #38 M&M's Ford of Robert Yates Racing, will drive either a part or full-time 2007 Busch Series schedule in the #25 Team Rensi Ford. The team recently announced that current driver Aston Lewis would not return in 2007 and ...
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Gilliland to Replace Leicht in #90 at Richmond:

Robert Yates Racing announced today that David Gilliland will replace Stephen Leicht in the #90 CitiFinancial Ford for this Fridays Emerson 250 at Richmond. In an effort to improve the chassis setups at Robert Yates Racing in both the Busch and Cup cars, we felt by...
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Gilliland to run #25 Busch car in 2007?

hearing that David Gilliland, driver of the #38 M&M's Ford of Robert Yates Racing, will drive either a part or full-time 2007 Busch Series schedule in the #25 Team Rensi Ford. The team recently announced that current driver Aston Lewis would not return in 2007 ...
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Rumblings – California:

How big would the margin of victory have been without the penalty? Kasey Kahne dominated tonight's SONY HD 500 at California Speedway, leading eight times for 130 laps, and pulled away to a 3.4 second victory in the Nextel Cup event.....in spite of getting caught for...
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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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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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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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M&M’S Chocolate Candies Names Gilliland Driver Of The #38:

M&M’S Chocolate Candies Names Gilliland Driver Of The #38: Masterfoods USA announced Friday that David Gilliland will be the new driver for its M&M’S Chocolate Candies sponsored entry in the Nextel Cup series effective immediately. Gilliland will be behind ...
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Sadler out at RYR as of Monday? Gilliland in at MIS? UPDATE 2:

Elliott Sadler cleaned out his locker Monday at Robert Yates Racing, clearing the way for David Gilliland to take over the #38 M&M's Ford. Gilliland, 30, will make his second Nextel Cup start, his first for RYR, Sunday in the GFS Marketplace 400 at Michigan International...
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Testing at Kentucky UPDATE:

#66-Jeff Green, #23-Bill Lester, #1-Martin Truex Jr., Evernham Motorsports [no driver/team# listed] and #38-RYR,driver TBA [Gilliland?] are scheduled to test at Kentucky Speedway on Tuesday, August 15th.(Kentucky Speedway PR), Gilliland is rumored to be testing the...
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More news on Mayfield:

It has been reported that Jeremy Mayfield (released by Ray Evernham Friday) might be in the #38 Robert Yates Racing Ford beginning this week at Michigan. Mayfield certainly seems to be available. However, it appears David Gilliland, who has been working his way through...
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Gilliland in the #38 at Michigan or is it Mayfield…as fill in?:

Busch series driver David Gilliland will replace Elliott Sadler as the driver of the #38 M&M's Ford for Robert Yates Racing, beginning next Sunday in the GFS Marketplace 400 in Brooklyn, Mich., ESPN's Mike Massaro reports. Sadler previously announced he was leaving...
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Mayfield out..totally at Evernham? UPDATE 2 yep:

hearing Evernham Motorsports has released #19 driver Jeremy Mayfield from driving duties for the rest of the season, no word if the contract situation has been resolved if he has been released....or if he will drive again this season in the Cup series.(8-10-2006) UPDATE...
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Ford Re-evaluating their plans:

Roush Racing and Ford officials say they are re-evaluating their plans in the face of a) the Toyota challenge, b) the debacle at Robert Yates Racing, and c) the failure of some young recruits to pan out, thus leaving holes open at Yates's and, possibly, Roush's. Sources...
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Gilliland signed? with Yates? #28? UPDATE 3 – Press Conference postponed:

hearing Busch Series driver, David Gilliland has signed with Robert Yates Racing to run in Nextel Cup in 2007, no word if it is the #38, #88 or #90. Supposedly the announcement will come at Indy next week.(7-28-2006) UPDATE: All signs are indicating that former Chino...
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Clay Andrews Racing Shuts Down:

Clay Andrews Racing (CAR), the team the stunned the stock car world on a memorable night in Sparta, Kentucky, is closing the doors on the Statesville, NC shop that they have been leasing from Travis Carter. We put our heart, soul and resources into David Gilliland, ...
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Gilliland to Drive for Yates at IRP:

David Gilliland has been signed to a one-race deal to pilot the #90 CitiFinancial Ford on August 5th at OReilly Raceway Park. Robert Yates Racing selected Gilliland to substitute for driver Stephen Leicht as he will be attempting to qualify the #90 CitiFinancial Ford...
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Gilliland to Yates? UPDATEs:

David Gilliland, who has won one Busch Series race, said yesterday he has been contacted by several teams for next year. The Charlotte Observer reported that one of those teams was Robert Yates Racing, reporting that Yates had extended Gilliland an offer to replace...