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Stewart, Yeley & Hamlin to help open Arena Racing season:

Stewart, Yeley & Hamlin to help open Arena Racing season: Arena Racing USA will open its inaugural, 15-race season in Charlotte, N.C., on Wed., Oct 11 at the Cricket Arena on Independence Blvd. Among the participants will be the three drivers from Joe Gibbs Racing...
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California Rookie Notes:

#11-Denny Hamlin was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the August 26 Sharpie 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway. Hamlin took the honor for the 13th time this season and was the only first-year driver to finish inside the top-10. He leads Clint Bowyer by 53 points (244...
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Joe Gibbs Racing Working on 2007 Busch Plans:

Joe Gibbs Racing Director of Busch Series Operations Steve deSouza said Aug. 18 that Aric Almirola would probably drive "around 15-plus" races in 2007 as the team realigns its Busch efforts. "But the plan right now is [for] him to run the full truck series," deSouza...
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COT testing at Michigan UPDATE 2:

the Car of Tomorrow [COT] will be tested at Michigan International Speedway on Monday, August 21st, including #17-Matt Kenseth [Ford], #2-Kurt Busch [Dodge], #24-Jeff Gordon [Chevy] and #55-Michael Waltrip, with Waltrip testing a Toyota for Michael Waltrip Racing, ...
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COT testing at Michigan UPDATE 2:

the Car of Tomorrow [COT] will be tested at Michigan International Speedway on Monday, August 21st, including #17-Matt Kenseth [Ford], #2-Kurt Busch [Dodge], #24-Jeff Gordon [Chevy] and #55-Michael Waltrip, with Waltrip testing a Toyota for Michael Waltrip Racing, ...
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Indy Goodyear Tire Notes UPDATE 2 Caution at lap 15:

The Indianapolis Motor Speedway is the only track on the circuit at which this combination will be run this season . . . as on all NASCAR ovals greater than one mile in length, teams are required to run inner liners in all four tire positions at IMS . . . air pressure...
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Indy Qualifying Notes:

• Jeff Burton won the NEXTEL Cup Series Bud Pole for the Allstate 400 at the Brickyard, lapping Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 49.240 seconds at 182.778 mph. Casey Mears holds the trackqualifying record of 48.311 seconds, 186.293 mph - set Aug. 7, 2004. • This is Burton...
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Sponsorship changes at the #18?

Sponsorship changes at the #18? The #18 Chevy of J.J. Yeley could see its sponsorship split among three companies — including Interstate Batteries — each of whom would be the primary sponsor for 12 races and an associate for the remaining 24.(Speed Channel)(8-5-2006...
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Teams Test at VIR:

A number of Nextel Cup and Busch series teams tested Tuesday and Wednesday at VIRginia International Raceway in preparation for the upcoming races at Watkins Glen International on August 5-6. On Tuesday, Evernham Motorsports (#9, Kasey Kahne; #10, Scott Riggs; #19, ...
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Edwards Could be Only Driver Doing Double Duty in 2007:

Carl Edwards wants to run both the full Nextel Cup and Busch Series schedules again in 2007 but Roush Racing's plans for next year are not solidified. Edwards is the only one of seven drivers who currently drive in both series who has expressed a desire to do so again...
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Tony Stewart Foundation Donates another $1 Million for Victory Junction:

#20-Tony Stewart today announced his foundation's second donation of $1 million to the Victory Junction Gang Camp. Located in Randleman, N.C., the Victory Junction Gang Camp is dedicated to creating empowering experiences for children with chronic or life-threatening...
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New Hampshire Rookie Notes:

#41-Reed Sorenson was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the July 9 USG Sheetrock 400 at Chicagoland Speedway. Sorenson scored a seventh-place finish, his fourth top-10 in 20 career Nextel Cup Series starts and his second in the last four races. He led the race once...
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Chicago Race Notes:

• Jeff Gordon won the USG Sheetrock 400 at Chicagoland Speedway, scoring his 75th NASCAR NEXTEL Cup victory in his 455th career start. • Gordon remained seventh on NASCAR’s all-time winners list, but is now just one victory behind sixth-place Dale Earnhardt. • This...
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Fifty-One Nextel Cup Drivers to Test at Indy July 10-12:

Testing for the 13th Allstate 400 at the Brickyard will take place Monday, July 10, Tuesday, July 11 and Wednesday, July 12 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. A total of 51 Nextel Cup Series drivers are scheduled to test on those days. Teams can only test a maximum...
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Yeley to Drive VESIcare Scheme at Chicago:

To bring attention to the condition of overactive bladder (OAB), Astellas Pharma US, Inc. (Astellas) and GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) are working together with driver J.J. Yeley, who will be driving #18 Joe Gibbs Racing Chevy at Chicagoland Speedway. The sponsorship is part...
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Harvick & Bowyer skipping Happy Hour:

Harvick & Bowyer skipping Happy Hour: #29-Kevin Harvick and #07-Clint Bowyer will skip Saturday morning's final 45-minute Nextel Cup practice session at Infineon Raceway to give them a little extra time to get to The Milwaukee Mile for the Busch Series race that...
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More testing at VIR for road course prep:

A number of Nextel Cup teams visited VIRginia International Raceway this week to work on their road-course set-ups for the upcoming races at Infineon Raceway in Sonoma, Calif., and Watkins Glen International in Watkins Glen, N.Y. On Tuesday, Joe Gibbs Racing (#20-Tony...
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Gibbs not stopping Stewart’s other races, but not happy with it:

[#11,#18,#20] Car owner Joe Gibbs says he won't keep #20-Tony Stewart from running in races other than Nextel Cup events, but Gibbs is not fond of the practice as his driver recovers from a broken shoulder blade. Stewart's injury was discovered after he crashed in ...
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Gibbs Will Allow Stewart to Continue Running Busch Races:

As Tony Stewart recovers from a broken shoulder blade, don't look for him to slow down much. Car owner Joe Gibbs says he won't keep Stewart from running in races other than Nextel Cup events. Gibbs is not fond of his Cup drivers competing in other series. Gibbs says...
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Gibbs teams up with Arena Racing:

Arena Racing USA, which has been sanctioning indoor stock car races in Virginia since 2003 at the Hampton Coliseum and the Norfolk Scope, has partnered with Joe Gibbs Racing to expand arena racing to Charlotte, and eventually, cities across America. Arena Racing USA...