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Bliss wins pole at Las Vegas:

#20-Mike Bliss broke the track qualifying record Friday with his lap at 171.238 mph to claim the pole for Saturday's Sam's Town 300 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway (4:00pm/et, FX). It's the first NASCAR Busch Series pole for Bliss, who finished 10th in points but without...
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ODDS:

Micah Roberts, of Las Vegas' Station Casinos sports books, has chosen Kevin Harvick and Matt Kenseth as his favorites (3-to-1) to win the NASCAR Busch Series Sam's Town 300 March 6 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Last year's winner, Joe Nemechek, is third at 5-to-1. ...
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Testing at Texas:

Daytona 500 winner Dale Earnhardt Jr. is one of two-dozen drivers scheduled to test at Texas Motor Speedway prior to the Samsung/RadioShack 500 race week. In addition to NASCAR NEXTEL Cup and Busch Series teams, the Crown Royal International Race of Champions (IROC...
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Yeley gets a sponsor for selected Busch race and one Cup race:

Vigoro , a leading brand of premium lawn and garden products for over 80 years, along with The Home Depot, will be the primary sponsors of Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR) driver J.J. Yeley during the 2004 season. Yeley will drive the #18 Vigoro/Home Depot Chevy as part of an...
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Lasoski in a Truck UPDATE:

World of Outlaws sprint-car driver Danny Lasoski plans to enter the Craftsman Truck Series race at Daytona. Lasoski, WoO points champion Steve Kinser and USAC champion J.J. Yeley also received invitations to participate in IROC, a series of equally prepared cars with...
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Why was Markham in the #18 at testing?:

Former Busch Series driver Curtis Markham, now a spotter for Joe Gibbs Racing, tested JGR's #18 Chevrolet Saturday in place of rookie J.J. Yeley. Markham, whose last competitive race was 2000 at Watkins Glen when Jeff Purvis was injured, gets back in the seat of a ...
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Been asked……what’s up with IROC? UPDATES OFFICIAL Announcement..Drivers?:

Series winner gets $1 million New sponsor: Crown Royal Old Tracks Out...except Dayotna New Tracks In: Texas, Richmond and Atlanta Drivers can use their familiar car number Vickers can't run the series Looks for at least 5 Cup drivers, but Jeff Gordon will likely bow...
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J.J. Yeley Named AARWBA Driver of the Year:

USAC Triple Crown titlist J.J. Yeley was named winner of the Jerry Titus Memorial Trophy as driver of the year for 2003. The announcement was the climax of festivities Saturday night at the annual Auto Racing All America Team banquet hosted by the American Auto Racing...
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Speaking of the Chili Bowl:

Cory Kruseman battled past Danny Lasoski at the midway point then held off “The Dude” over the final rounds to win Saturday night’s 18th Annual O’Reilly Chili Bowl Midget Nationals 50-lap feature at Tulsa Expo Raceway. With the victory, ...
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News From Motorsports 2004 Presented By Sunoco:

"The fan and racer motorsports extravaganza." Triple crown winner J.J. Yeley will be at Motorsports 2004 presented by Sunoco to meet his many fans and sign autographs on Sunday, January 18th, 1:00 to 3:00pm/et. Yeley, just recently selected as the Al Holbert Memorial...
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Ryan Newman wins Driver of the Year Award 2003:

Ryan Newman dominated the voting for Speed Channel presents the Driver of the Year 2003. Yet, some might view it as an upset win. It was only the second time in the 37-year history of the award the honor didn't go to a series champion. The last time this happened was...
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Testing at Kentucky:

Kentucky Speedway's weekly calendar shows two teams scheduled to test Wednesday and Thursday. Scheduled to take a Nextel Cup entry both days is Ricky Craven in PPI Motorsports' #32 Chevrolet. J.J. Yeley, the United States Auto Club standout signed this fall by Joe ...
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Testing at Las Vegas:

Some of the biggest names in NASCAR have signed up to test at Las Vegas Motor Speedway Jan. 26-29, 2004 in preparation for the UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series event and Sam’s Town 300 NASCAR Busch Series race. Seven of the eight active series champions...
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Yeley’s NASCAR Debut at Vegas?

New Joe Gibbs Racing hire JJ Yeley likely will make his NASCAR debut in March at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Yeley, 27, said Wednesday in a conference call that tentative plans are for him to make his stock car debut in a Busch Series race [#18 MBNA Chevy]. "Originally...
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Yeley’s NASCAR Debut at Vegas?

New Joe Gibbs Racing hire JJ Yeley likely will make his NASCAR debut in March at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Yeley, 27, said Wednesday in a conference call that tentative plans are for him to make his stock car debut in a Busch Series race [#18 MBNA Chevy]. "Originally...
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Changes at Gibbs?

hearing Joe Gibbs Racing has been interviewing potential crew chiefs for #18 Busch/ARCA Chevy for J.J. Yeley and the #20 Busch Chevy for Mike Bliss. Been told the Busch #18 and #20 teams have recently merged into the same location and Doug Hewitt will crew chief one...
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Yeley wins Triple Crown:

J.J. Yeley [new Joe Gibbs Racing driver] became USAC’s fourth “Triple Crown” driving champion Saturday night, joining Tony Stewart as the only drivers in history to win all three USAC National driving titles -- Silver Crown, Sprint Car and Midgets -- in one season. ...
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Yeley signs with Gibbs to run A-B-C sched in 2004 UPDATE 2:

JJ Yeley, the 26-year-old USAC national sprint-car champ and Silver Crown champ, has signed a contract to join Joe Gibbs' team next season, team sources confirmed yesterday, though the announcement isn't expected for a few weeks. JJ, whose real name is Christopher ...
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Yeley signed with Gibbs:

JJ Yeley, the 26-year-old USAC national sprint-car champ and Silver Crown champ, has signed a contract to join Joe Gibbs' team next season, team sources confirmed yesterday, though the announcement isn't expected for a few weeks. JJ, whose real name is Christopher ...
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And what is up with theYeley rumor?

For weeks, representatives of NASCAR Winston Cup Series owner Joe Gibbs and J.J. Yeley have engaged in contract talks, but a deal has yet to be finalized. Speculation is Yeley, who is on the verge of capturing the U.S. Auto Club Triple Crown (Silver Crown, sprint car...