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Notes/Facts after Texas Motor Speedway:

Kyle Busch won the O'Reilly Challenge at Texas Motor Speedway, posting his 29th career victory in his 171st series start. Busch's 29 wins rank fourth all-time. He won his fourth consecutive series race at Texas Motor Speedway. The last driver to win four straight at...

Bobby Labonte could return to #71, but still looking:

Former Cup champion [2000] Bobby Labonte said he has liked working with the TRG Motorsports team in the few races he has run in the #71 Chevy this year and it has shown him enough to make that car a possible seat for him in 2010. Now whether he actually drives for ...

Wingo to stay at Roush:

#26 Crew chief Donnie Wingo appears to be headed back to Roush Fenway Racing next season in a capacity still to be determined. Wingo's future with the organization has been uncertain since it was revealed in late July that driver Jamie McMurray's #26 team would go ...

Goodyear News Release — Daytona test:

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company brought 17 NASCAR Sprint Cup drivers to the Daytona International Speedway for a test this past Monday and Tuesday for Daytona 500. The goal was to build upon the information gathered during a test at Daytona on September 22-23 and...

Some Chassis selections for Texas:

compiled from some pre-Texas press releases, some chassis selections and history: #00-David Reutimann will run chassis #625 this week. This Aaron's Dream Machine has seen action in three races with a best finish of 4th at Las Vegas. #07-Casey Mears will pilot Chassis...

Two-Day Goodyear Tire Test For 2010 Daytona 500 Wraps Up:

On Monday and Tuesday [Nov 2-3], 17 drivers with 18 cars were in attendance for a two-day Goodyear tire test at Daytona International Speedway in advance of the 2010 Daytona 500. The list of drivers testing tire compounds for Goodyear included #17-Matt Kenseth, #88...

New driver of #1 announced this week?

An announcement on the driver that will replace #1-Martin Truex Jr. could come this week, sources close to the situation said. Jamie McMurray, who is losing his ride at Roush Fenway Racing because the organization has to reach the four-car cap, is one candidate. Bobby...

Notes/Facts after Talladega Superspeedway:

# Jamie McMurray won the AMP Energy 500 at Talladega Superspeedway. This marked McMurray's first win in 15 races at Talladega. # McMurray became the 14th different race winner in 2009. # This was the first victory by a Ford since Matt Kenseth won at California in February...

New driver of #1 announced this week?

An announcement on the driver that will replace #1-Martin Truex Jr. could come this week, sources close to the situation said. Jamie McMurray, who is losing his ride at Roush Fenway Racing because the organization has to reach the four-car cap, is one candidate. Bobby...

McMurray wins at Talladega:

#26-Jamie McMurray won the AMP Energy 500 at Talladega Superspeedway under a green-white-checkered finish that ended under caution for his 1st win of the season and third of his career. #9-Kahne finished 2nd, followed by #20-Logano, #16-Biffle, #31-Burton, #48-Johnson...

Race Fast Facts – Talladega Superspeedway:

Jamie McMurray won the AMP Energy 500, his third victory in 255 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races. This is his first victory and fifth top-10 finish in 2009. This is his first victory and fifth top-10 finish in 15 races at Talladega Superspeedway. The 26 different leaders...

NASCAR History:

Oct. 26 -- 2002: Two weeks after winning his first Cup race in his second start, Jamie McMurray wins his first Nationwide Series race, the Aaron's 312 at Atlanta. He leads only the final lap -- when race leader Joe Nemechek runs out of gas -- and wins by 10.796 seconds...

McMurray close to signing new deal? UPDATE:

hearing that Jamie McMurray is close to signing a deal to drive the #1 Earnhardt Ganassi Racing Chevy in 2010, announcement could come the week following Martinsville.(10-21-2009) UPDATE: It's not etched in stone, but the speculation surrounding Jamie McMurray-to-Earnhardt...

Where may some of the drivers looking end up in 2010?

Those drivers looking for rides in 2010 #07-Casey Mears, #96/71-Bobby Labonte, #43-Reed Sorenson and #12-David Stremme qualified sixth, eighth, ninth and 11th, respectively at Martinsville. How their futures pan out could depend on the status of Jamie McMurray, who...

Martinsville Rookie Notes:

#20-Joey Logano was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the October 17 NASCAR Banking 500 at Lowe's Motor Speedway. Logano scored a fifth-place finish, his second top-five and sixth top-10 finish this season and grabbed top rookie honors for the 22nd time this season...

McMurray close to signing new deal?:

hearing that Jamie McMurray is close to signing a deal to drive the #1 Earnhardt Ganassi Racing Chevy in 2010, announcement could come the week following Martinsville.(10-21-2009)...

2010 #1 driver to be named soon:

Earnhardt Ganassi Racing is close to naming a driver for the #1 car next season and it apparently won't be Jamie McMurray, as has been widely speculated. A source close to the situation said McMurray, whose contract at Roush Fenway Racing is up after this season, no...

NASCAR History:

Oct. 6 -- 2002: Subbing for injured Sterling Marlin, Jamie McMurray makes his first Cup Series start, finishing 26th in the EA Sports 500 at Talladega. As excited as McMurray undoubtedly was, it's nothing compared with the next week when he shocks everyone by winning...

Jeremiah Weed Sweet Tea to sponsor McMurray at LMS:

Jeremiah Weed Southern Style Sweet Tea announced that it will be coming along for the ride at Lowe's Motor Speedway on October 17 as primary sponsor of the #26 Roush Fenway Ford driven by Jamie McMurray. In the process, the brand also becomes the first vodka to sponsor...

Braun Racing to compete in five Cup races in 2010:

Team owner Todd Braun said his Braun Racing team will attempt five NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races next year, including the season-opening Daytona 500. Braun, which fields three teams in the Nationwide Series [#10-, #32, & #38], entered a Cup car for two races in 2005...