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#31 back in the winners circle:

Jeff Burton is only the 2nd person to ever win a Cup race running the #31 after winning at Dover on Sept 24, 2006. Robby Gordon [also for RCR] was the last winner in the #31, at Watkins Glen in August 2003 and was the first winner ever in the #31 at New Hampshire in...
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Peters to RCR? UPDATE 3:

Dodge released Timothy Peters as driver of the Craftsman Series #4 truck, Bobby Hamilton Racing announced Tuesday. However, Peters shouldnt be without a ride for long. After racing for two seasons with Bobby Hamilton Racing, Peters is expected to sign with Richard ...
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Dover Race News/Notes:

• Jeff Burton won the Dover 400 at Dover International Speedway, scoring his 18th Nextel Cup victory in his 431st career start. • This is his first victory in 2006 and first at Dover in 26 races here. His most recent victory came at Phoenix in October 2001 – 176 races...
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Jeff Burton wins at Dover:

#31-Jeff Burton won the Dover 400 at Dover International Speedway for his 1st win of 2006 and first in 175 races ago, at Phoenix in Oct 2001, the 18th of his career and vaults the #31 Cingular Wireless driver into the points lead for the first time since May 1999. ...
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Rumblings – Race Notes Dover:

Jeff Burton has been knocking on the door all season and today the #31 Cingular Wireless team kicked that door in. Burton passed Matt Kenseth with six laps to go today at Dover International Speedway and went on to win the Dover 400 by almost 8 seconds, and we beat...
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The Chase Drivers

• Four of the 10 Chase drivers finished in the top 10 in the Dover 400. • Six of the 10 of The Chase drivers changed points positions at Dover. • Jeff Burton climbed from fifth to first in the point standings. He is one of five “first-timers” to compete in The Chase...
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Unofficial “Classic” Points Standings

...the old way, not the Chase after Dover: 1) #17-Matt Kenseth 4068 2) #48-Jimmie Johnson 3898 -170 3) #29-Kevin Harvick 3738 -330 4) #31-Jeff Burton 3658 -410 5) #24-Jeff Gordon 3656 -412 6) #11-Denny Hamlin 3651 -417 7) #6-Mark Martin 3592 -476 8) #8-Dale Earnhardt...
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Unofficial Driver Points Standing

after Dover [28 of 36 races]: #31-Jeff Burton 5351 #24-Jeff Gordon 5345 -6 #17-Matt Kenseth 5333 -18 #11-Denny Hamlin 5333 -18 #29-Kevin Harvick 5297 -54 #6-Mark Martin 5276 -75 #8-Dale Earnhardt Jr. 5249 -102 #48-Jimmie Johnson 5215 -136 #9-Kasey Kahne 5169 -182 #...
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Ex-employee’s lawsuit claims improprieties in engine shop at RCR UPDATE Statement by Childress:

.A lawsuit filed by a former Richard Childress Racing employee includes specific allegations that engines the team used in events at 2006 Speedweeks at Daytona were designed to defeat NASCAR rules. The team denies the allegations. Anthony Corrente, who lost his job...
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Coast Guard will not return to RCR #21 Busch car in 2007:

The United States Coast Guard will not return in 2007 as the primary sponsor of Richard Childress Racings (RCR) #21 Chevrolet in the NASCAR Busch Series. Budget restructuring allocated the proposed funding for the team sponsorship to other areas of the Coast Guard. "...
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Peters to RCR?UPDATE: Confirmed

Dodge released Timothy Peters as driver of the Craftsman Series #4 truck, Bobby Hamilton Racing announced Tuesday. However, Peters shouldnt be without a ride for long. After racing for two seasons with Bobby Hamilton Racing, Peters is expected to sign with Richard ...
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Burton’s Team Claims Pit Crew Win in New Hampshire:

Jeff Burton's #31 pit crew earned its second Checkers/Rally's Double Drive-Thru Challenge win in Sunday's NEXTEL Cup event, helping boost the Chase driver to a seventh-place finish in the Sylvania 300 at New Hampshire International Speedway. "Our pit crew has been ...
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Issue with #29 and #31 cars after race at NHIS UPDATE’s NASCAR denies; RCR & Speed’s statements:

Issue with #29 and #31 cars after race at NHIS UPDATE's NASCAR denies; RCR & Speed's statements: FoxSports/Speed's Bob Dilner reports: have learned that there was an issue with the winning car of #29-Kevin Harvick and also his teammate, #31-Jeff Burton, in postrace...
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New Hampshire Race Notes:

• Kevin Harvick won the Sylvania 300 at New Hampshire International Speedway, scoring his ninth Nextel Cup victory in his 205th career start. • Harvick has posted victories in three of the last six races, also winning at Watkins Glen and Richmond. This is his fourth...
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Unofficial Driver Points Standing

after New Hampshire [27 of 36 races]: #29-Kevin Harvick 5230 #11-Denny Hamlin 5195 -35 #17-Matt Kenseth 5189 -41 #24-Jeff Gordon 5180 -50 #31-Jeff Burton 5166 -64 #6-Mark Martin 5155 -75 #8-Dale Earnhardt Jr. 5149 -81 #9-Kasey Kahne 5120 -110 #48-Jimmie Johnson 5091...
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New Hampshire Qualifying Notes:

• Kevin Harvick won the Nextel Cup Series Bud Pole for the Sylvania 300, lapping New Hampshire International Speedway in 28.793 seconds at 132.282 mph. Ryan Newman holds the track-qualifying record of 28.561 seconds, 133.357 mph - set Sept. 12, 2003. • This is Harvick...
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Peters to RCR?

Dodge released Timothy Peters as driver of the Craftsman Series #4 truck, Bobby Hamilton Racing announced Tuesday. However, Peters shouldn’t be without a ride for long. After racing for two seasons with Bobby Hamilton Racing, Peters is expected to sign with Richard...
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NASCAR considering giving more points to race winners:

When Kasey Kahne came perilously close to not making the Chase For The Nextel Cup despite a series-high five victories, the debate raged during the Richmond race weekend on how a win should affect determining the Chase field. The question: Whether the driver with the...
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NASCAR Drivers to Perform Top Ten List Wed on Letterman UPDATE:

The 10 NASCAR drivers competing in the Chase for the Nextel Cup -- Jeff Burton, Kyle Busch, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jeff Gordon, Denny Hamlin, Kevin Harvick, Jimmie Johnson, Kasey Kahne, Matt Kenseth and Mark Martin -- will present a special Top Ten List on The Late Show...
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Harvick wins at Richmond; Stewart Misses Chase:

#29-Kevin Harvick backed up his Busch Series win on Friday night by taking the win in the Chevy Rock & Roll 400 on Saturday night. He led on 6 different occasions, for 54 laps. He took the lead for the final time on lap 399, passing #5-Kyle Busch, who dominiated...