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Kurt Busch’s Team Collects Pit Crew Win in Talladega:

#2 crew earns first Checkers/Rally's Double Drive-Thru Challenge victory of season. Kurt Busch's over-the-wall crew became the fifth team of the season to win the Checkers/Rally's Double Drive-Thru Challenge by collecting the win in Sunday's Aaron's 499 at Talladega...
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After 9 races in 2004-2006 worst spot a future chaser was?

with #9-Kasey Kahne, 31st in drivers championship points after 9 races, the question has been, after 9 races in the three previous Chase's, what was the worst spot a future Chaser [in that season] was in after the 9th race? In 2006 after the 9th race, #11-Hamlin was...
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Unofficial Driver Points Top-12 Standing

after Talladega [9 of 36 races]: #24-Jeff Gordon 1521 #31-Jeff Burton 1318 -203 #17-Matt Kenseth 1292 -229 #48-Jimmie Johnson 1290 -231 #11-Denny Hamlin 1189 -332 #20-Tony Stewart 1078 -443 #26-Jamie McMurray 1059 -462 #5-Kyle Busch 1054 -467 #29-Kevin Harvick 1052...
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Rumblings – Talladega Race Notes:

We had a green/white/checker finish today at Talladega Superspeedway....and we didn't make it a mile into the final five before it was over. Jeff Gordon won the Aaron's 510 today under caution to give him his second win of the season, his 5th at Talladega, and the ...
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Talladega Superspeedway: Fast Facts

.. Jeff Gordon won the Aaron's 499, his 77th victory in 483 Nextel Cup Series races. .. Gordon moved into sole possession of sixth place on the all-time winners list, breaking a tie with Dale Earnhardt. .. This is his second victory and eighth top-10 finish in 2007...
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Talladega Rookie Notes & News:

#15-Paul Menard was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the April 21 Subway Fresh Fit 500 at Phoenix International Raceway. Menard scored a 25th-place finish and took top rookie honors for the first time in 2007. Juan Pablo Montoya leads David Ragan by five points (...
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Raker back as Kurt Busch’s crew chief this week:

Troy Raker will again be standing in for #2 Miller Lite Dodge crew chief Roy McCauley this weekend at Phoenix as Roy is spending time with wife, Amy, who is battling cancer. Kurt Busch drives the #2 Dodge for Penske Racing, sone facts aboyt Raker: Joined Ford Motor...
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Nextel Cup races where winner led last lap only

(since 2000); Texas: #31-Jeff Burton; 2nd: #17-Matt Kenseth, 4/2007 Las Vegas: #48-Jimmie Johnson; 2nd: #17-Kenseth, 3/2006 Homestead: #18-Bobby Labonte; 2nd: #29-Kevin Harvick, 11/2003 Darlington: #32-Ricky Craven; 2nd: #97-Kurt Busch (ESPN2's NASCAR Now and research...
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After 6 races in 2004-2006 worst spot a future chaser was?

with #9-Kasey Kahne, 34th in drivers championships points after 6 races, the question has been, after 6 races in the three previous Chase's, what was the worst spot a future Chaser [in that season] was in after that 6th race? In 2006 after the 6th race, #11-Denny Hamlin...
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Kurt Busch, Biffle, Petty, Sadler names hosts for PRN’s Fast Talk:

The Performance Racing Network announced today a powerful new lineup for Fast Talk, the popular Monday night show now in its 15th year on the air. A star-studded lineup of Nextel Cup drivers will host the show on a rotating weekly basis including: * Former Nextel Cup...
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Talladega-Texaco Walk of Fame Nominees Named and Voting:

Online fan voting begins April 15 for this year's Talladega-Texaco Walk of Fame honorees, and on Saturday, Oct. 6, two new names will be added to this prestigious list. The Talladega-Texaco Walk of Fame in downtown Talladega is both a focal point saluting NASCAR's ...
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Texas Rookie News and Notes:

#6-David Ragan was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the April 1 Goody's Cool Orange 500 at Martinsville Motor Speedway. Ragan finished 15th and took top rookie honors for the fourth time in six races. Ragan claimed a $5,000 award at Martinsville as part of the Raybestos...
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Roy McCauley Taking Leave of Absense; Troy Raker Interim #2 Crew Chief:

Troy Raker has been named the interim leader of the #2 Miller Lite Dodge Team with driver Kurt Busch as crew chief Roy McCauley will be spending more time with wife, Amy, who is battling cancer. "Amy has been winning her fight with Leukemia since it was first diagnosed...
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Richmond Testing Day 2 Afternoon:

Testing has wrapped up at Richmond International Raceway. The final session Wednesday afternoon had 59 cars with 48 drivers/teams. #2-Kurt Busch (Dodge) was the fastest of the session with a speed of 123.141 followed by #42A-Montoya (Dodge), #31A-Burton (Chevy), #22A...
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Richmond Testing Day 2 Afternoon:

Testing has wrapped up at Richmond International Raceway. The final session Wednesday afternoon had 59 cars with 48 drivers/teams. #2-Kurt Busch (Dodge) was the fastest of the session with a speed of 123.141 followed by #42A-Montoya (Dodge), #31A-Burton (Chevy), #22A...
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Young drivers put COT to the test:

They've never competed in a NASCAR Nextel Cup race, and they won't be racing at Bristol, but three drivers could have an impact on what happens in the series' first Car of Tomorrow race Sunday. Landon Cassill, 17, graduated last month from high school in Cedar Rapids...
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Engines Dyno’d at Atlanta:

NASCAR tested eight cars on the chassis dyno after the race to see if there is a measurable loss in power after a 500-mile race with the recent switch to unleaded fuel. Cars tested were those of winner #48-Jimmie Johnson, #20-Tony Stewart, #17-Matt Kenseth, #99-Carl...
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American Idol’s Simon Cowell to be judged by drivers on 60 minutes:

#2-Kurt Busch, #15-Michael Waltrip and Racing Legend Mario Andretti will be the "judges" who critique Simon Cowell's high-speed driving abilities in a segment in Sunday's edition of "60 Minutes" on CBS, the show airs at 7:00pm/et. Cowell will be behind the wheel of...
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New NASCAR Reality TV Show:

Gillette is taking its Young Guns group of marketable NASCAR racers beyond the 30-second commercial and into reality TV. The razor maker is producing a prime-time reality show called Fast Cars and Super Stars: Gillette Young Guns Celebrity Race. The show is slated...
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Rumblings – Las Vegas Race Notes:

So much for all that Friday Night talk about this being a Dodge track... Jimmie Johnson dominated late after teammate Jeff Gordon controlled the middle of the race, and the Hendrick Motorsports Chevies ran one-two today at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Jimmie Johnson made...