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Childress expects to sign Harvick by end of month:

Richard Childress expects to have Sprint Cup points leader #29-Kevin Harvick signed to a new deal by the Coca-Cola 600 at the end of the month. "Yeah, we're pretty far down the road," the owner of Richard Childress Racing said of negotiations before Friday's Cup practice...
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Some Chassis selections for Darlington:

• #1-Jamie McMurray: Crew Chief Kevin "Bono" Manion has elected to bring chassis #1006 to Darlington this weekend. This chassis is brand new. • #2-Kyle Busch: Driver Kurt Busch, crew chief Steve Addington and the "Blue Deuce" crew will be racing their "PRS...
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Darlington Rookie Notes:

#38-Kevin Conway [will be back in the #37 at Darlington] was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the May 1 Crown Royal Presents the Heath Calhoun 400 at Richmond International Raceway, posting a 37th-place finish. Conway leads Terry Cook [out of a full-time ride] by...
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Generations of NASCAR Luminaries to Attend Grand Opening:

NASCAR Hall of Fame officials released the names of NASCAR drivers, owners and executives planning to participate in the Tuesday, May 11 grand opening of the 150,000-square-foot facility in uptown Charlotte, N.C. As part of the historic day, 15 lucky customers will...
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2010 Sprint Cup Driver Championship Points Standings:

[after Richmond, race 10 of 36]: rank, car#, driver, points, behind 1) #29-Kevin Harvick [1 win], 1467 2) #48-Jimmie Johnson [3 wins] 1457, -10 3) #18-Kyle Busch [1 win], 1358, -109 4) #17-Matt Kenseth, 1348, -119 5) #16-Greg Biffle, 1334, -133 6) #24-Jeff Gordon, ...
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Penske says Hornish will be back in 2011:

Penske Racing owner Roger Penske said he plans to have Sam Hornish Jr. return to the organizations Sprint Cup stable in 2011. A three-time Indy Racing League champion, Hornish is in his third full season in the series and the last year of his contract. To re-sign Hornish...
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2010 Sprint Cup Driver Points Standings:

[after Talladega, race 9 of 36]: rank, car#, driver, points, behind 1) #48-Jimmie Johnson [3 wins] 1323 2) #29-Kevin Harvick [1 win], 1297, -26 3) #16-Greg Biffle, 1237, -86 4) #17-Matt Kenseth, 1224, -99 5) #18-Kyle Busch, 1163, -160 6) #5-Mark Martin, 1154, -169 ...
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Kurt Busch signs long term deal, no terms mentioned:

no terms or length mentioned but Penske Racing's Kurt Busch confirmed that he has signed a multi-year agreement with Penske Racing to drive the #22 Shell/Pennzoil Dodge Charger beginning in 2011. From a Dodge Motorsports transcript...in part: WHEN WAS YOUR CONTRACT...
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Harvick: Burned Bridges with RCR? UPDATE denied:

Richard Childress Racing has probably lost its faint chance to keep Kevin Harvick on the heels of Wednesday's devastating announcement that Shell/Pennzoil is moving to Penske Racing in 2011 to sponsor Kurt Busch in the Sprint Cup Series. RCR already faced a serious...
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Earnhardt Jr.s Crew Captures Tissot Pit Road Award in Texas:

Dale Earnhardt Jr.s over-the-wall crew won the Tissot Pit Road Precision Award in Mondays (April 19) rain-delayed Samsung Mobile 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup race at the lighting-fast Texas Motor Speedway. The #88 crews solid performance helped Earnhardt earn an eighth-place...
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Harvick: Burned Bridges with RCR?:

Richard Childress Racing has probably lost its faint chance to keep Kevin Harvick on the heels of Wednesday's devastating announcement that Shell/Pennzoil is moving to Penske Racing in 2011 to sponsor Kurt Busch in the Sprint Cup Series. RCR already faced a serious...
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Keselowski to the #2; Budweiser to RCR?:

Kurt Busch has signed a multiyear extension with Penske Racing that includes moving from the #2 car with Miller Lite as his primary sponsor into the #22 with Shell/Pennzoil as the sponsor, team officials said on Wednesday. Brad Keselowski will move from Penske's #12...
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Shell/Pennzoil sponsorship moves to Penske Racing in 2011:

Shell Oil Company and Penske Corporation announce a multi-year cross business alliance starting in the 2011 racing season. The new alliance allows Shell and Pennzoil to expand their motorsports presence as it includes a primary sponsorship with Kurt Busch and the #...
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Keselowski to the #2; Budweiser to RCR?:

Kurt Busch has signed a multiyear extension with Penske Racing that includes moving from the #2 car with Miller Lite as his primary sponsor into the #22 with Shell/Pennzoil as the sponsor, team officials said on Wednesday. Brad Keselowski will move from Penske's #12...
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Texas Facts and Notes:

'¢ Denny Hamlin won the Samsung Mobile 500 at Texas Motor Speedway. It was Hamlin's 10th series victory in his 159th start. He joins Jimmie Johnson as only the second multiple-race winner of the season. It was Hamlin's first win at Texas in his 10th start there. '...
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Reports: Pennzoil/Shell to leave RCR…to Penske?:

Shell/Pennzoil is expected to leave Richard Childress Racing and driver #29-Kevin Harvick at the end of the season and will sponsor a car at Penske Racing '“ likely for 2004 Sprint Cup champion #2-Kurt Busch '“ beginning in 2011, according to sources familiar with...
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Kurt Busch to test at GMP:

#2-Kurt Busch, crew chief Steve Addington and crew are expected to be testing again at Gresham Motorsports Park this week (Wednesday, April 21). They are scheduled to be testing their "PRS-709" Miller Lite Dodge Charger. That car debuted at Bristol on March 21 (led...
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2010 Sprint Cup Driver Points Standings:

[after Texas, race 8 of 36]: rank, car#, driver, points, behind 1) #48-Jimmie Johnson, [3 wins] 1248 2) #17-Matt Kenseth, 1140, -108 3) #16-Greg Biffle, 1120, -128 4) #29-Kevin Harvick, 1107, -141 5) #24-Jeff Gordon, 1028, -220 6) #18-Kyle Busch, 1020, -228 7) #88-...
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Childress in talks with Harvick, no Kahne:

Richard Childress is still in talks with #29-Kevin Harvick in hopes of keeping him with Richard Childress Racing in 2011. Childress doesn't expect his 2011 driver lineup to include Kasey Kahne. Rick Hendrick has signed Kahne for 2011 but must find him a ride in a Chevrolet...
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Texas Goodyear Tire Notes:

Teams in both the NASCAR Sprint Cup and Nationwide Series will run the same combination of left- and right-side tires at Texas this weekend . . . this is the first time teams have run either of these two tire codes . . . compared to the tire set-up NASCAR teams ran...