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Kyle vs. Kurt after 125 races…Kurt leads:

Even though 23-year-old #18-Kyle Busch is definitely the hottest driver on the circuit right now, but the truth is that big brother #2-Kurt Busch had won more races at the same point in his career. Saturday night's Darlington race was the 125th career Cup race for ...
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Kurt Busch’s Superdome opens soon:

The "Grand Opening" of the new Kurt Busch Superdome at the Victory Junction Gang Camp is set for Tuesday, May 20 at 2:00pm/et. The project was announced in May 2006, with Kurt announcing the donation of the initial $1 million in support of the project. The 28,000 ...
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Darlington Rookie Notes:

#01-Regan Smith was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the May 3 Crown Royal 400 at Richmond International Raceway. Smith scored a 21st-place finish and captured top rookie honors for the fifth time in 10 races this season. He has been the top Raybestos Rookie in ...
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Testing at Lowe’s Motor Speedway is over:

Sprint Cup testing at Lowe's Motor Speedway ended Tuesday evening, with 51 cars running laps, the fastest was #26-McMurray at 185.720mph in a Ford followed by the Dodge of #12B-Newman, the Toyota of #84-Allmendinger, #66B-Riggs in a Chevy and the Dodge of #10-Carpentier...
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No additional penalties for Hamlin, Waltrip:

#11-Denny Hamlin won't be further penalized for intentionally bringing out a late caution in Saturday night's race at Richmond even though there is precedent for it. No further penalty also is expected against #55-Michael Waltrip for intentionally wrecking #5-Casey...
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Chase Notes:

Matt Kenseth's third Bottom 10 finish in 9 races put him back to 19th in the race to the chase and 120 points out of 12th, but the Killer Bees need look back no farther than 2005, when they made up more than 13 spots and 192 points after race #9. Still, the 17 car ...
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Race Fever 2008 Raises over $171,000 thanks to Drivers and Fans:

More than 1,300 race fans, from 30 states and Canada, helped raise over $171,000 to benefit the Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind (AIDB) Foundation at the 23rd Annual Race Fever. Race Fever was held Friday evening, April 25, in the Speed Channel Dome at the International...
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Stewart to leave JGR? UPDATE 3 statements Gibbs and Stewart:

Sources tell Sports Illustrated that #20-Tony Stewart is working on the final stages of a deal to move from Joe Gibbs Racing to Haas CNC next season. Considering the ramifications of such a move, no one's admitting anything quite yet, as you'd expect. When reached ...
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Talladega Rookie Notes:

#77-Sam Hornish Jr. was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race at Phoenix. Hornish Jr. scored a 20th-place finish and took top rookie honors for the third time this season. Hornish Jr. leads #01-Regan Smith by three points (78-75) in the Raybestos Rookie standings entering...
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Tire test scheduled at Indy: UPDATE:

Goodyear has scheduled a NASCAR tire test at IMS for April 22-23. Data learned from #48-Jimmie Johnson (Chevrolet), #2-Kurt Busch (Dodge) and #83-Brian Vickers (Toyota) will be used by Goodyear to select the tires it brings to the Allstate 400 at the Brickyard on July...
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Tire test scheduled at Indy:

Goodyear has scheduled a NASCAR tire test at IMS for April 22-23. Data learned from #48-Jimmie Johnson (Chevrolet), #2-Kurt Busch (Dodge) and #83-Brian Vickers (Toyota) will be used by Goodyear to select the tires it brings to the Allstate 400 at the Brickyard on July...
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Kurt Busch and team keeping busy:

#2-Kurt Busch, crew chief Pat Tryson and team will be busy testing during the next few weeks. "We know that test time is extremely important in our effort to get better with this car and we're committed to doing what it takes to be competing up front," said Tryson...
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NASCAR said NO to a #44 – #00 pts swap:

David Reutimann wanted to keep the points he earned in the #00 car during the first five races of the Sprint Cup season as he makes the switch to the #44 driven by Dale Jarrett for Sunday's race at Martinsville Speedway. NASCAR said no. "They wouldn't let us switch...
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#21 Crew chief leaves team:

Gene Nead, crew chief for the #21 Wood Brothers Racing Sprint Cup car, has left the team, team officials confirmed Monday morning. Nead joined the Wood Brothers in November 2007 after a stint with Robby Gordon Motorsports. With a variety of drivers this year - Bill...
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Top 12 after five races..a year ago:

and where they finished: 1) #24-Gordon [2nd] 2) #31-Burton [8th] 3) #48-Johnson [1st] 4) #17-Kenseth [4th] 5) #29-Harvick [10th] 6) #5-Kyle Busch [now #18] [5th] 7) #01-Martin [now #8][part time 27th] 8) #07-Bowyer [3rd] 9) #11-Hamlin [12th] 10) #99-Edwards [9th] 11...
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Vickers clinches top 35….after next race:

With #83-Brian Vickers team being 211 points ahead of the team 36th in Owners Points, #77-Hornish Jr., he could fail to qualify for the race at Bristol this coming weekend and still be locked in the top-35 and guaranteed a spot at Martinsville Speedway on March 30th...
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Petty could be out of top 35, is points swap with #43 possible?

#45-Kyle Petty is optimistic that even though he is 40th in owners points that he could get back into the top 35. He believes his Petty Enterprise Dodge has been better than a year ago and mechanical gremlins have hurt the finishes as he sits 81 points out of the key...
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Quite a change in top-35 possible:

after three races, the 2008 Owners Points are shaping up with quite a few changes, there currently are five teams that were in the top-35 in 2007 Owners Points, and locked in the first five 2008 Sprint Cup races, who are out of the top-35 in current 2008 Owners Points...
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Phoenix Test Speeds – Session 3, Day 1:

47 drivers/teams in 58 cars took to the track on Monday, March 3rd for the evening session. #1A-Martin Truex Jr. was the fastest at 130.326mph in a Chevy, followed by #29A-Kevin Harvick (Chevy), #11A-Denny Hamlin (Toyota), #07A-Clint Bowyer (Chevy) and #8A-Mark Martin...
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Phoenix Test Speeds – Session 2, Day 1:

47 drivers/teams in 60 cars took to the track on Monday, March 3rd for the afternoon session. #07A-Clint Bowyer was the fastest at 130.222mph, followed by #22A-Dave Blaney (Toyota), #2A-Kurt Busch (Dodge), #1A-Martin Truex Jr. (Chevy) and #18A-Kyle Busch (Toyota). #...