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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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Fuel Cell Problems at JGR?

#11-Denny Hamlin says a potential flaw in the design of the fuel cells at Joe Gibbs Racing may have contributed to Sunday's loss at Bristol Motor Speedway. Hamlin was leading on the green-white-checkered restart, but his car stalled because not enough fuel reached ...
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Burton wins at Bristol:

#31-Jeff Burton won the Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway in the AT&T Chevy for his first win 2008 and 20th of his career in a green-white-checked finish. #29-Harvick finished 2nd and #07-Bowyer finished 3rd, for the first ever Richard Childress Racing 1-2-3 ...
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Steve Addington named Wypall Wipers “Crew Chief of the Race” in Atlanta:

Steve Addington, crew chief of the #18 Snickers Toyota driven by Kyle Busch, was named the Wypall Wipers "Crew Chief of the Race" for his team's first place finish in Sunday's Kobalt Tools 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Addington helped his team's assault to the front...
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Kyle Busch wins at Atlanta, Toyota’s first win:

#18-Kyle Busch won the Kobalt Tools 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway for his 1st win of 2008, 5th career win and first ever for Toyota in Sprint Cup [40th race]. It is the first time a foreign manufacturer has won a Cup race since Al Keller won in a Jaguar on June 13, ...
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Jeff Gordon wins pole at Atlanta:

#24-Jeff Gordon won the Coors Light Pole for the Kobalt Tools 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway, his 1st pole of 2008, 2nd ever at Atlanta and 64th of his career [he has won from the pole 17 times] with a speed of 185.251mph. #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr will start 2nd, followed...
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Miccosukee to sponsor points leader, Kyle Busch at Atlanta:

Craftsman Truck Series team owner Billy Ballew heads home this week to the Atlanta Motor Speedway for the first time in the team's 13-year history as the point's leader after Kyle Busch scored the team its first win of 2008 at the Auto Club Speedway (formerly known...
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#99 Fails post race inspection at Las Vegas UPDATE 3 Penalties announced:

been told the oil tank lid was not secured on the winning #99 Ford of Carl Edward's and found during post race inspection at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. The car failed post race inspection and will keep the win, but will face points penalties and a fine. NASCAR usually...
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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). #...
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Edwards wins again:

#99-Carl Edwards won the UAW-Dodge 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway winning his 2nd race in a row and 9th of his career, taking over the points lead with the win. #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr. finished 2nd followed by #16-Greg Biffle, #29-Kevin Harvick, #31-Jeff Burton, #9...
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After two races, some drivers doing well…others?

Only one Sprint Cup driver has scored two top-5's in the first races of the 2008 season, #18-Kyle Busch; and only four drivers have scored two top tens: #18-Busch, #12-Ryan Newman, #20-Tony Stewart and #9-Kasey Kahne. #5-Casey Mears is the only driver who has DNF'd...
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Kyle Busch may run full NNS season:

Kyle Busch said Friday he might change his plans and try to run the entire Nationwide Series schedule this season. "There's some thought about it," Busch said. "We'll see. I think the possibility is there, but I'm not going to do whatever it takes to get practice in...
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Kyle Busch on pole at Las Vegas:

#18-Kyle Busch won the Coors Light Pole for the UAW-Dodge 400 at his hometown track, Las Vegas Motor Speedway with a speed of 182.352mph for his 1st pole of 2008 and the 3rd of his career. #99-Carl Edwards [who won the last race at Calif] qualified second with the ...
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Las Vegas Rookie Notes:

For the first time in NASCAR's modern-era (since 1972), three drivers share the lead in the Raybestos Rookie standings: Sam Hornish, Jr., Dario Franchitti and Regan Smith. Each driver has 20 points entering the March 2 UAW-Dodge 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. By ...
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Noting the UAW-Dodge 400

Only seven drivers have competed in all 10 Sprint Cup events at LVMS. They are Jeff Gordon, Dale Jarrett, Sterling Marlin, Jeff Burton, Mark Martin, Bobby Labonte and Joe Nemechek. No driver has ever won the UAW-Dodge 400 from the pole position. Jimmie Johnson is the...
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Toyota Doing Better in 2008:

With #18-Kyle Busch and #20-Tony Stewart leading the way, Toyota is putting its 2007 struggles in the past. Toyotas have now led 155 laps in the first two Sprint Cup races this year, with 17 at Fontana and 138 at Daytona. They led 166 laps in 16 CoT races all of last...
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Kyle Busch having quite a 2008 start:

#18-Kyle Busch had quite a weekend ... again. Busch logged top 5 finishes in the Truck, Nationwide and Cup races in California. Busch pulled of the same feat at Daytona a week ago, making him the first driver to do so since Mark Martin in 1996. Terry Labonte did it...
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Edwards wins at California:

#99-Carl Edwards won the Auto Club at Auto Club Speedway for his first win of 2008 and 8th win of his career. Edwards led 64 of 250 laps [#48-Johnson led the most]. #48-Jimmie Johnson finished 2nd followed by #24-Jeff Gordon, #18-Kyle Busch [new points leader], #17...
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Toyota Commercial Judged best:

NASCAR fans have chosen Toyota's new television commercial, in which kids wielding giant remote control devices wreak havoc on the Toyota drivers, as the best new ad of the season, according to votes cast on NASCAR.COM. UPS's heartwarming spot featuring Dale Jarrett...
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Triple duty for Kyle Busch; 1st time in truck:

Kyle Busch is the only driver slated to run in all three of NASCAR's premier series at the California Speedway this weekend. Busch will be making his first start in the Craftsman Truck Series at the 2-mile track in the #51-Toyota. Busch has 13 prior starts in the Sprint...