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Atlanta Qualifying Notes:

* Ryan Newman won the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Bud Pole for the Golden Corral 500, lapping Atlanta Motor Speedway in 28.640 seconds at 193.575 mph. Geoffrey Bodine holds the track-qualifying record of 28.074 seconds, 197.478 mph, set Nov. 15, 1997. * This is Newman's 20th...
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Tenth Anniversary Charity Ride to Kickoff May 1 in California:

The Chick-fil-A family is teaming up with the First Family of Stock Car Racing for the 2004 Chick-fil-A Kyle Petty Charity Ride Across America to benefit the Victory Junction Gang Camp for kids. This spring's ride marks the first of a multi-year partnership between...
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Todd Bodine on Animal Planet:

Todd Bodine and his family were filmed by a television production company at their Davidson, N.C., home earlier in the week for an upcoming special about NASCAR drivers and their pets on Animal Planet. The Bodines have a stable of six horses. Lynn, his wife, rides ...
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Stock Car Fans – Rumblings:

[Note: all comments are made in the blurb by SCF, NOT Jayski] Nothing's sweeter than a repeater, and we went back-to-back Jack! Matt Kenseth won the UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400 today [March 7th] at Las Vegas MotorSpeedway....and he was much the best. In what looked like...
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Speedway Children’s Charities NASCAR Driver Auction raises $182,900:

The Las Vegas Chapter of Speedway Children's Charities held its sixth annual NASCAR Driver Auction on Thursday, March 4 in Sam's Town Live! at Sam's Town Hotel & Gambling Hall in Las Vegas. The charity auction raised a record-setting $182,900 for the children of...
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Georgia-Pacific Brings Safe Teen Driving Program to Las Vegas:

Georgia-Pacific Corp. brings its Teen Safety 500 program to two Las Vegas high schools on Thursday, March 4. Cimarron-Memorial High School and Centennial High School have been selected to participate in this innovative program that extends Georgia-Pacific’s ...
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N.C. Zoo clears way for ‘Days of Thunder’:

A new ride simulation attraction, "Days of Thunder," is providing N.C. Zoo visitors with extra excitement. And the action ride represents a joint venture between the zoo and another Randolph County undertaking slated to open this summer - the Victory Junction Gang ...
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StockCarFans.com – Rumblings – Rockingham:

Since Matt Kenseth is one of the "Gillette Young Guns" we'll say he won by a whisker! That close shave had to help, cause Kenseth won today's Subway 400 at North Carolina Speedway by the whopping margin of .010 seconds over Kasey Kahne. With less than 10 laps to go...
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Daytona Penalties Doled Out:

Crew chief Jimmy Fennig was fined $20,000 by NASCAR for weights improperly attached to a bar reinforcing the rear bumper on the #97 Ford entered for driver Kurt Busch for the Daytona 500. The fine against Fennig was the highest announced Saturday by NASCAR officials...
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Stewart to run Watkins Glen road race:

With The Glen.com 200 Grand American race scheduled for the Sirius at the Glen NASCAR Nextel Cup weekend, Aug. 12-15. The event will get a boost from an appearance by former Nextel Cup champion Tony Stewart. "The more attention we can draw toward that event just helps...
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StockCarFans.com RUMBLINGS — DAYTONA:

They all knew who they had to beat....it just wasn't gonna get done today! Dale Earnhardt Jr. took the lead for good on lap 181 and led the rest of the way to grab his first ever Daytona 500 victory. Six years to the day from his dad's only victory in the 500, the ...
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Petty in the NY Times UPDATE:

Kyle Petty, driver of the #45 Georgia-Pacific/Brawny Dodge, will have an op-ed piece appear in the New York Times, Sunday, Feb. 15. The piece, which will run in the sports section, is the first op-ed piece written by a NASCAR driver for the Times.(2-13-2004) the link...
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NASCAR Sponsors Debuting during the Daytona 500:

The Daytona 500, one of the largest and most-watched sporting events of the year, is more than just NASCAR’s richest and most prestigious race. It is a television event used by some of America’s largest and most successful companies to launch new advertising campaigns...
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Newsweek Article – Safety:

Petty Enteprises is the only NASCAR Nextel Cup team featured in a Newsweek magazine article appearing in editions of February 9. Subscribers will receive the magazine early this week, while it will begin appearing on newstands nationwide later in the week. The national...
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Kyle Petty denies retirement talk:

Kyle Petty isn't quite ready to hang up his driving suit. Petty on Monday denied a published report that he would step out of the #45 Georgia-Pacific Dodge and into retirement at some point this season. "I don't know where that (rumor) came from; I don't have a clue...
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Testing at Atlanta in Feb:

#45-Kyle Petty is scheduled to test at Atlanta Motor Speedway on Feb 24th; #22-Scott Wimmer on Feb 25th. Testing is closed to the public.(1-28-2004)...
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Fans can visit Daytona, ISC websites To pledge “Laps for Victory Junction”:

Fans who visit Daytona International Speedway and International Speedway Corporation's websites during the Rolex 24 at Daytona, can make a difference for Kyle Petty and his Victory Junction Gang Camp. Competing in one of the most prestigious sports car races in the...
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Kyle Petty runs in the Las Vegas marathon:

this is a few days old and have not seen results, but Kyle Petty was scheduled to run a marathon in Las Vegas: Kyle Petty, 43, will be wearing bib #5001 as he takes part in Sunday's [1/25] Las Vegas Marathon, half-marathon race. Petty is mixing business with pleasure...
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Kyle Retiring Sometime in 2004? Hmiel to drive #45? UPDATE 2 Denied:

At some point this season, for the first time in the history of NASCAR there will not be a Petty in the roster of drivers. Shane Hmiel is in line to replace Kyle Petty in the #45 Petty Enterprises Dodge. Petty would remain CEO of Petty Enterprises. "It's really not...
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Robby Gordon signs to drive in 24 At Daytona:

It's official, the Spirit of Daytona team grew by one more really hot shoe Saturday as Nextel Cup driver Robby Gordon was added to the team's roster for Saturday's Rolex 24 At Daytona. Gordon joins Dale Earnhardt Jr., Tony Stewart, Kyle Petty and Jimmie Johnson in ...