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Keselowski negotiating with Hendrick:

Brad Keselowski is exclusively negotiating with Hendrick Motorsports on a long-term contract. NASCAR's newest Sprint Cup Series winner has no ride lined up for next season. Rick Hendrick has considered him as an eventual replacement for #5-Mark Martin, but it's not...
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Tire testing at Daytona:

Goodyear has scheduled a tire test at Daytona International Speedway for Monday, May 4 and Tuesday, May 5, 9am/et. Drivwers scheduled to test: #5-Mark Martin, #47-Marcos Ambrose, #77-Sam Hornish Jr., #82-Scott Speed, #98-Paul Menard, #33-Clint Bowyer, #?-Aric Almirola...
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Keselowski negotiating with Hendrick:

Brad Keselowski is exclusively negotiating with Hendrick Motorsports on a long-term contract. NASCARs newest Sprint Cup Series winner has no ride lined up for next season. Rick Hendrick has considered him as an eventual replacement for #5-Mark Martin, but its not clear...
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Cheez-It scheme returns for Martin:

Cheez-It again will adorn the hood of the #5 Chevy of Mark Martin this weekend. Cheez-It was also on the hood at Texas Motor Speedway in April where the the #5 Chevy finished sixth. Cheez-It has two more races with the #5 team this year: Darlington in May and Pocono...
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Martin in the #5 at Richmond:

This weekend is Mark Martin's first and only race of the season driving the #5 Lipton Chevy for JR Motorsports in the Nationwide Series. In 2008, Martin had five starts in the #5 and earned one win (Las Vegas). In three of those races he finished inside the top five...
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Gordon wins 1st Qtr Award:

#24-Jeff Gordon's fast start, and return to victory lane, turned the tide as he was voted first quarter Driver of the Year 2009. Gordon, a four-time NASCAR champion and the only four-time winner of the Driver of the Year AWARD led the Sprint Cup standings as of the...
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Racing Resources Says “¦

* Brad Keselowski won the Aaron's 499 at Talladega Superspeedway. * Keselowski, who started ninth, led only the final lap -- the first lap he has led in his Cup career. It is the first time in series history that a race winner's first lap led was to win the race. * ...
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Some Sprint Cup Driver Notes:

"¢ #2-Kurt Busch is the new points leader, overtaking #24-Jeff Gordon by five points. Gordon held the top spot for the last six races. Busch, after a Talladega finish of sixth, assumes the lead for the first time since March 13, 2005. "¢ #5-Mark Martins victory parade...
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Chase Notes going into Talladega:

#5-Mark Martin left Las Vegas five races ago with a blown engine and a season already in jeopardy. Saturday night's win at Phoenix capped an amazing five-race run since, moving up 21 spots in the standings over that span. Martin is now breathing down the neck of #17...
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Race winners getting older:

Just three years ago, the average age (at season's end) of the 13 drivers who won races was 30.5. This race is only eight races old, but the average age of the winners so far is 35.7. At the moment, the profile of Sprint Cup winners looks a lot like the late 1980s ...
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Hendrick drivers win three in a row:

#5-Mark Martin's win last week at Phoenix International Raceway came on the heels of two other Hendrick Motorsports wins -- #48-Jimmie Johnson at Martinsville and #24-Jeff Gordon at Texas -- and marked the third time Hendrick Motorsports has won three consecutive Cup...
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Hendrick to swap #5 and #88 crew chiefs? UPDATE no truth to it?

Sources within Hendrick Motorsports confirmed to Captain Thunder that discussions were held over the Easter break regarding the possible switching of crew chiefs between the #5 and #88 teams. Mark Martin's crew chief Alan Gustafson was said to be on the block and was...
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Martin’s win was his 400th Top-10:

#5-Mark Martin not only won, but he also picked up his 400th career top-10 finish, and did it in style. He's just the fourth driver in NASCAR Cup Series history to pick up 400 top-10 finishes, but he's the only one to do it without winning a title. The most career ...
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Alan Gustafson Named Wypall Wipers Crew Chief of the Race in Phoenix:

Alan Gustafson, crew chief for the #5 CARQUEST/Kelloggs Chevy driven by Mark Martin, has been named the Wypall Wipers Crew Chief of the Race in Saturday's Subway Fresh Fit 500 at Phoenix International Raceway. Martin led 104 laps of the 312-lap event and went on to...
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Bobby Labonte gets new crew chief:

Yates Racing today announced Ben Leslie, former crew chief for the #28 Yates Racing Ford, will serve as crew chief for Bobby Labonte and the #96 Hall of Fame entry for the remainder of the 2009 season. Previous crew chief Todd Parrot will assist the Yates organization...
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Dale Jr. and Mears to be penalized? UPDATE 2:

NASCAR officials will likely lower the boom on #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr. and #07-Casey Mears for late-race and post-race antics here Saturday night at Phoenix. The two tangled several times late, bringing out the final caution that almost cost Mark Martin the win. Mears...
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Racing Resources Says “¦Sprint Cup Series

* Mark Martin won the Subway Fresh Fit 500 at Phoenix International Raceway after starting from the pole. His victory was the fifth straight win by Hendrick Motorsports at Phoenix. Martin led five times for 157 laps, including the final six. * Martin scored his 400th...
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Dale Jr. and Mears to be penalized?

NASCAR officials will likely lower the boom on #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr. and #07-Casey Mears for late-race and post-race antics here Saturday night at Phoenix. The two tangled several times late, bringing out the final caution that almost cost Mark Martin the win. Mears...
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Roush-Fenway looking for win #100: UPDATE:

Roush Fenway Racing has 99 Nationwide Series wins in the books and a win this weekend could bring them to the century mark. The team hit the 100-win mark in the Sprint Cup Series at Dover in 2007 when Carl Edwards captured the victory. Jack Roush's first Nationwide...
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Racing Resources Says “¦Sprint Cup Series:

Racing Resources Says "¦Sprint Cup Series: * Jimmie Johnson won the Goody's Fast Pain Relief 500 at Martinsville Speedway. * Johnson became the fourth different race winner in 2009. Matt Kenseth won the first two races (Daytona and California). Kyle Busch won at Las...