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New Spotter for Kyle Petty:

Veteran Nextel Cup spotter and crew member, Roman Pemberton will be taking over the spotting duties for the #45 Dodge's driven by Kyle Petty, for the remainder of the season, beginning with this weekend's race at the Kansas Speedway. Pemberton, an 18 year veteran of...
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100th Cup win for Roush:

#99-Carl Edwards hit another historical marker Sunday winning his seventh career Nextel Cup race at Dover International Speedway and claiming win number 100 for Jack Roush and Roush Fenway Racing in NASCAR's elite series [4th all-time]. Roush's first Nextel Cup win...
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Rumblings – Dover Race Notes:

Carl Edwards takes the Dodge Dealers 400 today at Dover International Speedway by a comfortable .671 seconds over teammate Greg Biffle after another teammate (Matt Kenseth) pretty much dominated. When Kenseth lost a motor on lap 374, Edwards was home free. This was...
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Five Drivers in the #5 in 2008: UPDATE:

Dr. Jerry Punch announced during TV coverage of the Busch race that five drivers - Mark Martin, Dale Earnhardt, Jr., Casey Mears, Jimmie Johnson, and Landon Cassil - would share driving duties of the #5 Chevy next year. The team will operate out of JR Motorsports facilities...
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Eury Jr. to leave DEI after Talladega:

Tony Eury Jr. will leave Dale Earnhardt Inc. for Hendrick Motorsports earlier than expected, team officials confirmed on Thursday. Eury, who has been Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s car or crew chief for all but one season since the two broke into the Nextel Cup Series in 2000...
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Kyle Busch’s Team Wins Pit Crew Challenge at New Hampshire:

Kyle Busch's over-the-wall crew recorded the Checkers/Rally's Double Drive-Thru Challenge win in Sunday's Nextel Cup race at New Hampshire International Speedway. Posting the least amount of time on pit road - spending only 149.142 seconds - the #5 team earned its ...
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18 drivers have now won in all 3 national series:

with #07-Clint Bowyers first career Nextel Cup win at New Hampshire, there now have been 18 drivers whow have won at least one race in each of the three national series: Nextel Cup, Busch and Truck Series. Mark Martin has the most combined wins with 89 [35 Cup, 47 ...
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Ramblings – New Hampshire:

Clint Bowyer gets his first-ever Nextel Cup victory today in the Sylvania 300 at New Hamphshire International Speedway....and a more boring race you may never see! I guess this race was really over on Friday when Bowyer grabbed the pole, cause there sure wasn't any...
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Jeff Gordon’s Team Grabs Pit Crew Challenge Win at Richmond:

Jeff Gordon's over-the-wall crew captured its fourth Checkers/Rally's Double Drive-Thru Challenge win of the season during Saturday night's Chevy Rock & Roll 400, moving into a tie for first place in the season-long standings. Mark Martin's #01 pit crew also has four...
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Gibson to be #01 crew chief in 2008:

Tony Gibson, who substituted as the crew chief for #8-Dale Earnhardt Jr. earlier this year and was crew chief for Michael Waltrip at the end of the 2005 season at Dale Earnhardt Inc., will be the crew chief for Regan Smith next year. Gibson replaced Tony Eury Jr., ...
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Smith to take the wheel of DEI’s fourth entry in 2008:

Dale Earnhardt, Inc.'s four-car lineup has been settled for the 2008 season, with Regan Smith being the latest driver to join the organization. Smith is the final piece to the driver corps that includes Martin Truex Jr., Paul Menard, Mark Martin and Aric Almirola. ...
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Martin and Almirola will drive the #8 in 2008:

Dale Earnhardt Inc. announced on Friday that Mark Martin and Aric Almirola will split next season in the car that has become famous with Dale Earnhardt Jr. Earnhardt had hoped to carry the number with him to Hendrick Motorsports next season, but was unwilling to agree...
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Bobby Labonte Joins 500 Club:

This weekend, Bobby Labonte and the #43 Cheerios/Betty Crocker Dodge Avenger team head to Richmond International Raceway for Saturday night's Richmond 400. Saturday's race will be Labonte's 500th career start. Labonte joins active drivers Terry Labonte, Bill Elliott...
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Earnhardt’s Team Picks Up Pit Crew Challenge Win at California:

Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s over-the-wall crew picked up its second Checkers/Rally's Double Drive-Thru Challenge win of the season during Sunday night's Nextel Cup event at California Speedway. On its way to a fifth-place finish, the team spent 302.234 seconds on pit road...
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Rumblings – California:

It was a hot one....but JJ was nothin' but cool at the end! Jimmie Johnson dominated late tonight at California Speedway and went on to win the Sharp Aquos 500 (tho you wouldn't have known the race sponsor by watching the event on ESPN) over Carl Edwards. Johnson led...
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Smith to be named #01 driver for 2008:

Dale Earnhardt Inc. has reached a verbal agreement with Regan Smith to drive the #01 Chevy in the Nextel Cup series next season, a NASCAR source told ESPN.com on Wednesday. Smith will fill the car driven this season by Mark Martin and Aric Almirola, who will split ...
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Bowyer’s Team Snags Pit Crew Challenge Win at Bristol:

Clint Bowyer's over-the-wall crew claimed the Checkers/Rally's Double Drive-Thru Challenge during Saturday night's Nextel Cup race at Bristol Motor Speedway, becoming the 13th team to win the weekly competition. The #07 crew, which spent 206.320 seconds on pit lane...
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Kahne Set To Join California Speedway Walk Of Fame:

#9-Kasey Kahne will take his place alongside past California Speedway Nextel Cup race winners when he is inducted into the California Speedway Walk of Fame on Saturday, September 1 at 2:00 pm. Fans can join Speedway officials and Kahne as his footprints, signature ...
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Martin/Almirola in the #8 in 2008? UPDATE 2:

Serious discussions are underway at Dale Earnhardt Inc. to place Mark Martin and Aric Almirola in a split role in an Army-sponsored No. 8 Chevrolet in 2008, sources close to DEI told ESPN.com on Thursday. DEI president Max Siegel said nothing has been finalized. "If...
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Almirola to Make Debut in #01 Army Chevy at Bristol:

Aric Almirola will make his debut in the #01 U.S. Army Chevy in Saturday night's Nextel Cup race at Bristol Motor Speedway. It will be the second career Cup race for the 23-year-old driver and his first with Dale Earnhardt Inc. Almirola joined DEI after a whirlwind...