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Martin returns in the #21 at Bristol: UPDATE: Bires to cover practice Tues:

Mark Martin is scheduled to be the driver of the #21 Bushs Baked Beans/Bubba Burgers Ford for Wood Bros./JTG Racing for the O'Reilly 200 at Bristol Motor Speedway. Martin will try to become the third driver to successfully defend a win from last season.(Mark Martin...
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Rumblings – Michigan:

We wrapped up Michigan Speedweeks today, and Kurt Busch brought down the curtain. Busch captured the 3M Performance 406 today in dominating style. Leading 92 of the 203 circuits (surviving a G/W/C to boot) it was his second win of the season (he took Pocono two weeks...
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DEI close to naming 2008 driver lineup:

Dale Earnhardt Inc. could announce its full driver lineup within a week or two, the company's president of global operations said Sunday afternoon at Michigan International Speedway. Max Siegel said DEI still had plenty of options as to who could drive the #8 car next...
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Five Drivers in the #5 in 2008:

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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Busch Series: Live at Michigan International Speedway on ESPN2:

On Saturday, ESPN2 continues its season-long coverage of the Busch Series with live coverage of the Carfax 250 at Michigan International Speedway. The telecast begins at 3 p.m. ET with NASCAR Countdown. ESPNs Allen Bestwick will host NASCAR Countdown at MIS. Highlights...
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Truex’s Team Tallies Pit Crew Challenge Win at Watkins Glen:

Martin Truex's #1 over-the-wall crew tallied its first Checkers/Rally's Double Drive-Thru Challenge win of the season by spending the least amount of time on pit road during Sunday's road-course event at Watkins Glen International. The Bass Pro Shops team, out of the...
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Jeff Burton to be Featured on ABC News Special Series:

Richard Childress Racing's (RCR) Jeff Burton is one of several drivers to be featured in a five-piece, non-narrative, unscripted series, "NASCAR in Primetime," beginning August 15 on ABC News [at 10pm/et]. The nationally syndicated show will give viewers a behind-the...
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Drivers to the #8 team? MORE

on ESPN's NASCAR Now on Sunday, it was reported that David Reutimann's name [#00 Waltrip racing Toyota] has popped up as a driver who could end up at DEI and in the #8 Chevy, but that he cannot talk to other teams until Oct when his contract with MWR is up. Other drivers...
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NASCAR This Week on ESPN and ABC:

The Nextel Cup Series visits the 2-mile Michigan International Speedway this weekend for Sunday's 400-mile race. ESPN will have live coverage from the Brooklyn, Mich., oval beginning at 1:00pm/et with the pre-race NASCAR Countdown program. Dr. Jerry Punch will handle...
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Almirola to run four Cup races in the #01:

Aric Almirola will run Saturday's Craftsman Truck Series race at Nashville Superspeedway and make his debut in Dale Earnhardt Inc.'s #01 Nextel Cup car Aug. 25 at Bristol. Almirola signed with Ginn Racing last month to share the #01 Chevy with Mark Martin starting ...
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Chase Notes/Stats before Watkins Glen:

Positions 10-12 Are in Play: #10-Clint Bowyer (+160), #11-Martin Truex (+45), and #12-Kurt Busch (+7) are very much in play with five races left in The Race to The Chase. #13-Dale Jr. (-7), and #14-Ryan Newman (-90) are in strong contention. #15-Mark Martin (-216), #...
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Newman’s Team Earns Pit Crew Challenge Win at Pocono:

Ryan Newman's team took top honors in the Checkers/Rally's Double Drive-Thru Challenge during Sunday's Nextel Cup event at Pocono Raceway. The Alltel team spent the least amount of time on pit road during the Pennsylvania 500 (230.512 seconds), claiming its second ...
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Smith to drive #01 Army Chevy at Watkins Glen:

It will be a homecoming of sorts for Regan Smith at this weekend's Nextel Cup event at Watkins Glen International. The 23-year-old driver will not only compete near the area where he grew up, but he will also rejoin his teammates on the #01 U.S. Army team. Smith, who...
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Martin Says He’s Helping Regan Smith Look for a Ride:

Aric Almirola already had been announced as Regan Smith's replacement as #01-Mark Martin's co-driver, with Smith moving to the 14 car. When that team folded, Smith was left without a ride, much to Martin's concern. "Nobody is working harder on Regan's behalf than me...
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Carmichael Apparently Staying with DEI:

When Mark Martin, offered to mentor Carmichael in stock-car racing, that became Carmichael's next career move. Martin has been driving for Ginn Racing, owned by zillionaire resort magnate Bobby Ginn, and Carmichael signed with Ginn as a development driver, with an ...
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DEI teams testing Iowa:

#8-Dale Earnhardt Jr., #15-Paul Menard, #1-Martin Truex, Jr., #01-Mark Martin, Jeff Earnhardt, and others are scheduled to be testing Nextel Cup and Busch series cars on August 21-22 at the state-of-the-art 7/8 mile Iowa Speedway oval designed by former NASCAR Champion...
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Sorenson’s Team Collects First Pit Crew Challenge Win:

Reed Sorenson's #41 crew earned its first Checkers/Rally's Double Drive-Thru Challenge win of the season during Sunday's Allstate 400 at the Brickyard. Starting from the pole and on its way to a fifth-place finish, the Target team spent 219.402 seconds on pit road ...
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Rumblings — The Brickyard:

Tony Stewart had a spirited battle with Kevin Harvick today at The Brickyard and bested him in turn two with ten laps to go to post his second win at his historic home-state oval. Tony's win in the Allstate 400 at The Brickyard was his second in a row, the 31st of ...
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No crew chief changes at the new DEI:

There will be no immediate crew chief changes as a result of the Dale Earnhardt Inc.-Ginn Racing merger, but not all the crew chiefs will work out of the same shop. Paul Menard's #15 team will move immediately into the Ginn Racing building, where the former Ginn #01...
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Some Indianapolis Notes:

There have been 13 Nextel Cup Series races at Indianapolis Motor Speedway since the first race there in 1994. Opened in 1909, Indianapolis Motor Speedway is the second-oldest, active track in the world (after The Milwaukee Mile). Eight drivers have competed in all ...