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Testing at Atlanta:

NEXTEL Cup Series testing continued today at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Fourteen cars were on the track testing in preparation for the upcoming Bass Pro Shops MBNA 500 on October 30. For the second day in a row, in his #80 Joe Gibbs Racing Chevy, J.J. Yeley was at the...
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McMurray may get release from Ganassi….if UPDATE:

Chip Ganassi has softened his stance regarding driver #42-Jamie McMurray, who wants out of his contract so he can drive for Roush Racing. McMurray signed a contract in July to drive for Roush beginning in 2007 [supposedly the #6, but now the #97], hoping that the early...
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“Classic” Unofficial Points Standings – Top 15

...the 'old way', not the Chase after Charlotte, race 31 of 36: 1) #20-Tony Stewart, 4443 2) #16-Greg Biffle, 4252, -191 3) #48-Jimmie Johnson, 4142, -301 4) #2-Rusty Wallace, 4057, -386 5) #6-Mark Martin, 3974, -469 6) #97-Kurt Busch, 3909, -534 7) #19-Jeremy Mayfield...
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Johnson wins at Charlotte:

#48-Jimmie Johnson didn't lead until the last 13 laps, but pulled off the win in the UAW-GM Quality 500 at Lowe's Motor Speedway, for his 4th win at LMS in a row, 5th in the last 6 races there, 4th of the season and 18th win of his career. Johnson is the first driver...
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Rumblings – Lowe’s Motor Speedway:

Maybe it _is_ his house! Jimmie Johnson won the UAW-GM Quality 504 tonight at Lowe's Motor Speedway, but we certainly couldn't call it a race. We had so many tires poppin' out there it sounded like duck season on da' bayou. There'll be a couple of teams who need to...
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Rudd to retire? Andretti or Schrader to the #21 for 2006? UPDATE 4?

one scenerio I am hearing is that Ricky Rudd, driver of the #21 Wood Brothers Racing Ford, could retire at the end of 2005 with no fanfare. John Andretti would drive the #21 for a year, with Jon Wood staying in the #47 Busch Series Ford and moving up to Cup in 2007...
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Charlotte Qualifying Notes:

• Elliott Sadler won the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series Bud Pole for the UAW-GM Quality 500, lapping Lowe’s Motor Speedway in 27.948 seconds at 193.216 mph. He broke Ryan Newman’s the track-qualifying record of 27.981 seconds, 192.988 mph, set May 26, 2005. • Lowe’s Motor...
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Martin wins WIX Award:

Drivers Mark Martin and Martin Truex Jr. won the WIX Filters Lap Leader Awards during the Oct. 8-9, 2005 NASCAR racing weekend. Martin's WIX Filters Lap Leader Award win in racing at Kansas Speedway was his first award of the 2005 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series season. For...
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NASCAR Busch Series News and Notes: Charlotte

Newman sets sights on record Ryan Newman (#39 alltel Dodge) is entered in Fridays race and looks to become the first driver in the series to record the most consecutive wins in the same season. Dale Earnhardt Jr. (#81 Menards Chevrolet) set the mark with five consecutive...
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Tryson Wins Wypall Wipers Crew Chief of the Race Award at Kansas:

Pat Tryson's decision to service the No. 6 Viagra Ford with two tires during the early stages of the Banquet 400 paid dividends. His strategy put Mark Martin up front long enough to lead more than half of the event before he beat teammate Greg Biffle to the checkered...
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“Classic” Points Standings – Top 15

...the old way, not the Chase after Kansas, race 30 of 36: 1) #20-Tony Stewart, 4350 2) #16-Greg Biffle, 4082, -268 3) #2-Rusty Wallace, 3966, -384 4) #48-Jimmie Johnson, 3957, -393 5) #6-Mark Martin, 3819, -531 6) #19-Jeremy Mayfield, 3735, -615 7) #97-Kurt Busch, ...
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Kansas Race Notes:

• Mark Martin won the Banquet 400 Kansas Speedway, scoring his 35th NASCAR NEXTEL Cup victory in his 632nd career start. • Martin scored his first victory in 2005 ending a 52-race winless streak. His last victory came at Dover in June 2004. • Martin remained 17th on...
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The 2005 Chase for the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup-Week No. 4 – Notes:

• As a result of his fourth-place finish in the Banquet 400 at Kansas Speedway Tony Stewart remained the leader in the 2005 Chase for NASCAR NEXTEL Cup by 75 points over second-place Ryan Newman. The 10 drivers will race over the remaining six races to determine the...
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Rumblings – Kansas:

It was a Roush parade today....and the man on the King's Float was Mark Martin. Mark Martin won today's Banquet 400 at Kansas Speedway in dominating style (leading 139 laps) for his first win of 2005 (his last win was at Dover in June of 2004) and the 35th win of his...
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Martin tests truck at Homestead:

Roush Racing teammates Mark Martin and Todd Kluever spent two days this week testing their Ford F-150s at Homestead-Miami Speedway in preparation for next month's race. Martin drove a brand new truck which he will race there in November and Kluever piloted a Ford R...
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NASCAR Busch Series News and Notes: Kansas

More Midwest homecomings In addition to Emporias Clint Bowyer, two other prominent Midwestern drivers are entered in the NASCAR Busch Series event at Kansas. Carl Edwards (#60 Charter Communications Ford) is a native of Columbia, Mo. about 120 miles from Kansas City...
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Johnson accepts blame for wreck:

#48-Jimmie Johnson acknowledged Tuesday he was at fault for an eight-car crash at Talladega Superspeedway that scuttled at least one other driver's championship hopes. Johnson had denied responsibility immediately after Sunday's accident, which cost both himself and...
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The 2005 Chase for the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup-Week No. 3 Notes

• As a result of his second-place finish in the UAW-FORD 500 at Talladega Superspeedway, Tony Stewart re-took the point lead in the 2005 Chase for NASCAR NEXTEL Cup by just four points over second-place Ryan Newman. Stewart along with nine other drivers will race over...
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Rumblings – Talladega:

It was another wreckfest today at Talladega Superspeedway, and in a race decided somewhere around turn 3 (we think) Dale Jarrett was declared the winner of the UAW-Ford 505. In a finish under caution, DJ gets his 32nd career win and his first since he won at Rockingham...
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Jarrett wins big at Talladega:

#88-Dale Jarrett, with help from #20-Tony Stewart, moved from 6th to 1st and won the UAW-Ford 500 at Talladega Superspeedway with a last lap pass on a green-white-checkered finish. It is Jarrett's 32 career win, first since Feb 2003 at Rockingham, 98 races ago. Jarrett...