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Waltripcouldretire arter 2009?

from the 2009 NASCAR Preseason Thunder Daytona Fan Fest: Saturday news conference transcripts: Q. Do you get the same sense of excitement or anticipation when you get ready to race as you do when you go on camera to do the funny NAPA commercials with Ron Capps? MICHAEL...
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Reutimann to run full season for Waltrip:

Michael Waltrip Racing owner Michael Waltrip says the #00 Toyota team for driver David Reutimann will run the full Sprint Cup season this year despite not having full sponsorship. Waltrip said on a national conference call with reporters on Wednesday that Reutimann...
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Speed to run some races for MWR: UPDATE:

Scott Speed, driver of the #82 Red Bull Toyota in the Sprint Cup Series will also run a partial Nationwide Series schedule in the #99 Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota.(RBRT PR)(12-1-2008) UPDATE: Michael Waltrip Racing, despite some sponsorship gaps, will field four full...
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Loomis to run racing operations at GEM-Petty:

Robbie Loomis will serve as the executive director of racing operations for the team that will emerge from the merger of Gillett Evernham Motorsports and Petty Holdings, and Kevin Buskirk and Sammy Johns will join existing GEM crew chiefs Kenny Francis and Mike Shiplett...
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Goodyear tire test at Texas:

Just like usual in early January, #2-Kurt Busch was back in the cockpit of a car at a track doing testing. Except this was different. Busch was at Texas Motor Speedway instead of Daytona and taking part in a Goodyear tire test rather than an open test for Penske Racing...
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Hallam ready for new life in USA with role at MWR:

Steve Hallam, an engineer and manager the past 27 years in Formula One, is settling into his new office at Michael Waltrip Racing (MWR) and a new life in America after leaving his post as head of operations for team McLaren based in Woking, Surrey, United Kingdom. ...
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Butler in the #23? UPDATE:

Jeff Hammond mentioned during practice coverage on SPEEDtv that Ken Butler III may be sharing the #23 car with Robert Richardson next season.(11-14-2008) UPDATE: Aaron Rents, Inc. of Atlanta, GA and Scott Shore, President of Erohs Group, LLC announced a new partnership...
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Interesting trends in NASCAR:

As Christmas looms, a lot of unknowns remain about the 2009 Sprint Cup season. There are so many gray areas these days, but this breakdown gives some interesting statistical information on cars, sponsors and drivers for 2009. It also adds some clarity about NASCAR ...
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NASCAR looking to fill four sponsor categories:

NASCAR will go into 2009 with openings in at least four categories - rental car, quick-service restaurant, home improvement store and digital photography - while five other sponsors renewed their official status deals. The biggest defection comes from Home Depot, which...
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Reutimann Presents Donations to Charities and Local Schools:

David Reutimann, driver of the #00 Aarons Toyota in the Sprint Cup Series and the #99 Aarons Dream Machine in the Nationwide Series for Michael Waltrip Racing, hosted his Fourth Annual Charity Golf Tournament, Cook Out and Auction at Silverado Golf and Country Club...
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Less wrecks in 2008:

Accidents and spins in NASCAR's Sprint Cup Series fell to their lowest levels in five years, USA TODAY database research shows. The taller, boxier, sturdier new-generation car, which began full-time duty this season after a 16-race trial in 2007, was involved in 211...
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The Unofficial NASCAR related Layoff Count since end of season:

(exceptions noted) Dale Earnhardt Inc -- 120 Ganassi -- 76 (71 + 5 more on Tues) Petty Enterprises -- 65 Bill Davis Racing -- 60 Richard Petty Driving Experience -- approx 45 Roush Fenway Racing -- 35 Furniture Row -- 25 [approx] Earnhardt-Childress Racing Technologies...
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Most Popular Driver = Dale Jr.:

NASCAR fans across the nation have once again made a statement about their favorite driver. After tallying over one million votes, Dale Earnhardt Jr. is the recipient of the 2008 NASCAR NMPA Chex Most Popular Driver Award. Throughout the race season, fans voted...
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Stewart-Haas Still Searching For #39 sponsorship:

Tony Stewart doesn't necessarily equate America's financial crisis with the fact that he hasn't yet secured full sponsorship on teammate Ryan Newman's #39 Chevy for next year's launching of Stewart-Haas Racing. He thinks the bigger problem was the delay in getting ...
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The Unofficial Layoff Count since end of season:

(exceptions noted) Dale Earnhardt Inc -- 120 Ganassi -- 71 (from shutdown of the #40 team in June) Bill Davis Racing -- 60 Richard Petty Driving Experience -- approx 45 Roush Fenway Racing -- 35 Petty Enterprises -- 30 Wood Brothers -- 25 Furniture Row -- 25 [approx...
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Childers new crew chief for Reutimann? UPDATE:

hearing former #19 GEM crew chief, Rodney Childers, will be Reutimann's crew chief in 2009.(11-26-2008) UPDATE: Rodney Childers will leave Gillett Evernham Motorsports, where he was crew chief for #19-Elliott Sadler, to become #00-David Reutimann's crew chief at Michael...
Visit The Unofficial Layoff Count since end of season: page

The Unofficial Layoff Count since end of season:

(exceptions noted) Dale Earnhardt Inc -- 120 Ganassi -- 71 (from shutdown of the #40 team in June) Bill Davis Racing -- 60 Richard Petty Driving Experience -- approx 45 Roush Fenway Racing -- 35 Petty Enterprises -- 30 Wood Brothers -- 25 Furniture Row -- 25 [approx...
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Speed to run some races for MWR:

Scott Speed, driver of the #82 Red Bull Toyota in the Sprint Cup Series will also run a partial Nationwide Series schedule in the #99 Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota.(RBRT PR)(12-1-2008)...
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Speed changes to #82 UPDATE will run for MWR in Nationwide:

been told the team will switch from the #84 to #82 for Speed in 2009, see images of the diecast car on my #82 Team Schemes page.(11-8-2008) UPDATE: After ruffling fenders in ARCA and the Craftsman Truck Series, Speed graduates to a full-time Sprint Cup ride in 2009...
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NASCAR roundtable on economic welfare of sport:

NASCAR's 2008 season has come to a close, and few people seem certain the sport will look the same next year as it did this year. Garage talk is dominated by merger-and-acquisition rumors as teams fight for the right short-term and long-term strategies to stay afloat...