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Kenny Wallace to Practice & Qualify #26 for McMurray: More Drivers Named:

Jamie McMurray will drive the #26 Dish Network Ford in Saturdays Sams Town 250 at Memphis. McMurray will be in Atlanta for the Nextel Cup Series event which will cause him to miss Busch practice and qualifying, but he will fly to Memphis in time for the race. Kenny...
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Stremme? Mayfield to Haas? UPDATE 2 Mayfield in the #66 NOW:

hearing that both David Stremme, currently driving the #40 Dodge for Chip Ganassi [but out of a job at the end of 2007] has also talked to Haas CNC Racing about driving for them in 2008; also hearing that Jeremy Mayfield, currently driving the #36 Toyota for Bill Davis...
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Benson to MWR in ’08? UPDATE: JB interested

On Sunday's SPEED/tv's Speed Report, it was reported by Bob Dilner that there were many candidates for the vacant seat for the third Michael Waltrip Racing team among them; Johnny Benson.(10-14-2007) UPDATE: SPEED/tv's Trackside Live, talked to both Johnny Benson and...
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McDowell to make Truck Series debut UPDATE: Image added:

Michael McDowell will make his Craftsman Truck Series debut in the #17 NAPA Toyota Tundra fielded by Darrell Waltrip Motorsports at Martinsville this Saturday. Fresh off his fourth ARCA RE/MAX victory for Eddie Sharp Racing this past weekend at Toledo Speedway, McDowell...
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Testing at Kentucky AND:

J.J. Yeley tested for Hall of Fame Racing at Kentucky Speedway on Tuesday, along with David Green testing for Michael Waltrip Racing. #45-Kyle Petty is scheduled to test on Wednesday [Oct 16th]. Also Jeff Green and the #66 Haas CNC Racing team are taking part in a ...
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Gibbs to the rescue for MWR UPDATE Denied:

Michael Waltrip said in a TV interview last week that one reason his team has improved in recent weeks is the help it has received from Joe Gibbs Racing. JGR is moving to Toyota next year, but it can't make Chevrolet officials too happy to hear the Gibbs experts already...
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Justin Labonte returns to #00 at Martinsville:

Justin Labonte will make his third career Craftsman Truck Series start in the #00 Aaron's Lucky Dog Toyota Tundra at Martinsville Speedway this Saturday afternoon. Labonte, the son of two-time Nextel Cup Series champion Terry Labonte, has never raced at Martinsville...
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NASCAR Drivers to help teach development drivers:

Team Full Throttle's NASCAR Driver Development Program would like to announce the first annual TFT Coaching and Evaluation Day on Tuesday, October 16th at the Hickory Motor Speedway. On this day, nearly 20 of Team Full Throttle's racers from across the nation will ...
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McDowell to run selected races for Waltrip Racing in ’08:

You'll be hearing a lot more of Michael McDowell on the racetrack in 2008. The Phoenix native will compete for Michael Waltrip Racing in selected NASCAR Nextel Cup, Busch [Nationwide] Series and Craftsman Truck races next season. On Sunday, McDowell won the season ...
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Benson to MWR in ’08?

On Sunday's SPEED/tv's Speed Report, it was reported by Bob Dilner that there were many candidates for the vacant seat for the third Michael Waltrip Racing team among them; Johnny Benson.(10-15-2007)...
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Jarrett won’t get behind the wheel once he retires:

Terry Labonte has done it on occasion. Bill Elliott is doing it now. But don't expect Dale Jarrett to join the on-again, off-again trend of former Nextel Cup champions running one-off races sporadically. "As far as coming back, and people wanting you to get in a race...
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Rumblings – Lowe’s Motor Speedway

It may be Jimmie Johnson's house, but somebody must have loaned the keys to his teammate! Jeff Gordon took tonight's Bank of America 505.5 at Lowe's Motor Speedway in a cloud of speedy dry. With the DuPont Chevy sputtering all the way, Gordon took down his 6th win ...
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MWR uncertain of future status of Domino’s, Burger King:

Michael Waltrip Racing is still talking with sponsors Domino's and Burger King, but right now it appears the two companies will not return as primary sponsors in 2008. The pair shared the primary sponsorship of David Reutimann's #00 Toyota this season. MWR Vice President...
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2008 Driver Lineup Taking Shape:

The driver lineup for several Nationwide Series teams for 2008 is shaping up. Current series points leader Carl Edwards will run the full season against next year, a Roush Fenway Racing spokesman said, and Michael Waltrip Racing officials said David Reutimann would...
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Reutimann returning to #99 – running for championship:

Announcements from Michael Waltrip Racing also included that David Reutimann, currently second in NASCAR Busch Series drivers points, will drive the #99 Toyota Camry sponsored by Aaron's Sales Lease and Ownership, Best Western and XM Satellite Radio, full-time in the...
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New owner/investor for Waltrip? Announcement:

hearing that in addition to Dale Jarrett's Friday announcement of his retirement and limited schedule for 2008, Michael Waltrip Racing will also introduce David Reutimann as 2008 driver of the UPS Toyota plus MWR will also introduce their new owner/investor.(10-11-...
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Jarrett to Retire from Full-Time Competition:

Dale Jarrett announced he would retire from full-time competition in the Nextel Cup Series at the conclusion of the 2007 season. While Jarrett is retiring from full-time competition, he will compete in six races during the 2008 season [the Bud Shootout, the first 5...
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Most Popular Driver Award Tops Three Million Votes:

The NASCAR NMPA Chex Most Popular Driver award recently surpassed the 3 million mark in votes, and voters are still logging in daily. This new tally tops last year's total of 2.8 million votes cast. Log on to the Chex Most Popular Driver Website at www.mostpopulardriver...
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Stremme? Mayfield to Haas?

hearing that both David Stremme, currently driving the #40 Dodge for Chip Ganassi [but out of a job at the end of 2007] has also talked to Haas CNC Racing about driving for them in 2008; also hearing that Jeremy Mayfield, currently driving the #36 Toyota for Bill Davis...
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Gibson takes over at Dale Jr.’s crew chief:

Tony Gibson will be the crew chief for the #8 Budweiser team for the remainder of the season. He was the interim crew chief for six races earlier in the season after Tony Eury Jr. was suspended. In the six races with Gibson at the helm, the team recorded an eighth-...