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Waltrip does not plan to run all the races:

Michael Waltrip, who leads the Busch Series standings, says he does not plan to run the entire Busch schedule. Waltrip says he'll re-evaluate his plans after Charlotte in late May.(Roanoke Times)(4-28-2004)...
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Get rid of your Gray, help out:

Just for Men Haircolor, one of Michael Waltrip's sponsors, will be conducting a charitable fund-raiser at California Speedway. For every man who has his gray hair colored (for free) at the Just for Men location on the speedway midway (behind the main grandstand), the...
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Last 45 races, 7 finished under yellow [15%]:

In the last 45 Nextel Cup races [beginning 2003 season] seven races have ended under the yellow flag/or due to rain: Daytona, Feb 2003, #15-Michael Waltrip wins, called due to rain Martinsville, March 2003, #24-Jeff Gordon, wreck/yellow Richmond, May 2003, #25-Joe ...
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Best Western to sponsor Waltrip at Phoenix:

Best Western International, Inc., the first-ever Official Hotel of NASCAR, announced today that it has entered into an agreement with Michael Waltrip Racing, Inc. to serve as primary sponsor of the #99 NASCAR Busch Series car for the Basha's Supermarkets 200. That...
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Johnson’s brother starts racing career:

One of the younger brothers of #48-Jimmie Johnson has started his own racing career, competing in the Dodge Weekly Racing Series at Hickory Motor Speedway. Jarit Johnson, 25, competed in a Spec Truck division in El Canjun, Calif., before moving to Mooresville, NC. ...
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No Selling of tires for testing rule?

Michael Waltrip, who calls it "ridiculous" that NASCAR lets Cup teams test at Kentucky and Nashville, says the key to NASCAR ending expensive testing is simple: "Don't let Goodyear sell us tires for testing." Indeed NASCAR is considering just such a policy. Jimmy Makar...
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Truex Jr. wins at Talladega:

When it appeared #81-Dale Earnhardt Jr. would not be able to pass #8-Martin Truex Jr., he pushed him instead - all the way to Victory Lane. Late in Saturday's race, Earnhardt Jr. fell in behind the leader Truex - who drives for Chance 2 Motorsports, co-owned by Earnhardt...
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StockCarFans.com – Ramblings – Talladega:

It's been a week of catchin up....First, Rusty Wallace wins his first race in three years last week, then...It had been 20 years since the Wood Brothers had won a pole, but Ricky Rudd grabbed the top-spot today at Talladega Superspeedway for Sunday's Aaron's 499 and...
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StockCarFans.com – Rumblings – Martinsville:

It was a long time coming, but #2-Rusty Wallace finally answered that question today. Wallace outlasted #18-Bobby Labonte by 0.538 seconds to break his 105 race losing streak today at Martinsville Speedway. In a race delayed by an hour and 17 minutes for cement repair...
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NASCAR Busch Series race at Nashville TV Ratings:

The NASCAR Busch Series Pepsi 300 at Nashville Superspeedway on Saturday, April 10, was the second-most-watched sporting event on cable television this past weekend. An average of 1,007,000 households tuned into the Pepsi 300, a 30 percent increase over the average...
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Waltrip to test at Daytona UPDATE:

#99-Michael Waltrip Racing will participate in a one-day test session at Daytona International Speedway in preparation for the Friday night, July 2 Winn-Dixie 250 presented by PepsiCo Busch Series race. The test session, scheduled for Monday, April 12th from 9:00am...
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Mikey wins at Nashville in a wild finish:

#99-Michael Waltrip won the Pepsi 300 at Nashville Superspeedway, in a wild finish. With 2 laps to go, #5-Busch led #21-Clint Bowyer, with #55-Gordon and #1-Benson all in a bunch. Busch either slipped up or Bowyer got a great run and nipped Busch's left rear, which...
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Truex Jr. wins pole at Nashville…BUT goes to the rear:

#8-Martin Truex shattered the Nashville Superspeedway track record with a lap of 166.515mph Friday and won his second Busch series pole of the season. A total of 21 drivers topped the qualifying record of 163.324 set by Randy LaJoie before last year's Pepsi 300, starting...
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Championship Chase Count = 26:

With only seven races in the books, only 26 drivers are within 400 points of the leader, #97-Kurt Busch. That's the magic number to be invited to the playoffs. Those who are more than 400 points behind include Ken Schrader, Kyle Petty, Brendan Gaughan, Jeff Burton, ...
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Waltrip’s Pit Crew Wins in Texas:

Michael Waltrip's pit crew claimed the McDonald's Drive-Thru Pit Championship fueled by POWERade in Sunday's (April 4) Samsung/RadioShack 500 at Texas Motor Speedway. The #15 NAPA crew edged the No. 38 crew of Elliott Sadler's team for the win and the $20,000 first...
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Nashville News and Notes:

You might say that David Green (No. 37 Timber Wolf Chevrolet) had a pretty good year at Nashville Superspeedway in 2003. He won the season's first race there with a thrilling last-lap pass of Johnny Sauter (No. 27 Kleenex/Scott Brand Products Chevrolet), and then finished...
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Assorted trivialities and historical notables:

The four tracks where Jeff Gordon has never won are Texas, Chicago, Phoenix and Homestead. Elliott Sadler had finished in the top 10 only once in five previous Texas starts. He was 10th in 1999. Elliott Sadler is one of 109 drivers to have won two or more Cup races...
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StockCarFans.com – Rumblings – Texas:

It wasn't as close as Rockingham, but it wasn't far off....#38-Elliott Sadler held off #9-Kasey Kahne today at Texas Motor Speedway, winning the Samsung/RadioShack 500 by a whopping .028 seconds for his second career Cup victory and #55 for Robert Yates Racing. He ...
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Kenseth wins at Texas:

#17-Matt Kenseth swept by #5-Kyle Busch on Lap 186 of Saturday's O'Reilly 300 at Texas Motor Speedway, then passed #25-Bobby Hamilton Jr. just as a caution was coming out on Lap 195. After the race was red-flagged, Kenseth then pulled away on the restart with three...
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Dale Jr. still leads Most Popular Driver Voting:

Dale Earnhardt, Jr. has picked up right where he left off-he leads the Grands!® Biscuits NMPA NASCAR Most Popular Driver Award voting after the first seven weeks of nationwide fan participation. Since its mid-February launch, the voting Web site, www.mostpopulardriver...