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Montgomery ineligible for ROTY award UPDATE NASCAR changes mind:

Chase Montgomery is 20, could pass for 16, and yet has been declared ''too experienced'' by NASCAR to compete for rookie of the year in the Craftsman Truck Series. Montgomery will run in the #8 Dodge truck for Bobby Hamilton Racing in 2004. Montgomery competed in only...
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NASCAR CRAFTSMAN TRUCK SERIES NEWS AND NOTES DAYTONA

10-year anniversary for series begins at Daytona The 2004 season figures to be the most competitive yet with an unprecedented three former champions #42-Mike Skinner, #16-Jack Sprague and #24-Travis Kvapil competing fulltime. Sprague will be in pursuit of his fourth...
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Spectrum Controls to Become Associate Sponsor on the #20:

Rockwell Automation recently announced that Spectrum Controls, Inc. will become an associate sponsor on the #20 Rockwell Automation Chevy driven by Mike Bliss in 2004. Rockwell Automation offers a unique NASCAR Busch Series sponsorship program, supported by their internal...
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Testing at Talladega:

While NASCAR officials worked with aerodynamic packages on the new 2004 body styles of 19 Busch Series teams at Talladega Superspeedway on Thursday, several drivers are also excited about changes to their teams in 2004. Coming off one of the most exhilarating NASCAR...
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New crew chief for the #20?

Steve Addington will reportedly be Mike Bliss' crew chief for 2004.(BGNRacing.com), Addington recently left ppc Racing, #57 team.(12-17-2003)...
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New Crew chief for the #38 and Kahne:

Akins Motorsports team owners Doug Stringer and Brad Akins announced Monday they have hired Tim Shutt, 34, as the new crew chief of the #38 Dodges in the NASCAR Busch Series, which will be driven by Kasey Kahne. The team's previous crew chief, Wes Ward, has accepted...
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Testing at Las Vegas:

Some of the biggest names in NASCAR have signed up to test at Las Vegas Motor Speedway Jan. 26-29, 2004 in preparation for the UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series event and Sam’s Town 300 NASCAR Busch Series race. Seven of the eight active series champions...
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Changes at Gibbs?

hearing Joe Gibbs Racing has been interviewing potential crew chiefs for #18 Busch/ARCA Chevy for J.J. Yeley and the #20 Busch Chevy for Mike Bliss. Been told the Busch #18 and #20 teams have recently merged into the same location and Doug Hewitt will crew chief one...
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Rockwell Automation Announcement:

Rockwell Automation announced the availability of a unique "Guaranteed Value" NASCAR Busch Series Major Associate Sponsorship opportunity with the #20 Joe Gibbs Racing Chevy. The #20 Chevy is piloted by former Craftsman Truck Series Champion Mike Bliss. "We believe...
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Yeley signs with Gibbs to run A-B-C sched in 2004 UPDATE 2:

JJ Yeley, the 26-year-old USAC national sprint-car champ and Silver Crown champ, has signed a contract to join Joe Gibbs' team next season, team sources confirmed yesterday, though the announcement isn't expected for a few weeks. JJ, whose real name is Christopher ...
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Hamilton wins race at Homestead; Kvapil wins the Championship:

#16-Travis Kvapil claimed his first NASCAR Truck series championship and the second consecutive for IWX Racing and its #16 Chevrolets with his sixth place finish in Friday's Ford 200 season finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Pole-winner #4-Bobby Hamilton won the race...
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Homestead Truck Series Stuff:

Tenth place, spot on banquet stage up for grabs #18-Chad Chaffin and #98-Matt Crafton are separated by 43 points in the fight for the 10th and final spot on-stage at the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series awards banquet, being held Saturday, Nov. 15 at the Sheraton Bal ...
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Testing at Atlanta:

Cup and Busch teams will test on Monday Oct 13th and Tuesday Oct 14th at Atlanta Motor Speedway in preparation for the Bass Pro Shops MBNA 500 Weekend, drivers expected to test are: Kyle Petty, Jason Leffler, Brian Vickers, Kyle Busch, Mike Bliss, Ashton Lewis, David...
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Testing at Atlanta:

Cup and Busch teams will test on Monday Oct 13th and Tuesday Oct 14th at Atlanta Motor Speedway in preparation for the Bass Pro Shops MBNA 500 Weekend, drivers expected to test are: Kyle Petty, Jason Leffler, Brian Vickers, Kyle Busch, Mike Bliss, Ashton Lewis, David...
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Harvick wins pole at Lowe’s:

#21-Kevin Harvick won the pole Thursday for Friday night's Little Trees 300 at Lowe's Motor Speedway (noon Saturday, TNT, tape-delayed). It's Harvick's fourth pole in the car this season and 10th of his career. The #21 continues to hold a 168-point advantage in the...
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Waltrip wins pole at Kansas:

#99-Michael Waltrip won the pole for Saturday's Mr. Goodcents 300 at Kansas Speedway with a new track record with his lap at 178.365 mph, earning his second Busch Series pole of the season (his last was at Richmond, Va., in May) and the 15th of his career. #38-Kasey...
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PRI’s Steve Lewis to Receive Bobby Isaac Memorial Award:

Steve Lewis, publisher of Performance Racing Industry magazine and organizer of the annual Performance Racing Industry Trade Show, will receive the 2003 Bobby Isaac Memorial Award during pre-race ceremonies for the UAW-GM Quality 500 NASCAR Winston Cup race Saturday...
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Testing at Talladega this week:

#60-David Green was part of a two-day test at Talladega Superspeedway on Monday and Tuesday along with #80-Mike Bliss with Joe Gibbs Racing, #75-John Andretti with Richard Childress Racing, Jason Jarrett with Robert Yates Racing and Tom Hubert with Bill Davis Racing...
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Testing at Kentucky UPDATE six teams:

#23-Kenny Wallace and #27-Scott Wimmer will test at Kentucky Speedway August 27-28.( Kentucky Speedway PR )(8-26-2003) UPDATE: Research and development was the phrase of the day for six NASCAR Winston Cup Series teams which tested the 1.5-mile tri-oval at Kentucky ...
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#16 to Toyota? Sprague back to the CTS? UPDATE Sprague in a 2nd truck team:

in a column on the Speed Channel site, Ray Dunlap mentions: Sometime in the early part of August, the Toyota brass is expected to announce which teams will be competing for them in the 2004 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series. The rumor mill has never been busier. Everything...