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Leicht Looking for Full Time Ride:

Two years ago, David Gilliland turned his one and only victory in what is now known as NASCARs Nationwide Series at Kentucky Speedway into a full-time ride with a Cup team. Last year, Stephen Leicht turned his one and only victory in NASCARs No. 2 series at Kentucky...
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Teams Line Up Backup Drivers for Kentucky:

Several Nationwide Series teams have lined up backup drivers to fill in during some practice sessions for this weekend's Meijer 300 at Kentucky Speedway for sessions when their regular drivers have Sprint Cup commitments at Michigan International Speedway. Stephen ...
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Kentucky Rookie Notes:

Landon Cassill was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the Federated Auto Parts 300 at Nashville Superspeedway. Cassill scored a ninth-place finish, his first top-10 in 12 Nationwide Series starts and claimed top rookie honors for the first time this season. He led...
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Teams Line up Sustitute Drivers for Nashville:

* Willie Allen, who drives for fellow Nashville native Bobby Hamilton Jr.s Sadler-Hamilton Racing team, will serve as the substitute driver for #32-Kyle Busch at Nashville. * Casey Atwood will serve in that capacity this weekend at his home track; the Nashville native...
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RCR Cutting Back #21 Schedule:

Nationwide Series Richard Childress Racing (RCR) has suspended fielding the #21 Chevy for any non- sponsored races for the remainder of the 2008 season according to an RCR spokesperson. Currently the #21 team has 9 starts out of 12 NNS race events this year and sits...
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Leicht to Run Some Races for Childress:

Stephen Leicht will drive at least two Nationwide Series races for Richard Childress Racing this season and possibly more. The 21-year-old Leicht, who drove for Robert Yates Racing the last two seasons, said that the exact number of races he will run in the #21 entry...
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Carl Edwards Collects $2.4 Million In 2007:

Carl Edwards, the 2007 Busch Series driver champion, received a payout of $2,485,582, an amount that ranks fourth all-time among series title winners. Edwards collected over $1.2 million in both race winnings ($1,241,985) and his share of the series point fund ($1,...
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Rookie Notes for Homestead:

Marcos Ambrose was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the ARIZONA.TRAVEL 200 at Phoenix. Ambrose scored a 15th-place finish and took top rookie honors for the sixth time this season. David Ragan leads Ambrose by 30 points (234-204) in the Raybestos Rookie standings...
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Raybestos Rookie Notes for Texas:

David Ragan was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the Sam's Town 250 at Memphis. Ragan posted a third-place finish, his fourth top-five and ninth top-10 in 2007. He claimed Raybestos Rookie of the Race honors for the 11th time in 32 races. Ragan leads Marcos Ambrose...
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RYR Shock Absorber Penalty from Mexico Overturned:

The National Stock Car Racing Commissioner, Charles Strang, has advised the National Stock Car Racing Commission of the following: As the final appellate authority within NASCAR, the Commissioner held an appeal hearing on Wednesday, October 24, 2007 concerning penalties...
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Raybestos Rookie Notes for Memphis:

David Ragan was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the Dollar General 300 at Lowes Motor Speedway. Ragan posted a sixth-place finish, his eighth top-10 finish this season and claimed Rookie of the Race honors for the ninth time in 31 races. He scored the fourth consecutive...
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Yates Could Close Busch Team: UPDATE 2: New Crew Chief for Remainder of ’07:

As far as the Busch side [of Yates Racing, Co-owner Doug] Yates said he wasn't sure what would happen with that team [#90-Stephen Leicht]. "It's not the No. 1 priority," Yates said. "If Citi would like to come back [as a sponsor] or we could find sponsorship, we would...
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Crew Chief change at the #88? UPDATE:

hearing Butch Hylton and Robert Yates Racing have parted ways, hearing RYR Busch team crew chief, Cully Barraclough, could be the new crew chief of the #88 for Mike Wallace [at Talladega], no word where Hylton may go.(10-2-2007) UPDATE: Charles "Cully" Barraclough ...
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Montreal Penalies Announced: UPDATE:

Robert Yates, owner of the #90 Ford, was penalized with the loss of 25 Busch Series championship owner points, while Leicht was penalized with the loss of 25 Busch Series championship driver points. The infractions were discovered during post-race inspection on Aug...
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Robert Yates Retiring at end of 2007 season:

Robert Yates announced his intention to retire as President of Robert Yates Racing following the last race of the 2007 Nextel Cup season. Certain facets of Robert Yates Racing are being transferred to a new company presided over by Doug Yates. The new entity will be...
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Leicht to Make 50th Busch Start:

#90-Stephen Leicht, the youngest of the drivers ranked in the top 10 in the point standings at age 20, is set to make his 50th start in the Busch Series Friday night at Richmond.(NASCAR PR)(9-4-2007)...
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Raybestos Rookie Notes for Richmond:

David Ragan was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the Camping World 300 at California. Ragan scored a 10th-place finish, his seventh top-10 of the 2007 season. He grabbed top rookie honors for the ninth time this season and for the second consecutive race. Ragan ...
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Rookie Notes for Bristol:

Brad Keselowski was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the CARFAX 250 at Michigan. Keselowski finished 13th and took top rookie honors for the third time this season. David Ragan leads Marcos Ambrose by 18 points (200-182) in the Raybestos Rookie standings entering...
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Raybestos Rookie Notes for Michigan:

Brad Coleman was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the Zippo 200 at Watkins Glen. Coleman finished fifth, his third top-five and fifth top-10 of the 2007 season. He took top rookie honors for the fourth time this season. David Ragan leads Marcos Ambrose by 18 points...
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Robby Gordon Fined, Placed on Probation; Four Other Teams Fined & Penalized:

NASCAR announced today that Robby Gordon, driver and owner of the #55 Ford in the NASCAR Busch Series, has been fined $35,000 and placed on probation until Dec. 31, 2007 due to a rule violation during last Saturday's race at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal. Gordon...