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Ganassi has no plans for Marlin, to the #07? UPDATE:

#40-Sterling Marlin said last month that he didn't think he'd be back at Chip Ganassi Racing next year because the car owner had been reluctant to discuss a new contract with him. Ganassi said Marlin can change that via on-track performance. "Right now, we don't have...
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Johnson wins the pole at Darlington:

#5-Jimmie Johnson won the pole for the Diamond Hill Plywood 200 at Darlington Raceway with a speed of 168.186mph. The rest of the top-5 are #57-Brian Vickers, #46-Robert Pressley, #40-Sterling Marlin, and #32-Shane Hmiel. Only one driver missed the race, #52-Eric McClure...
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#650 for Marlin:

#40-Sterling Marlin will make his 650th NASCAR NEXTEL Cup career start at Darlington Raceway this weekend. Marlin made his Cup debut in 1976 at Nashville Speedway, driving for his father Coo Coo Marlin.(Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates)(5-6-2005)...
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Stock Car Fans – Ramblings – Darlington:

It's an all-Dodge front row for tomorrow night's Nextel Cup event! Think the Sponsor's happy? Kasey Kahne edged out Ryan Newman this afternoon and grabbed his first Bud Pole of the season for Saturday Night's aptly named Dodge Charger 500 at Darlington Raceway. His...
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Marlin has an offer for 2006? liquor company as sponsor?

#40-Sterling Marlin already has said he’s “99 percent” sure he won’t be back driving for Chip Ganassi next year. Multiple sources in the garage indicate that a well-known liquor company has contacted at least one established team about putting Marlin in one of its ...
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Stock Car Fans – Rumblings – Talladega:

Plate racing reared it's ugly head again today, and we had a "Big One" that was almost as big a one as we've ever seen. 25 cars in a tussle going into turn one on lap 133 brought out the red flag and that (combined with a lap 187 accident that put us into green/white...
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Testing at Richmond:

Two drivers will be at Richmond International Raceway testing Tuesday, April 26th, in preparation for the FUNAI 250 and Chevy American Revolution 400. Mark Martin will test his #9 Busch car and #32-Bobby Hamilton Jr. will test his Cup car. Many drivers are scheduled...
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Testing at Darlington Tuesday UPDATE:

Testing in preparation for the Darlington Busch and Cup races next Friday and Saturday nights [May 6 and 7th] is scheduled for 2:00 to 10:pm/et on Tuesday, April 26th. The following drivers are scheduled to test: Cup - #9-Kasey Kahne, #40-Sterling Marlin and #13-Greg...
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Marlin’s Dad, Coo Coo, to serve as Grand Marshall at Music City:

Tennessee racing legend, Coo Coo Marlin, will serve as Music City Motorplex's Grand Marshall for an evening of NASCAR Stock Car racing at the Tennessee State Fair Grounds on Friday evening, April 29th. Coo Coo is the only driver to in the history of the track to have...
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Biffle wins at Texas:

#16-Greg Biffle won the Samsung/RadioShack 500 at Texas Motor Speedway by leading 219 of 334 laps. #41-Casey Mears made a late run after a caution and only took 2 tires and Biffle stalked Mears down within a few laps and won the race by just over 4 seconds over #42...
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Leffler out of the #11? Ward in? UPDATES – DENIED

Motorsport.com reports it has learned that the #11 Fedex Joe Gibbs Racing Chevy team may be planning on replacing Jason Leffler with Ward Burton as soon as Darlington. While denied by team officials, insiders say Burton would fill the seat for the remainder of the ...
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Texas Race News and Notes:

* Greg Biffle won the Samsung/RadioShack 500 at Texas Motor Speedway, scoring his fifth NASCAR NEXTEL Cup victory in his 85th career start. His last victory came in California Speedway, five races ago.* Biffle became the second repeat-race winner in seven races in ...
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StockCarFans Rumbleings – Texas:

#16-Greg Biffle was about as close to total domination as you can get today at Texas Motor Speedway as he led 7 times for 219 laps on the way to victory in the Samsung/Radio Shack 500. And, when you figure he had to drop to the back at the start, impressive is the ...
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More on possible #6 Drivers UPDATE 2::

Geoff Smith, the manager of Jack Roush's racing operation, must fill Mark Martin's seat when Martin retires at the end of this season, and he must also sign a new sponsor for that team. Martin was a proven product when Smith did his five-year, $60 million deal with...
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More on Marlin, Stremme and Sorenson UPDATE:

Sterling Marlin, says the team owner won't call him back about the status of Marlin's #40 car next season. "My contract is up after this year," Marlin says. "I guess you've got to make a change sometimes, but I'd like to know something soon so I can start looking." ...
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Marlin doesn’t expect to be back with Ganassi in 2006 UPDATE:

#40-Sterling Marlin said Friday he is "99.9% certain" that he won't be back with Chip Ganassi Racing for the 2006 Nextel Cup season. Marlin, 47, has been driving for the team formerly owned by Felix Sabates since the start of the 1998 season. He's won four races with...
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Testing at Richmond:

Several NASCAR Busch Series drivers turned the first laps of the 2005 season at Richmond International Tuesday, April 5 and Wednesday, April 6, including #22-Kenny Wallace, #32-Shane Hmiel,#44- Justin Labonte, and #10-Michel Jourdain. Kenny Wallace, who currently sits...
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Testing at Darlington:

The following drivers are currently scheduled to test at Darlington Raceway. Please remember that the testing schedule is tentative and subject to change. #77-Travis Kvapil on Wednesday, April 6th and on Tuesday, April 26th #9-Kasey Kahne, #25-Brian Vickers, #38-Elliott...
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Harvick sweeps Bristol:

#29-Kevin Harvick won the Sharpie Professional 250 at Bristol Motor Speedway in a crash filled, 3-time red flag, green-white-checker wild race, the day after winning the Food City Cup race on Sunday. His teammate #21-Jeff Burton ended up 2nd, followed by #41-Reed Sorenson...
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Writer Honored:

Larry Woody of The Tennessean is the 2005 recipient of the International Motorsports Hall of Fame's Henry T. McLemore Award, which recognizes outstanding motorsports journalism. Woody will be honored during ceremonies April 28 at the hall in Talladega, Ala., along ...