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WIth the loss of UPS, what is up with RYR? Leicht? Ward? Tide? UPDATE Tide gone?:

[#88 Team Owner Robert] Yates made it clear he has no ill feelings toward the UPS executives who opted to make the move [to Waltrip and leaving RYR]. He placed blame on himself for allowing the team's performance to decline the past few years. Yates, though, is optimistic...
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Ward Burton…MWR?

"Is it a coup for our team? I guess it's fair to say it is," Michael Waltrip said of the new two-year UPS sponsorship, which he said now sets the stage for a three-car, Nextel Cup operation. "We don't have it done yet, but we think we'll be able to announce in the ...
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Ward Burton looking to make comeback in 2007 UPDATE:

Ward Burton will be at Daytona International Speedway on Friday as a part of a ceremony honoring the past 10 winners of the Daytona 500. He hopes his next trip to NASCAR's crown jewel will be as a driver. The 2002 Daytona 500 winner said Monday he is negotiating with...
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Ward Burton looking to make comeback in 2007:

Ward Burton will be at Daytona International Speedway on Friday as a part of a ceremony honoring the past 10 winners of the Daytona 500. He hopes his next trip to NASCAR's crown jewel will be as a driver. The 2002 Daytona 500 winner said Monday he is negotiating with...
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What is up with Ward?:

on Sunday's Wind Tunnel with Dave Despain [Speed Channel, Sunday's 9:00pm/et], Ward Burton was interviewed from South Boston Speedway. Burton said he is activity pursuing a ride in 2007, preferring a Nextel Cup ride. Burton said he has talked to a few teams [including...
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Darlington Qualifying Notes:

• Kasey Kahne won the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series Bud Pole for the Dodge Charger 500, lapping Darlington Raceway in 29.096 seconds at 169.013 mph. Ward Burton holds the track-qualifying record of 28.295 seconds, 173.797 mph - set March 22, 1996. • Kahne is now three-for...
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Ward to Yates? UPDATE denied…but…

from LastCowboys.com: ... couple of little birdies have told me in the last couple of weeks that Ward Burton is off the market in terms of driver availability. And while it is claimed that this information comes from people we would all consider ‘official’ type people...
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Ward looking to race again:

Ward Burton was back in the garage at Martinsville Speedway on Friday wishing he were wearing a driving suit instead of jeans. "I've been carrying on some communication, seeing what kind of dominoes need to fall to get back in," he said, adding that he no longer is...
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Ward Receives State Conservation Award:

The A. Willis Robertson Award was first established in the year 2000 and is awarded annually to the Virginia citizen who has exercised outstanding conservation practices on his/her own land or who has made significant contributions to conservation activities in the...
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Evernham Announcement UPDATE 2:

not sure what this is about...yet, but on Friday, Feb. 10th at Daytona, Evernham Motorsports [#9,#10,#19] will announce plans for the Ingersoll- Rand Dodge Charger and its 2006 Road Racing Program, driver to be announced.(2-9-2006) UPDATE: rumors have the driver being...
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Evernham Announcement UPDATE 2:

not sure what this is about...yet, but on Friday, Feb. 10th at Daytona, Evernham Motorsports [#9,#10,#19] will announce plans for the Ingersoll-Rand Dodge Charger and its 2006 Road Racing Program, driver to be announced.(2-9-2006) UPDATE: rumors have the driver being...
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Raybestos Rookie Contender Notes:

#1-Martin Truex Jr., #11-Denny Hamlin, #18-J.J. Yeley, #40-David Stremme, #41-Reed Sorenson, #07-Clint Bowyer, #49-Brent Sherman, and #92-Chad Chaffin plan to compete for Raybestos Rookie of the Year in 2006. The 2006 season is the first in the history of the Raybestos...
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Ward wants a ride:

Ward Burton is quite matter-of-fact when reasoning his yearlong absence from NASCAR competition: The phone didn't just sit idle. He had opportunities to get back in the seat. Just couldn't get excited about any of them. So he held out. But as one of the most active...
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Miller Lite Motorsports Journalism Award Winners:

The six journalists honored Wednesday evening during the 21st annual presentation of the Miller Lite Motorsports Journalism Awards of Excellence in honor of Russ Catlin included a writer who detailed former driver Ward Burton's wildlife conservation efforts for the...
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Baldwin leaving Evernham? to Yates? UPDATE OFFICIAL RYR 2006 lineup announced:

hearing that #9 crew chief, Tommy Baldwin could be leaving Evernham Motorsports and driver Kasey Kahne.(9-18-2005) UPDATE: hearing Baldwin could end up at the #38 M&M's/Robert Yates Racing team as Elliott Sadler's crew chief.(9-19-2005) UPDATE: Look for some organizational...
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Ward Named 2005 Outstanding Volunteer Fundraiser:

Ward Burton has been honored by the Virginia Piedmont Chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals as the 2005 Outstanding Volunteer Fundraiser. With his family present, the award was given to him on National Philanthropy Day (NPD) at Boonsboro Country Club...
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#55 for Mikey? UPDATE 2 Skinner NOT to the #22? BDR still looking:

hearing Michael Waltrip will run the #55 in the NAPA Bill Davis Racing Dodge. DEI chose to keep the #15.(10-28-2005) UPDATE - Skinner to the #22? Forget those Ward Burton returns stories for Bill Davis Racing next season. Mike Skinner will drive the Caterpillar Dodge...
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Ward selected to Board:

Ward Burton was selected Tuesday to sit on the Virginia Board of Game and Inland Fisheries. Gov. Mark R. Warner, who announced the selection, called Burton "a strong addition" to the board that oversees the troubled Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries. ...
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Wimmer/BDR part ways after 2005:

Bill Davis Racing announced today Scott Wimmer will finish the 2005 season as the driver of the #22 Caterpillar Dodge in the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series, but will not be returning behind the wheel of the #22 car in 2006. This will mark the conclusion of a four-year relationship...
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HOF Racing chooses driver…UPDATE 2 Raines? maybe not?:

on the Roger Staubach site, this is posted: As most of you know, Troy Aikman and I are principal owners in Hall of Fame Racing with Texas Instruments DLP sponsoring our car for the 2006 Nextel Cup Season. We’ve hired a phenomenal crew chief in Phillipe Lopez and recently...