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To the Back:

#77-Brendan Gaughan [back up car/happy hour wreck], #0-Ward Burton [engine change] and #40-Sterling Marlin [confirmed - engine change] will have to fall to the rear of the field before the drop of the green flag of the Coca-Cola 600 at Lowe's Motor Speedway. AND #31...
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“we need a bigger boat”:

#9-Kasey Kahne and #0-Ward Burton will make a splash this summer as they will promote DreamWorks' new movie "Shark Tales." Kahne is scheduled to run the "Shark Tales" scheme at Michigan, Bristol, California and Kansas in the Busch Series, while Burton will have the...
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Ward Taking Saturday Off:

#0-Ward Burton, ran 45 laps in Thursday's practice for the Coca-Cola 600 at Lowe's Motor Speedway, concentrating on race runs as he will miss Happy Hour practice on Saturday to attend the high school graduation of his daughter, Sarah. The team is undecided if it will...
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On Track Technology Sharing Helps All Chevy-Powered Teams:

Although it is well documented that Chevrolet Silverado has enjoyed unparalleled success in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series (NCTS) since its inaugural 1995 season winning an amazing 104 races and five manufacturers championships, the experts at GM Racing have not...
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Testing at Kentucky this week UPDATE:

Kentucky Speedway will host NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series and NASCAR Truck Series testing May 19-20. NEXTEL Cup Series drivers #40-Sterling Marlin, #42-Jamie McMurray, #25-Brian Vickers, #77-Brendan Gaughan, #0-Ward Burton and NASCAR Truck Series driver Chris Horn are scheduled...
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Green fastest in testing Tues at Lowe’s:

Jeff Green led the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series speed parade while NASCAR Busch Series drivers Paul Menard and Tim Sauter tested Lowe's Motor Speedway's new SAFER Barriers Tuesday as testing continued at the 1.5-mile superspeedway. It's been 38 years since a Petty Enterprises...
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Kenseth to FX: No thanks to reality show:

Cable TV channel FX debuts its weekly unscripted program "NASCAR Drivers: 360" on Friday. The show will feature drivers and their families during their day-to-day lives. The drivers will include Dale Earnhardt Jr., Kevin Harvick, Jeremy Mayfield, Jamie McMurray, Ward...
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Richmond Testing Continues:

NASCAR NEXTEL Cup drivers are threatening to break the poll record of 21.194 seconds (approximately 127 mph) at Richmond International Raceway. After two full days of testing the new asphalt among more than 20 drivers, all agreed that the record would fall during Wawa...
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Jeff Gordon wins at California:

#24-Jeff Gordon won the Auto Club 500 at California Speedway, in a fuel mileage race. #48-Jimmie Johnson ended up 2nd. #18-Bobby Labonte was running 2nd and ran out of gas with a 1/2 lap to go. #24-Jeff Gordon made it back-to-back Nextel Cup victories Sunday, parlaying...
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StockCarFans.com – Rumblings – California:

#24-Jeff Gordon went back-to-back today....and did it with all of about a gallon of gas to spare. In what turned into a "fuelish" event (don't they so often do both here and at Michigan), Jeff Gordon won today's Auto Club 500 at California Speedway by 12.871 seconds...
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Look for new qualifying record at Richmond:

The first repaving of Richmond International Raceway since its 1988 reconfiguration passed its initial test with flying colors and falling lap times as four cars christened the fresh asphalt on Wednesday. Ryan Newman's #12-Dodge, Matt Kenseth's #17-Ford and the Chevrolets...
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StockCarFans.Com – Rumblings – Talladega:

To say that we ended in controversy would be the understatement of the year.....Jeff Gordon was in front of Dale Earnhardt Jr (at least in the eyes of NASCAR) "at the moment of caution" today at Talladega Superspeedway and won the Aaron's 499 (where'd that mile go?). ...
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Tire testing at RIR next week UPDATE:

Goodyear will hold a tire test next Tuesday and Wednesday at Richmond International Raceway because of the repaving done there. #12-Ryan Newman, #17-Matt Kenseth and #29-Kevin Harvick will test tires.(Roanoke Times)(4-21-2004) UPDATE: Please note that both days of ...
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Kentucky Testing this week UPDATE:

Kentucky Speedway's calendar shows 10 Nextel Cup drivers expected to test there this week. Those on the list for Tuesday are #88-Dale Jarrett, #97-Kurt Busch, #17-Matt Kenseth and #6-Mark Martin. Those scheduled Wednesday are #77-Brendan Gaughan, #10-Scott Riggs, #...
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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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Driver helps Ward:

Truck driver Bill Waldron, 41, a Pittsylvania County resident who drives for TNC Transportation, was hauling a load of coiled steel down southbound U.S. 29 around 7:30am/et Monday, when he came upon a man on the side of the road, waving his arms. What Waldron didnÃ...
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StockCarFans.com – Ramblings – Martinsville:

Usually Fridays belong to #12-Ryan Newman....but this is Martinsville and another driver owns this place. #24-Jeff Gordon grabbed the Bud Pole award today for Sunday's Advance Auto Parts 500 with a lap of 20.252 seconds (93.502 mph). It was his third pole in a row ...
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Testing at Kentucky UPDATE 1a:

Kentucky Speedway's weekly calendar shows plans for four Nextel Cup drivers and two Busch Series drivers to test this week. Cup testers expected on Wednesday are #12-Ryan Newman, #0-Ward Burton and #24-Jeff Gordon and #25-Brian Vickers. Vickers is also scheduled to...
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Ward in a traffic accident UPDATE 2:

Nextel driver #0-Ward Burton was involved in a car accident south of Danville, VA. The accident happened near U.S 29 and N.C. 700 in Caswell County about 7:30am/et. Burton received a bump to his head, according the North Carolina Highway Patrol. UPDATE: Ward Burton...
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Exide to support teams in Cup, Busch and Trucks:

Exide Technologies, a global leader in stored electrical energy solutions, will expand its partnership with four teams among NASCAR's top three divisions. The teams include: the #0 Hass/CNC Racing Chevrolet driven by Ward Burton in the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series; the...