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Tire testing at RIR next week UPDATE:

Tire testing at RIR next week UPDATE:

April 23, 2004
Goodyear will hold a tire test next Tuesday and Wednesday at Richmond International Raceway because of the repaving done
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Jeff Burton to RCR #31? UPDATE 2 denied:

Jeff Burton to RCR #31? UPDATE 2 denied:

April 16, 2004
Rumors swirled last week about Johnny Sauter being released from the #30 AOL Chevy team, which is 24th in the standings,
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Jeff Burton to RCR #31?

Jeff Burton to RCR #31?

April 12, 2004
Rumors swirled last week about Johnny Sauter being released from the #30 AOL Chevy team, which is 24th in the standings,
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Truex Jr. wins pole at Nashville…BUT goes to the rear:

Truex Jr. wins pole at Nashville…BUT goes to the rear:

April 9, 2004
#8-Martin Truex shattered the Nashville Superspeedway track record with a lap of 166.515mph Friday and won his second Busch
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Kenseth wins at Texas:

Kenseth wins at Texas:

April 3, 2004
#17-Matt Kenseth swept by #5-Kyle Busch on Lap 186 of Saturday's O'Reilly 300 at Texas Motor Speedway, then passed #25-Bobby
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Benson in the #09 at Texas:

Benson in the #09 at Texas:

March 30, 2004
Johnny Benson will drive the #09 Phoenix Racing Dodge at Texas Motor Speedway this weekend, Joe Ruttman was listed on the
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New Jersey Native Martin Truex Jr. Wins at Bristol:

New Jersey Native Martin Truex Jr. Wins at Bristol:

March 27, 2004
#8-Martin Truex Jr.'s first NASCAR Busch Series victory was dominating and clear-cut [a NJ native with NJ native Jayski
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Spencer to the #09 car?

Spencer to the #09 car?

March 15, 2004
Jimmy Spencer is out looking for a full-time Nextel Cup ride and #09 car owner James Finch, a man that Spencer has worked
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#09 to have pit crew at Vegas:

#09 to have pit crew at Vegas:

March 3, 2004
Allow Phoenix Racing general manager Marc Reno to coin a new term: This weekend, he says, they'll be "legitimate-racing"
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ODDS:

ODDS:

February 28, 2004
Micah Roberts, of Las Vegas' Station Casinos sports books, has chosen Kevin Harvick and Matt Kenseth as his favorites (3
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Update on James Ince MORE:

Update on James Ince MORE:

February 26, 2004
Veteran crew chief James Ince, considered by many to have one of the brightest minds in motorsports, said Friday that he
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Testing at Nashville:

Testing at Nashville:

February 25, 2004
Nashville Superspeedway will be "full throttle" this week with NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series testing and NASCAR Busch Series
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#1 Crew Chief Penalized:

#1 Crew Chief Penalized:

February 23, 2004
NASCAR has fined Jon R. Wolfe, crew chief for the #1 Dodge driven by Johnny Benson, $2,000 for an infraction discovered
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Benson to the rear, fails inspection:

Benson to the rear, fails inspection:

February 21, 2004
Johnny Benson, who won the pole for Saturday's Goody's 200 NASCAR Busch Series race, had his qualifying speed disallowed
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Benson wins the pole at the Rock:

Benson wins the pole at the Rock:

February 20, 2004
#1-Johnny Benson is a former NASCAR Busch series champion and has three career wins. But until Friday he had never won