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Hamlin Can Build On Car Number History at Bristol:

Hamlin Can Build On Car Number History at Bristol:

March 18, 2009
Hamlin Can Build On Car Number History at Bristol: Ned Jarrett drove the #11 car to a third-place finish in the first race
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ESPN2 to Have Live Coverage as NASCAR Legends Return to Action at Bristol:

ESPN2 to Have Live Coverage as NASCAR Legends Return to Action at Bristol:

March 18, 2009
ESPN2 to Have Live Coverage as NASCAR Legends Return to Action at Bristol: ESPN2 will have live coverage as some of the
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Legends test at Bristol:

Legends test at Bristol:

March 18, 2009
Legends test at Bristol: One look at Junior Johnson strapped into his #11 race car with old-fashioned goggles wrapped around
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Celebrities set to run Saturday Night Special at Bristol:

Celebrities set to run Saturday Night Special at Bristol:

March 17, 2009
Celebrities set to run Saturday Night Special at Bristol: Football coaches, football players, TV/radio personalities and
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Cale added to Bristols Saturday Night Special race; DW withdraws:

Cale added to Bristols Saturday Night Special race; DW withdraws:

March 10, 2009
Cale added to Bristols Saturday Night Special race; DW withdraws: Cale Yarborough, one of the most successful drivers in
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Former NASCAR driver charged with making moonshine:

Former NASCAR driver charged with making moonshine:

March 4, 2009
Former NASCAR driver charged with making moonshine: Charges were filed late this morning in connection with a large liquor
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Driver wins before age 25:

Driver wins before age 25:

March 1, 2009
Driver wins before age 25: Only 57 of 2,213 Cup races for which the winner's age is known have been won by drivers under
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Rusty and Evernham team up to run at Bristol:

Rusty and Evernham team up to run at Bristol:

February 28, 2009
Rusty Wallace and Ray Evernham announced that they will team to pilot a #2 Chevy in the March 21st Saturday Night Special
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Junior Johnson’s son is…..racing:

Junior Johnson’s son is…..racing:

January 26, 2009
Robert Johnson is rail thin and tall, very nearly a full head taller than his dad. The young man has the build of a basketball
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Richard Petty releasing audio book:

Richard Petty releasing audio book:

December 26, 2008
NASCAR's King has spoken. Richard Petty is releasing an audiobook to coincide with the 25th anniversary of his record 200th
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Johnson has the highest winning % of active drivers:

Johnson has the highest winning % of active drivers:

November 9, 2008
With seven wins in 2008, #48-Jimmie Johnson has passed #24-Jeff Gordon on the all-time list for Cup Series win percentage
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Even in a merger Dodge could remain another year UPDATE:

Even in a merger Dodge could remain another year UPDATE:

October 30, 2008
There is still no official word from Chrysler executives, and the fate of NASCAR's Dodge teams remains uncertain, with the
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Johnson has the highest winning % of active drivers:

Johnson has the highest winning % of active drivers:

October 23, 2008
By winning at Martinsville on Sunday, #48-Jimmie Johnson passed #24-Jeff Gordon on the all-time list for Cup Series win
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Yarborough resigned to sharing record with Johnson:

Yarborough resigned to sharing record with Johnson:

October 21, 2008
When Cale Yarborough won a third-straight NASCAR title in 1978, he never expected that it would take 30 years for someone
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Childress Inducted into N.C. Sports Hall of Fame:

Childress Inducted into N.C. Sports Hall of Fame:

May 17, 2008
Richard Childress Racing (RCR) president and CEO Richard Childress and six others were honored in Raleigh last night at