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Another Earnhardt added to Michigan entry.
Kerry Earnhardt, elder brother of current NASCAR Nextel Cup points leader Dale Earnhardt Jr, will attempt to qualify for Sunday's DHL 400 at the Michigan International Speedway in a fourth Chevrolet Monte Carlo entered by Richard Childress Racing.
Stewart's pit crew win in Dover.
Tony Stewart's pit crew took home the $20,000 first-place cheque as a result of winning the McDonald's Drive-Thru Pit Championship fuelled by POWERade in Sunday's MBNA 400 'Salute to Heroes' event at Dover International Speedway.
Cope loses Cup ride.
1990 Daytona 500 winner Derrike Cope has lost his NASCAR Nextel Cup ride with the No.50 Arnold Motorsports team and will be replaced by Mike Wallace for this weekend's MBNA 400 at Dover International Speedway.
Blaney/Ultra team up for Dover.
Dave Blaney will shift his NASCAR Nextel Cup focus to Jim Smith's No.7 Ultra Motorsports squad this weekend at the Dover International Speedway as the pairing attempt their second race of the season together.
Donlavey's return causing a stir.
Veteran team owner Junie Donlavey has announced that his famous No.90 Ford team will return to the NASCAR Nextel Cup with up and coming driver Kevin Ray this weekend at the Dover International Speedway with a co-primary sponsor that will certainly turn a few heads.
Dover installs new scoring pylon for MBNA weekend.
It's down with the old and up with the new at Dover International Speedway, as the circuit completes the installation is complete on a new scoring pylon in time for the forthcoming MBNA race weekend.
Bumper entry list for Coca Cola 600.
After struggling to reach the minimum 43 entries for some of its earlier races this year, NASCAR will have no such problem this weekend as the lure of the longest race on the Nextel Cup schedule has attracted a season-high entry of more than 50 cars.
Blaney and Co. to return for Coke 600.
On the heels of a highly competitive showing during last weekend's Nextel Open All-Star qualifying race, Dave Blaney and the No.23 Bill Davis Racing team will attempt to qualify for this weekend's gruelling Coca Cola 600 at the Lowe's Motor Speedway.
Schrader proves to be 'Mr Popular.'
The prolonged and largely pointless 'field inversion' process during the middle segment of Saturday's Nextel All-Star Challenge may have gone down like a lead balloon with many in attendance at Lowe's Motor Speedway in Charlotte but one of this year's tweaks proved to be highly popular with fans
Pit-crew win gives Junior double in Richmond.
It was a double victory for the #8 DEI team at Richmond International Raceway on Saturday as, not only did Dale Earnhardt Jr capture the Chevy American Revolution 400, but his pit-crew also claimed victory in the McDonald's Drive-Thru Pit Championship.
Finish Line to sponsor Blaney at All-Star weekend.
Dave Blaney has confirmed that he will drive the for Bill Davis Racing #23 Finish Line Dodge in this weekend's Nextel All-Star Challenge, having secured backing from the car dealership for this weekend's big race.
Richmond return spoiled for Army team.
Joe Nemechek said he had an awesome car and that it was time for him to lead the race at Richmond but, as he was moving into second place at the midway point of the event, he and Jamie McMurray got tangled, sending both of the cars crashing into the wall.
Post race quotes - Richmond.
DALE EARHNARDT JR #8 Budweiser Chevrolet (1st): "I was real loose on new tires. But it turned and didn't get tight. We really like this place. We've won five or six races here. This is a good car. This is a good set-up. We like the track and the new pavement. We could run up top. It was great.
Stewart: Wallace deal was an accident.
Tony Stewart was only five laps into Sunday's 250-lap Auto Club 500 at California Speedway when his race began to unravel - but he insists that what followed with Rusty Wallace was no more than a racing incident - contrary to the views of his peers.
Harvick ready to end California curse.
GM Goodwrench driver Kevin Harvick appears to be cursed when it comes to Cup Series racing at Fontana's California Speedway - even though outsiders would think that the 'Golden State gods' would be looking out for one of their own.
RCR names Cogswell as crew chief.
Richard Childress Racing has confirmed the hiring of veteran crew chief Gary Cogswell to head up the #33 Bass Pro Shops Chevrolet Monte Carlo of Kerry Earnhardt in the NASCAR Cup Series, as well as the all-star cast of the #29 Employer Support of Guard and Reserve [ESGR] Chevy in the Busch Series
Stewart to run Busch Series race with RCR.
Tony Stewart has agreed to drive the #29 Employer Support of Guard and Reserve [ESGR] Chevrolet Monte Carlo for Richard Childress Racing in Saturday's 1-800-PIT-SHOP.com 300 Busch Series race at California Speedway.
Gordon fans offered their own 'double duty'.
Robby Gordon fans are being offered the chance to attend both the Indianapolis 500 and NASCAR Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte on 30 May in order to cheer on their driver's efforts to do the elusive 'double'.
Q&A: Jason Shapiro (brake specialist).
Even without any contact, 500 laps of hard acceleration followed by equally hard braking takes a toll on a driver's equipment at Martinsville Speedway, putting a premium on brake technology.
Q&A: Jeff Gordon.
Jeff Gordon remains one of NASCAR's biggest names, but had found it hard to break into victory lane this season.
Q&A: Todd Parrott (Robert Yates Racing)
Elliott Sadler's victory at Texas Motor Speedway on Sunday finally broke a nine-race Ford winning streak for Roush Racing, and handed the Robert Yates team its first success since Dale Jarrett won at the Rockingham spring meeting in 2003.
Q&A: Elliott Sadler.
Robert Yates Racing's Elliott Sadler took his second career Cup Series win by edging out Kasey Kahne in another photo-finish at Texas Motor Speedway on Sunday.