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Updated Sunday October 12, 2008 at 6:45pm

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Nationwide Series’ new car to test at Lowe’s this week
This week marks the final open week of the season for the NASCAR Nationwide Series. But for seven teams, an extended stay at Lowe’s Motor Speedway following the Dollar General 300 comes before any leisure time.
10/12/2008 2:41:33 PM   [NASCAR.COM - Nationwide Series Headlines]

Johnson: Burton always a threat
Jimmie Johnson says he’s never underestimated the potential of Jeff Burton as a title contender after the RCR driver moved up to second in the Chase for the Sprint Cup, following his win at Lowe’s Motor Speedway last night
10/12/2008 12:33:51 PM   [NASCAR news - autosport.com]

Gordon rues missed opportunity
Jeff Gordon lamented losing out on a possible victory at Lowe’s Motor Speedway, having recovered from contact with the wall at the beginning of the race only to give the lead away while gambling with strategy in the end
10/12/2008 12:23:55 PM   [NASCAR news - autosport.com]

Burton wins at Charlotte
Jeff Burton scored his second victory of the season in the Bank of America 500 at Lowe’s Motor Speedway, making a big jump in the Chase standing where he now ranks second.
10/12/2008 1:10:36 AM   [NASCAR news - autosport.com]

Kahne, Busch find hope in otherwise lost seasons
For Kasey Kahne and Kurt Busch, for one night at least, it was like old times. Better times.
10/12/2008 1:09:48 AM   [NASCAR.COM - Sprint Cup Series Headlines]

Edwards’ wild week ends on another bad note at LMS
Once Carl Edwards lost a lap after getting caught on pit road during a caution, he radioed his team to boost their spirits.
10/12/2008 12:11:50 AM   [NASCAR.COM - Sprint Cup Series Headlines]

Burton wins at Lowe’s, moves to second in points
In a race that saw Chase for the Sprint Cup contenders fall by the wayside with a litany of problems, Jeff Burton made sure points leader Jimmie Johnson knew he was still a factor.
10/11/2008 10:08:56 PM   [NASCAR.COM - Sprint Cup Series Headlines]

Salo pondering NASCAR move
Former Formula One racer Mika Salo is pondering moving to NASCAR and has been in talks with a number teams to try to arrange a first test at the wheel of a stock car.
10/11/2008 6:14:52 PM   [NASCAR news - autosport.com]

NASCAR: Edwards-Harvick feud over after meeting
From NASCAR’s standpoint, the feud between Carl Edwards and Kevin Harvick is over.
10/11/2008 5:18:45 PM   [NASCAR.COM - Sprint Cup Series Headlines]

Kyle Busch wins Lowe’s Nationwide
Kyle Busch held off Jeff Burton on the final restart of the Dollar General 300 at Lowe’s Motor Speedway, scoring his ninth Nationwide Series victory of the season.
10/11/2008 12:41:58 AM   [NASCAR news - autosport.com]

Busch posts ninth N’wide win in ‘08, 20th overall
Make it 20 wins this season for Kyle Busch, NASCAR’s dominant workhorse.
10/10/2008 11:12:59 PM   [NASCAR.COM - Nationwide Series Headlines]

Sprague replaces Cook in No. 60 Wyler Racing truck
Wyler Racing announced Tuesday that three-time Truck Series champion Jack Sprague will drive the No. 60 Wyler Racing Toyota for the remainder of the 2008 season, beginning with the race at Martinsville on Oct. 18. Sprague, who currently sits eighth in the Truck Series standings, replaces Terry Cook who has been released after competing in the first 20 races of the season for the team.
10/10/2008 10:14:40 PM   [NASCAR.COM - Craftsman Truck Series Headlines]

Hornaday leads points with Truck Series history on line
Reigning Craftsman Truck Series champion Ron Hornaday might have come in second to Todd Bodine at Talladega, but that runner-up finish sent the veteran driver to the top of the championship standings.
10/10/2008 10:09:31 PM   [NASCAR.COM - Craftsman Truck Series Headlines]

Unilever to sponsor No. 5 car for 10 races in 2009
Unilever, a multi-national company that owns more than 400 of the world’s most recognized food and home care brands, will be a primary sponsor for JR Motorsports’ No. 5 Chevrolets in 10 Nationwide Series races in 2009 (watch video).
10/10/2008 9:31:33 PM   [NASCAR.COM - Nationwide Series Headlines]

Notes: Harvick protects ‘turf’ in fight with Edwards
Read full story for latest details.
10/10/2008 9:11:57 PM   [NASCAR.COM - Sprint Cup Series Headlines]

Smith still haunted by Talladega finish
Sprint Cup rookie Regan Smith is still coming to terms with having lost his first win last Sunday at Talladega after officials penalised him for passing Tony Stewart while driving bellow the yellow line at the bottom of the track
10/10/2008 8:29:44 PM   [NASCAR news - autosport.com]

Earnhardt critical of Talladega ruling
Dale Earnhardt Jr has come out in support of Regan Smith, saying that in his opinion the DEI driver should have been declared the winner last Sunday at Talladega because Tony Stewart clearly forced him to drive bellow the yellow line
10/10/2008 8:25:19 PM   [NASCAR news - autosport.com]

Bowyer crashes in final practice session at Lowe’s
Final practice at Lowe’s Motor Speedway for Saturday night’s Bank of America 500 was highlighted by struggles for Chase drivers Clint Bowyer and Matt Kenseth.
10/10/2008 7:21:37 PM   [NASCAR.COM - Sprint Cup Series Headlines]

Fitzpatrick to debut in third TRG truck at Martinsville
After a successful test at Iowa Speedway just two weeks ago, Canadian stock-car standout John Ryan “J.R.” Fitzpatrick has been named driver of the No. 12 Chevrolet for TRG Motorsports in the Craftsman Truck Series race next week at Martinsville Speedway. Fitzpatrick will drive a third entry for TRG Motorsports, in conjunction with DGM Racing, and will serve as a teammate to T.J. Bell and Ben Stancill.
10/10/2008 3:54:06 PM   [NASCAR.COM - Sprint Cup Series Headlines]

Kahne looking to make history this week at Lowe’s
Having previously won both points races in a single season at Lowe’s Motor Speedway, and having already won both the non-points Sprint Cup All-Star race and the Coca-Cola 600 last May at the track, Kasey Kahne already has his name etched on a couple of elite lists.
10/10/2008 2:57:01 PM   [NASCAR.COM - Sprint Cup Series Headlines]

Petty’s 1967 Plymouth presented to Hall of Fame
NASCAR Hall of Fame executive director Winston Kelley announced Friday that the Petty Blue 1967 Plymouth Belvedere from Petty Enterprises is “the first significant artifact” publicly presented by the hall. Richard Petty drove the Plymouth to more wins than any other car in NASCAR history.
10/10/2008 12:25:48 PM   [NASCAR.COM - Sprint Cup Series Headlines]

Biffle, Kenseth have moved on after Talladega wreck
Shoving matches with Kevin Harvick aside, at least Carl Edwards can rest easy that his Roush Fenway Racing teammates have, albeit somewhat grudgingly, forgiven him for wrecking them during the closing laps of last Sunday’s Amp Energy 500 at Talladega Superspeedway.
10/10/2008 9:35:57 AM   [NASCAR.COM - Sprint Cup Series Headlines]

Too young in May, Logano eager for first start at LMS
The last time the Nationwide Series raced at Lowe’s Motor Speedway in May, Joey Logano was a bystander. At the start of the race weekend, he was too young to compete in NASCAR. By the time the checkered flag waved, he was 18; a week later, he made his series debut in Dover.
10/10/2008 8:11:42 AM   [NASCAR.COM - Nationwide Series Headlines]

Milestone weekend could give Johnson larger lead
There will be no talk of restrictor plates this weekend. There will be no controversy when a driver makes a pass below the yellow line; there is no yellow line. What there will be, if history is any indication, is a lot of Jimmie Johnson.
10/10/2008 8:02:29 AM   [NASCAR.COM - Sprint Cup Series Headlines]

Vickers, Lamar to share Braun’s 32 car in 2009
Brian Vickers and Burney Lamar will share the No. 32 Dollar General Toyota for the 2009 Nationwide Series season, Braun Racing and Dollar General Corporation announced.
10/9/2008 9:51:18 PM   [NASCAR.COM - Nationwide Series Headlines]

Patience pays off: Speed’s slow climb finally nears top
The place comes complete with hostesses in black dresses and high leather boots, a beefy security guard in a cowboy hat, plush red couches and a DJ spinning records after dark. Red Bull Racing Team’s “energy station” is a sleek, traveling nightclub big enough to hold 250 people, a racetrack oasis outfitted with wide-screen televisions, stocked bars, thumping music and all the taurine you can drink.
10/9/2008 7:24:26 PM   [NASCAR.COM - Sprint Cup Series Headlines]

Rain gives Johnson Lowe’s pole
Rain washed out all on-track activities for the Sprint Cup Series on Thursday at Lowe’s Motor Speedway, forcing the cancellation of qualifying and putting Jimmie Johnson on pole for Saturday’s race
10/9/2008 7:21:16 PM   [NASCAR news - autosport.com]

Edwards, Harvick in shoving incident
NASCAR Sprint Cup title contenders Carl Edwards and Kevin Harvick were involved in a verbal and physical exchange on Thursday at Lowe’s Motor Speedway before Nationwide Series practice
10/9/2008 7:13:47 PM   [NASCAR news - autosport.com]

Edwards, Harvick get into altercation at LMS garage
Carl Edwards has a lot going on, as if chasing Jimmie Johnson for a Sprint Cup championship wasn’t enough.
10/9/2008 6:09:44 PM   [NASCAR.COM - Sprint Cup Series Headlines]

Rain cancels Cup activity at LMS, lineup set by points
Steady rain that lasted most of the day with little interruption washed out most of Thursday’s activities at Lowe’s Motor Speedway, including qualifying for this Saturday night’s Sprint Cup Series race.
10/9/2008 4:33:16 PM   [NASCAR.COM - Sprint Cup Series Headlines]

Stewart-Haas confirms three-year deal with Army
Pieces continue to fall into place for Stewart-Haas Racing, which will begin operations in NASCAR’s Sprint Cup Series next season.
10/9/2008 3:13:49 PM   [NASCAR.COM - Sprint Cup Series Headlines]

Stewart-Haas sign US Army for 2009
Tony Stewart’s newly-formed Sprint Cup team announced on Thursday that current DEI backer US Army will sponsor teammate Ryan Newman’s car in 2009.
10/9/2008 2:58:50 PM   [NASCAR news - autosport.com]

Hamlin will skip N’wide event, but Cup still a go
Denny Hamlin will skip Friday night’s Nationwide Series event as he continues to recover from a crash last weekend at Talladega Superspeedway that forced him to spend one night in the hospital (watch video). And while he considered sitting out Saturday’s Sprint Cup race, his participation in the Bank of America 500 is still a go.
10/9/2008 2:53:09 PM   [NASCAR.COM - Sprint Cup Series Headlines]

Memphis race to simulcast on ESPN Classic, SPEED
NASCAR, ESPN and SPEED have announced broadcast plans for the Oct. 25 Nationwide Series race at Memphis Motorsports Park.
10/9/2008 9:08:16 AM   [NASCAR.COM - Nationwide Series Headlines]

Hamlin cleared to race at Lowe’s
Denny Hamlin has been cleared to drive next weekend at Lowe’s Motor Speedway following a crash at Talladega that kept him in hospital on Sunday.
10/9/2008 1:44:00 AM   [NASCAR news - autosport.com]

Goodyear, NASCAR Stars Pleased With Progress At Indy Tire Test
Goodyear Tire and NASCAR officials, along with NASCAR Sprint Cup Series drivers Kasey Kahne and Mark Martin, expressed optimism at the progress made in tire testing Oct. 6-7 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Photos | Goodyear-NASCAR Transcript | IMS Tickets
10/8/2008 2:15:24 PM   [Allstate 400 at the Brickyard News Feed]

Legends to gather at HoF for first major artifact
The NASCAR Hall of Fame invites fans downtown on Friday to celebrate the launch of the NASCAR Hall of Fame Commemorative Brick Program — and the presentation of the first Commemorative Bricks marking the careers of Richard Petty, Dale Inman, Ned Jarrett, Bobby Allison, Benny Parsons, Rusty Wallace, Ray Evernham and Greg Biffle, among others.
10/8/2008 9:55:30 AM   [NASCAR.COM - Sprint Cup Series Headlines]

Clauson to make Cup debut for Ganassi in Charlotte
Bryan Clauson will make his Sprint Cup debut Saturday night in the Bank of America 500 at Lowe’s Motor Speedway when Chip Ganassi Racing brings its No. 40 Dodge back on the track for the first time since Dario Franchitti’s last Cup race with the team at New Hampshire in June.
10/8/2008 9:44:16 AM   [NASCAR.COM - Sprint Cup Series Headlines]

Montoya bullish despite poor season
Juan Pablo Montoya says he remains fully committed to Chip Ganassi Racing and NASCAR despite a tough sophomore season in the Sprint Cup series
10/8/2008 8:15:53 AM   [NASCAR news - autosport.com]

Wallace, Allmendinger in for Carpentier in No. 10
Patrick Carpentier is out of the No. 10 Gillett Evernham Motorsports Dodge, effective immediately, the organization announced Tuesday.
10/8/2008 8:01:57 AM   [NASCAR.COM - Sprint Cup Series Headlines]

Goodyear hopes Indy issue resolved
Goodyear believes it has resolved the severe tyre issues that marred this year’s Indianapolis round of the NASCAR Sprint Cup
10/8/2008 6:26:17 AM   [NASCAR news - autosport.com]

Carpentier loses GEM Cup drive
Patrick Carpentier has been released from his driving duties with Gillett Evernham Motorsports in the Sprint Cup series and will by replaced by Mike Wallace and AJ Allmendinger for the reminder of the season.
10/8/2008 12:32:41 AM   [NASCAR news - autosport.com]

Latest test at Indianapolis shows improved tire wear
Goodyear and NASCAR officials say tire wear has improved significantly during this week’s testing at Indianapolis.
10/7/2008 1:26:44 PM   [NASCAR.COM - Sprint Cup Series Headlines]

Stewart-Haas to announce Army will sponsor No. 39
Another piece of the Stewart-Haas Racing puzzle will be fit into place Thursday when the race team will unveil the U.S. Army as primary sponsor of Ryan Newman’s No. 39 car for next season, sources have confirmed to NASCAR.COM.
10/7/2008 1:01:41 PM   [NASCAR.COM - Sprint Cup Series Headlines]

Goodyear-NASCAR Press Conference Transcript
Goodyear-NASCAR press conference transcript
10/7/2008 11:42:36 AM   [Allstate 400 at the Brickyard News Feed]

MWR invites race fans to Fan Appreciation Day
Michael Waltrip Racing will host its inaugural Fan Appreciation Day at Raceworld USA from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Oct. 10
10/7/2008 8:13:33 AM   [NASCAR.COM - Sprint Cup Series Headlines]

Gordon’s “third chapter” launched with new scheme
Few NASCAR sponsors have created a more readily identifiable look than DuPont’s fire and flames on Jeff Gordon’s No. 24 Chevrolet, so changing the paint scheme for 2009 came with considerable consternation.
10/7/2008 7:48:57 AM   [NASCAR.COM - Sprint Cup Series Headlines]

NASCAR clarifies yellow line rule
NASCAR has issued clarification on their ruling about driving below the yellow line at restrictor-plate races, following Sunday’s controversial finish at Talladega.
10/6/2008 10:06:53 PM   [NASCAR news - autosport.com]

Allmendinger to race for MWR
AJ Allmendinger will return to the Sprint Cup series next weekend to drive Michael Waltrip Racing’s No. 00 car at Lowe’s Motor Speedway, the team announced Monday.
10/6/2008 3:12:37 PM   [NASCAR news - autosport.com]

Sprague out of No. 2 KHI truck, Harvick in for now
Kevin Harvick Inc. announced Monday that Jack Sprague has been released from the No. 2 Chevrolet. KHI co-owner Kevin Harvick will assume driving duties of the No. 2 for the upcoming Truck Series event at Martinsville Speedway on October 18th. Details on the driver lineup for the remainder of the season will be announced at a later date.
10/6/2008 2:48:27 PM   [NASCAR.COM - Craftsman Truck Series Headlines]

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