Archive for August 14th, 2007

Kyle Busch joins Stewart, Hamlin at Gibbs

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WATKINS GLEN, NY - AUGUST 10: Kyle Busch, driver of the #5 Kellogg's/CARQUEST Chevrolet, watches from the garage area prior to practice for the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series Centurion Boats at The Glen at Watkins Glen International on August 10, 2007 in Watkins Glen, New York.  (Photo by Chris McGrath/Getty Images)Kyle Busch signed with Joe Gibbs Racing on Tuesday, giving the team a powerful three-car punch that should keep it on pace with Hendrick Motorsports.

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Petty Enterprises announces veteran Doug Randolph as crew chief for the #43 Cheerios/Betty Crocker Dodge driven by 2000 NASCAR Nextel Cup Champion Bobby Labonte.

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As Dale Jr. and his grandmother visited Graceland, Larry McReynolds says DEI worked to fix its engines and make the Chase.

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Furniture Row Racing, a Denver-based NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series racing team, announced today that Kenny Wallace is stepping down as the driver of car #78.

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Busch gives Gibbs powerful 3-car lineup

Posted by on August 14th, 2007

Kyle Busch signed with Joe Gibbs Racing on Tuesday, giving the team a powerful three-car punch that should keep it on pace with Hendrick Motorsports.

Busch has spent the past three seasons at Hendrick, but was dropped in June when the team made room for Dale Earnhardt Jr. It put the 22-year-old Busch on the free agent market, and he had no shortage of suitors in a busy 10-week negotiating period.

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Busch finds new home

Posted by on August 14th, 2007

NASCAR young gun Kyle Busch talks about leaving Hendrick Motorsports to fill the vacant number 18 car for Joe Gibbs racing.

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During the Q&A portion of the Joe Gibbs Racing news conference announcing Kyle Busch’s signing with the organization, Busch and J.D. Gibbs talked about the possibility of the team switching from Chevrolet to Toyota next year.

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Kyle Busch signed with Joe Gibbs Racing on Tuesday, giving the team a powerful three-car punch that should keep it on pace with Hendrick Motorsports.

Busch has spent the past three seasons at Hendrick, but was dropped in June when the team made room for Dale Earnhardt Jr. It put the 22-year-old Busch on the free agent market, and he had no shortage of suitors in a busy 10-week negotiating period.

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Weighting wins makes race to Chase exciting

Posted by on August 14th, 2007

When NASCAR added a weighting element for wins, there were some skeptics. But Jeff Owens saw a payoff at Watkins Glen.

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LIVE: Joe Gibbs Racing names new driver

Posted by on August 14th, 2007

Watch Joe Gibbs Racing name Kyle Busch as its new driver for the No. 18 car LIVE right here and on SPEED.

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