Archive for August 15th, 2007

Summer surge has Stewart in contention

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Tony Stewart has won three of the last four races, but Rea White says history suggests Stewart’s best work may yet be to come.

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Smoke signals

Posted by on August 15th, 2007

Can anyone stop Tony Stewart? He’s been hot and has done well at Michigan. Lee Spencer has him atop the Power Rankings.

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Speed returning to U.S. looking for new ride

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Scott Speed, the only American driver in Formula One until he was fired several weeks ago by the Scuderia Toro Rosso team, may be heading back to the United States to race next season.

“It has been a great ride, but I’m coming home,” Speed wrote in a letter to his fans on his Web site. “Over the past five years I have had the privilege of driving at some of the most challenging and exciting racing circuits in the world.

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Three weeks ago, Regan Smith was sitting on top of the world: He had finally landed a regular Nextel Cup ride with Ginn Racing and could barely contain his glee.

Then, four days before he was slated to debut in the No. 14 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway as the full-time replacement for Sterling Marlin, team owner Bobby Ginn merged his organization with Dale Earnhardt Inc. Smith ended up driving in a Craftsman Truck Series race that weekend and began wondering anew about his future.

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Earnhardt can’t bring No. 8 to Hendrick

Posted by on August 15th, 2007

Dale Earnhardt Jr. gets out of his car in the garage area exiting the race with engine trouble during the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series' Centurian Boats at the Glen auto race in Watkins Glen, N.Y., Sunday, Aug. 12, 2007. (AP Photo/Charlie Berch)Little E’s new team unable to reach agreement with DEI

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Earnhardt can’t bring No. 8 with him

Posted by on August 15th, 2007

Dale Earnhardt Jr. will not be taking his familiar No. 8 with him to Hendrick Motorsports next season.

Earnhardt is leaving Dale Earnhardt Inc. at the end of the season and had hoped to take No. 8 with him to his new team. His late grandfather, Ralph, used that number and Earnhardt picked it when he entered the Cup Series in 1999.

Although teams do not own numbers - they are leased through NASCAR - DEI had the first right of refusal on the No.

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Expert picks (Michigan)

Posted by on August 15th, 2007

Our experts are banking on Carl Edwards to have another good run at Michigan after winning in June at the track.

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Tony Stewart has won three of the last four races, but Rea White says history suggests Stewart’s best work may yet be to come.

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Charting the Chase: Avoiding problems key

Posted by on August 15th, 2007

With four races left until the Chase, avoiding the big problem may be the difference between winning and losing, says Larry McReynolds.

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Weighting wins makes Chase race exciting

Posted by on August 15th, 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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