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Kevin Harvick |
Fact: One career short-track victory -- at Bristol on April 3, 2005 -- and DeLana wore her hat during the national anthem that day, too.
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Jeff Gordon |
Fiction: Turned down role as Jean Girrard in Talladega Nights; leg-shaving scene hit too close to home. |
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Matt Kenseth |
Fact: Won the Cup race at Michigan, but no one noticed in wake of the Edwards/Earnhardt Jr. finish in Busch race. |
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Kyle Busch |
Fiction: Now wary of pinning back his ears in offseason, rejects three episode arc on Nip/Tuck.
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3 |
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Jimmie Johnson |
Fact: Back-to-back sub-top-10 finishes since Bristol-Fontana-Richmond stretch in Fall 2005.
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Denny Hamlin |
Fiction: Plans for rookie of the year party canceled at Scores in NYC; Reed Sorenson too young.
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Mark Martin |
Fact: After 661 starts, now only 116,204 laps behind Richard Petty for all-time lead. |
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Tony Stewart |
Fiction: Baskin Robbins offers 20 Smoke-related desserts in attempt to sway defending Cup champ to switch from DQ. |
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Dale Earnhardt Jr. |
Fact: Boo birds do exist! Scientists marvel, saying the Irish Hills discovery tops finding a Dodo. |
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Kurt Busch |
Fiction: Blames Rusty Wallace for recent tailspin, since Ryan Newman hasn't used that excuse in about a month. |
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Jeff Burton |
Fact: Average finish of 22.75 in four races that he's started from the pole this year. That's Ryan Newman-esque. |
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Carl Edwards |
Fiction: Mom washed out his mouth with soap after profanity-laced tirade with Junior in Victory Lane. |
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Ryan Newman |
Fact: Has two poles at Bristol. ... Nope, didn't win either of those races. |
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Jamie McMurray |
Fiction: Gunning for Ganier Fructis sponsor dollars if he can pass Brian Vickers in the standings. |
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Kasey Kahne |
Fact: Fourth-place finish at Michigan his first top-10 since Loudon, when Jeremy Mayfield was still driving. |
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Elliott Sadler |
Fiction: Signed with Evernham so he could be Kasey Kahne's wingman at North Carolina PTA meetings.
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Robby Gordon |
Fact: Knows that 'bookkeeper' is the only English word with three consecutive repeated letters in which omission of the medial hyphen is a practical option (i.e. hoof-footed or sweet-toothed). |
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16 |
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Greg Biffle |
Fiction: Believes he has a shot at Blimpies sponsorship, too -- if Tony Stewart doesn't eat it first. |
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Brian Vickers |
Fact: Ten consecutive top-20 finishes is a career best. |
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Clint Bowyer |
Fiction: Cracked the seal on a bottle of Single Barrel Jack three laps too early at Michigan. He only took it out of the wooden box. |
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Reed Sorenson |
Fact: Most consistent driver at Bristol -- average start: 22nd; average finish: 22nd. |
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Martin Truex Jr. |
Fiction: After finishing 30th at Michigan, accuses DEI of giving Robby Gordon better engine. |
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Scott Riggs |
Fact: Hasn't finished outside the top 25 since Daytona in July, not that anyone named Ray Evernham, Kasey Kahne, Elliott Sadler, Jeremy Mayfield or "Your Honor" would notice. |
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Bobby Labonte |
Fiction: Refutes report that No. 43 is not his average finishing position. Says reporter got him confused with Tom Hubert. |
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J.J. Yeley |
Fact: Getting an early jump on 30 (his birthday is Oct. 5) with three consecutive thirtysomething finishes. |
