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| Published Thu September 14, 2006 at 2:58 PM ET |
Truck Series driver David Reutimann will drive the No. 00 Toyota for Michael Waltrip Racing in 2007. Domino's and Burger King have signed on to split the season as primary sponsors. Larry Carter will serve as crew chief. More |
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| Published Fri October 6, 2006 at 3:21 PM ET |
Mark Martin is moving over to MB2 Motorsports to drive 22 races in 2006 in the team's No. 01 Chevrolet. Regan Smith will move up from the Busch Series and drive the remaining races for the team. More |
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| Published Fri September 8, 2006 at 1:44 PM ET |
Morgan-McClure has signed Ward Burton to a one-year deal to drive the No. 4 in the 2007 Nextel Cup Series. Burton, who hasn't had a full-time Cup ride since 2004, made three starts for Morgan-McClure in 2006, finishing 26th at Martinsville, 25th at Texas and 28th at Phoenix. More |
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| Published Thu September 7, 2006 at 11:41 AM ET |
Not much difference in the whole setup in the No. 5 garage, but Carquest upped its backing from associate sponsor to co-primary sponsor for 2007. Carquest and Kellogg's will split time on Kyle Busch's Chevrolet. More |
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| Published Fri September 1, 2006 at 10:56 AM ET |
Mark Martin is moving on after 19 seasons driving for Jack Roush, and David Ragan will take over the No. 6 Ford in 2007 after an intense battle over who would be Martin's successor. Ragan has also signed to drive full time in Roush's No. 6 Busch Series car, sponsored by Discount Tire. More |
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| Published Thu December 7, 2006 at 2:50 PM ET |
Crew chief Matt Borland moves to Dale Jarrett's No. 44 team for the 2007 season, and Mike Nelson has been named as his replacement. More |
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| Published Fri October 6, 2006 at 3:05 PM ET |
With Mark Martin and Regan Smith taking over the No. 01 Chevrolet, Joe Nemechek will be shifted to a third MB2 team. It's the first time the organization will run three cars on a full-time basis. More |
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| Published Tue December 19, 2006 at 9:38 AM ET |
Paul Menard moves to the Nextel Cup Series in 2007 to drive DEI's No. 15 Chevrolet. His Busch Series sponsor, Menard's, follows him after funding him in seven Cup races during 2006. |
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| Published Wed November 15, 2006 at 3:22 PM ET |
Ameriquest steps in as the primary sponsor of Greg Biffle's No. 16 Ford for 2007, replacing the National Guard. Biffle will also be paired with a new crew chief in Pat Tryson, who spent three seasons with departing Roush Racing driver Mark Martin. More |
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| Published Thu September 14, 2006 at 3:58 PM ET |
Jeremy Mayfield was released from Evernham Motorsports after the Indianapolis race in August, and Elliott Sadler was named as his replacement for the Michigan race two weeks later. More |
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| Published Wed October 4, 2006 at 3:25 PM ET |
While veteran Ken Schrader will be back in the No. 21 Ford in 2007, it will only be on a part-time basis. The team is elevating third-generation driver Jon Wood to split the season with Schrader. More |
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| Published Thu September 14, 2006 at 4:32 PM ET |
Bill Davis Racing is switching to Toyotas for 2007, and Dave Blaney will return to drive the No. 22 Dodge. He will be joined by new teammate Jeremy Mayfield. More |
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| Published Thu September 14, 2006 at 4:35 PM ET |
Brian Vickers announced he's leaving to drive a Toyota next year, and less than a week later Casey Mears was named his replacement. National Guard joins GMAC as primary sponsors. More |
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| Published Wed October 4, 2006 at 3:14 PM ET |
The black RCR Chevy is getting a makeover, as Shell Oil will replace GM Goodwrench as the primary sponsor of Kevin Harvick, who re-signed with RCR for a three-year extension. GM Goodwrench and Reese's will be on the car for a select number of races. More |
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| Published Thu September 14, 2006 at 4:37 PM ET |
Bill Davis Racing announced the formation of a second team and hired Jeremy Mayfield to drive the No. 36 Toyota beginning in 2007 with sponsor 360 OTC. The announcement came two weeks after Mayfield was released from Evernham Motorsports in August. More |
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| Published Wed October 4, 2006 at 3:12 PM ET |
David Gilliland took over the seat when Elliott Sadler bolted for Evernham Motorsports in August. The team opted to forgo Gilliland's rookie status for 2007 to give him more seat time and finish the final 14 races in the No. 38. More |
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| Published Thu September 14, 2006 at 4:40 PM ET |
After Casey Mears announced he was leaving the team at the end of the season, owner Chip Ganassi sent a wave through auto racing worldwide when he named Formula One driver Juan Montoya his man for the No. 42 Dodge in 2007. More |
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| Published Thu September 14, 2006 at 4:45 PM ET |
Dale Jarrett was named the second driver for Michael Waltrip Racing in May, and shortly thereafter UPS decided to take its Big Brown Truck with him. Jarrett will change his number to 44. Matt Borland moves from Ryan Newman's team to be Jarrett's crew chief. More |
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| Published Thu September 14, 2006 at 4:42 PM ET |
Michael Waltrip will be the face of Toyota after being named the first driver to convert to the incoming manufacturer for 2007. Waltrip's number and sponsor follow as well, with David Hyder as crew chief. More |
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| Published Fri December 1, 2006 at 3:40 PM ET |
Johnny Sauter is returning to the Nextel Cup Series, and will drive the No. 70 Chevrolet for Haas CNC Racing in 2007. He finished eighth in the Busch Series standings this year, one of only two drivers -- along with sixth-place Paul Menard -- in the top 10 who did not also run full time in the Cup Series. More |
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| Published Thu September 14, 2006 at 4:51 PM ET |
Brian Vickers took an unusual approach and announced in June on SPEED that he has signed to drive at Toyota for newly formed Team Red Bull in 2007. He will use No. 83. Doug Richert, who worked with Greg Biffle for the last three years, was named crew chief. More |
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| Published Thu September 14, 2006 at 4:54 PM ET |
Tony Raines has signed a contract extension to stay with Hall of Fame Racing. Raines, who gave up the seat to Terry Labonte for the first five races and both road courses in 2006, will drive all events in 2007. More |
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| Published Thu September 14, 2006 at 4:52 PM ET |
After a one-year hiatus, Ricky Rudd has signed to drive the 2007 Cup Series season for Robert Yates Racing. Rudd takes over for the departed Dale Jarrett, who will drive Toyotas for Michael Waltrip Racing. Snickers will be Rudd's primary sponsor, although it is not known what car number he will run. More |
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