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Tony Stewart, Jeremy Mayfield and other news....

NASCAR has made it official today and made an appeal to put the ban back on Jeremy Mayfield.Even Tony Stewart is now saying that NASCAR has fixed the tire problems at Indy.This Foxsports.com link says that the crew chief for Martin Jruex Jr. Bono Manion is expected to join Michael Waltrip Racing.Dexter Bean is looking to qualify for the Saturday night race at Chicagoland....

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Post Race Interviews from Nationwide Daytona Race..

Nationwide Report - Daytona.mp3 Clint Bowyer NASCAR Nationwide Series Champion Interview - Daytona International SpeedwayYou know it just means a lot to me to be able to win at DaytonaNo doubt Clint Bowyer spiced up his Nationwide Series season by winning the Subway Jalapeno 250. Holding off Kyle Busch during a green white checkered flag finish, that quickly turned into a yellow flag finish, when a number of cars crashed.Bowyer:He tried to loosen me up, he gave me a big shove off in the three and I was loose, I was all over the place as hard as he was pushing me but I knew I had to protect the bottom and I was just trying to hold it down there as much as I could and try to protect that, that was my only line of defense.And it was good enough for the 30 year old Kansas native to...

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Michael Waltrip Racing has made it official...

today in signing Martin Truex Jr. to drive the #56 car next year.  Michael Waltrip will be doing part time duties in 2010 which includes the Daytona 500.Video link.Michael Waltrip Racing is a big winner here.  This helps them move just one step closer to winning a championship.  David Reutimann is 14th place in the points and could make the chase. Marcos Ambrose is 18th place in the points.This will now leave the #1 car for 2010 without a driver and possibly without a full year sponsor as well.  Aric Almirola would be a good choice for car, and could get into #8 car this for Earnhardt Ganassi Racing if sponsorship bucks were found.Brad Keselowski would also be a great fit for the ride and Earnhardt Ganassi Racing will take a good look for him, I see him going to Stewart HAAS racing.Jamie McMurray will also get looked at,  but...

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Daytona Thoughts and some Jeremy Mayfield thoughts...

Another race with another great finish.  Kyle did too much block and got what he deserved.I can agree with Tony Stewart and saying that he did not want to win that way.  Tony could have prevented a wreck, but it would have been hard to do.What was up with the high line for the cars in the top five for both the Sprint Cup and Nationwide series? You hardly saw any passing for the lead of the race on the high line.  In the back though it looked like the high line had more pushing power.If NASCAR can't win an appeal, Jeremy Mayfield needs to be tested every week for a while.  If he is clean as he says he is, he is really going to have to prove it with many drug tests....

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Appeal news and more....

NASCAR is out now with a appeal to the judges ruling that allowed Jeremy Mayfield  the right to race again.  Right now Jeremy Mayfield is not on the Chicagoland Entry list.Kelly Bires has been tapped to race the #47 Nationwide Series car for JTG Daughtery racing this weekend at Chicagoland.  In the #81 Nationwide Series car is going to be Michael McDonald what in the #47 car last week....

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Martin Truex Jr. news and more....

ESPN is reporting that Martin Truex Jr. will be moving over Michael Waltrip racing in 2010.Aric Almirola has not discussed driving in the #1 car yet.Jeremy Mayfield says he plans a return to racing, but doe not know when....

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Mega wreck ends race...

July 4th fireworks were on the racetrack to as the Sprint Cup drivers were at Daytona for the Coke Zero 400.    Rain killed qualifying for this event putting Tony Stewart on the poll for the race.Joy Logano stated that racing last night is going to help him tonight.  Matt Kenseth said that he got his car handling good.  Kurt Busch said that this is bet plate racecar he has had in a while. "Very optimistic," said Jimmie Johnson.  On lap 2 Kurt Busch going in the middle put Jeff Gordon to the outside and to the back in a hurray.  Kurt got to lead the race and then on lap four it was Denny Hamlin getting to lead.The first caution of the day popped out on lap 13 as Matt Kesneth gets into Mark Martin.  Mark winds up hitting the inside wall.  Juan Pablo Montoya almost wound up getting hit...

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Various News Notes for July 4th

Chrysler is working with Richard Petty Motorsports to pay off some of the debt they owe him.JTG Daughtery Racing and the #47 Nationwide Series car is going to show up at Chicagoland Speedway next week, but sponsorship is a problem and no driver has been named for the ride.Braun Racing is going to come back next year with Great Clips as sponsor for the #38 Nationwide Series car.  Jason Leffler will be in the car for 27 races while Kasey Kahne will be in the other eight.Bill Lester says that his Sprint Cup days are done....

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