29th January 2009

Notes: B. Labonte garners sponsorship from Academy

Academy Sports + Outdoors will sponsor Bobby Labonte and the No. 96 Ford for five races in the Sprint Cup Series in 2009. The Food City 500 at Bristol will be the first race for Academy Sports + Outdoors as primary sponsor.

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29th January 2009

Rahal Letterman may skip 2009 season (PA SportsTicker)

A spokesman for Rahal Letterman Racing has denied a report that the team will skip the 2009 IndyCar Series season due to a lack of sponsorship.

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29th January 2009

AP NASCAR Headlines At 1:30 p.m. (AP)

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29th January 2009

Rahal Letterman to skip 2009 season (PA SportsTicker)

The reeling economy has reportedly claimed another victim in the auto racing world.

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29th January 2009

Top 20 countdown: No. 10 Denny Hamlin (Yahoo! Sports)

With teammates Kyle Busch and Joey Logano, Denny Hamlin may end up being the forgotten man inside the Joe Gibbs Racing garage.

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29th January 2009

Gordon steadfast in belief that he can still compete

Jeff Gordon doesn’t want to hear about a 41-race losing streak — not when he feels like the next race, the Daytona 500, is virtually a sure thing for him.

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29th January 2009

Bodines back in Cup, start new team with Gunselman

Journeyman driver Larry Gunselman is the latest to make an attempt at the Cup Series dream in 2009 as the Washington native has formed a team for himself and a pair of veteran brothers, Geoff and Todd Bodine.

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29th January 2009

Allmendinger signs with Richard Petty Motorsports

Richard Petty Motorsports announced Wednesday that A.J. Allmendinger has agreed to a contract that calls for him to race in the 2009 season with the team retaining an option for 2010.

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29th January 2009

LMS launches site to keep fans in loop on Coke 600

As Lowe’s Motor Speedway prepares for the 50th running of the Coca-Cola 600 on May 24, speedway officials have launched a new Web site, www.coke600.com, to keep fans up-to-date on all the special festivities planned around NASCAR’s only 600-mile race.

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29th January 2009

Sorenson gets the ride of his life in Air Force jet

Capt. Dustin Ripley, an F-15 pilot with the 95th Fighter Squadron, gave NASCAR driver Reed Sorenson the ride of his life on Jan. 21 at Tyndall Air Force Base in Panama City, Florida.

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