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Casey Mears has emerged as the top impending free agent in Nextel Cup. But it seems unlikely he will leave Chip Ganassi Racing -- and not just because he is enjoying a career year with the team. The nephew of four-time Indianapolis 500 winner Rick Mears dreams of running an Indy at 220 mph, and Ganassi's resurgent IRL IndyCar Series teams would offer an excellent opportunity for moonlighting in May.
  -- USA Today

With sponsor UPS suddenly NASCAR's top free agent, at least two teams' immediate futures appear to hang in the balance. Robert Yates Racing, which loses Dale Jarrett's services at season's end, can't pick a replacement until it learns if UPS will remain. And if UPS opts to follow Jarrett to Michael Waltrip Racing, that operation would field three Toyotas instead of two next season. The one certainty is that Jarrett's move leaves owner Robert Yates facing a scenario he thought was two years off. Expecting Jarrett to finish his career with the team in 2008, RYR began grooming Stephen Leicht and Matt McCall as possible replacements this season.
  -- SceneDaily.com

FitzBradshaw Racing is denying rumors of a possible sale. Co-owned by Armando Fitz and former NFL quarterback Terry Bradshaw, the team has struggled on the track this year with rookies Joel Kauffman and Tracy Hines. Three drivers have shared the team's No. 12 entry, with a best finish of 18th by Kauffman at Texas. The team's other entry, which carries the No. 14, also has a best finish of 18th, by Hines at Atlanta. The team entered only one car at Darlington because of sponsorship.
   -- SceneDaily.com

New pavement at Charlotte, N.C.'s Lowe's Motor Speedway has made the 1.5-mile track ultra-fast. To counter the increase in speeds, drivers have been given a harder tire that doesn't have as much grip. So who does the new pavement and harder tire combination favor? The obvious answer would be drivers who are adept at sliding a loose car through the turns, such as Jimmie Johnson or Greg Biffle.
  -- Tampa Tribune

Two-time Major League All-Star Mike Greenwell will make his Craftsman Truck Series driving debut in the May 27 Mansfield 250 at Mansfield Motor Speedway, he said Tuesday. Greenwell, who played 12 seasons as a left fielder with the Boston Red Sox, will drive Green Light Racing's No. 08 Chevrolet, with associate sponsorship from North Trail RV Center, from his hometown of Fort Myers, Fla. 
  -- NASCAR.com

After being suspended four races last week by NASCAR, Richard "Slugger" Labbe offered to resign -- even though the crew chief for Dale Jarrett didn't think he committed an egregious violation. Team owner Robert Yates was denied his appeal of the suspension, which was issued after NASCAR determined a sway bar on Jarrett's Ford was mounted improperly before the May 6 race at Richmond International Raceway. When Chad Knaus, crew chief for Jimmie Johnson, was suspended for four races after a Daytona 500 qualifying infraction, Yates suggested NASCAR ban cheaters for life.
  -- USA Today

Bobby Labonte and the No. 43 Go-GURT Dodge team head to the 1.5-mile Lowe's Motor Speedway for Saturday night's Nextel All-Star Challenge. Labonte's drive will mark the return of the famed No. 43 Dodge to the All-Star Challenge. The No. 43 Dodge last ran the All-Star race in 2000 with John Andretti behind the wheel. Labonte will be supporting the colors of Go-GURT Portable Yogurt.
  -- jayski.com

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