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Dale Earnhardt Jr. drew the line Thursday, making it clear the major point of contention in his negotiations for a new contract with Dale Earnhardt Inc. is control of that company itself. Thursday was the first time he actually said that what he's seeking is outright control of DEI, of which his stepmother and Earnhardt's widow, Teresa Earnhardt, is chief executive officer. Asked to clarify whether he meant having more than 50 percent ownership of the company, Earnhardt Jr. said, "absolutely."
-- Charlotte Observer

With a new baby girl on the way in July, Jeff Gordon isn't making noises about retiring. Far from it. Gordon has insisted all winter that he's more fired up than ever this year, though his teammate Jimmie Johnson said he wouldn't be shocked if Gordon retires from driving within the next five years.
-- SpeedTV.com

Mark Martin will be named head of the driver development program at Ginn Racing this week, tutoring Ricky Carmichael, Regan Smith and Jesus Hernandez. Martin said the position wasn't part of his original deal to drive a partial schedule for Ginn.
-- USA Today

Bobby Labonte said he's not spoken with his older brother Terry about pinch-hitting for Kyle Petty this summer when Petty steps out of the No. 45 Dodge to work as an analyst for TNT for five races.
-- SpeedTV.com

Teams will not need to replace the front splitter if it is broken off during a "car of tomorrow" race, NASCAR Nextel Cup Series Director John Darby said Thursday. Darby said he expect teams will want to have a front splitter - a shelf that sits underneath the front valence to adjust front downforce - on the car, but it won't be a requirement. So just as in the past, a car with a sawed off front end following a crash could be on the track.
-- SceneDaily.com

Juan Pablo Montoya learned plenty in five NASCAR starts -- four Busch and one Nextel Cup -- in 2006. Like, the cars have big steering wheels compared with Formula One machines. They also have skinny tires, opposed to the wide, grooved Formula One rubber, with the grip of Tarzan, that they use in open-wheel racing's premier series.
-- Detroit Free Press

Ryan Newman was apparently not thrilled with Juan Pablo Montoya at Homestead, so will the 1999 CART champion be keeping a close eye on Newman at Daytona? "I'm not planning to go out and retaliate," said Montoya, who went wheel to wheel with Formula One icon Michael Schumacher on many occasions in 2002-06. "Anyone can play that game. I want to come in and play clean." Montoya will attempt to qualify this weekend for the Daytona 500.
-- Detroit Free Press

Boris Said is back at Daytona, and he isn't thinking about a pole or fourth-place finish so much as he is hoping to get into the Daytona 500. That won't be easy. Because he doesn't have one of the guaranteed 35 starting berths, he will have to beat more than 20 drivers to make the race.
-- Tampa Tribune

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