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	Kyle Busch was upset that Mike Wallace wasn't racing for position on the lead lap. Jason Smith/Getty Images

Roush Fenway Racing will have to decrease its number of Nextel Cup teams from five to four by the start of the 2010 season, according to team president Geoff Smith. NASCAR announced in 2005 that it would limit organizations to four fulltime Cup teams and that it would work with Roush to get down from four to five. Originally, the agreement was that once Roush lost a sponsor and driver at the same time, it would have to get down to four.
-- SceneDaily.com

Kyle Busch and Mike Wallace didn't mince words when they described their frustration with each other after Saturday's Sharpie Mini 300 NASCAR Busch Series race at Bristol Motor Speedway. Busch was upset at cars not racing for position on the lead lap, notably Wallace. Busch spun twice during the race, once by Todd Kluever while leading on lap 111 and by Carl Edwards while battling Ryan Newman for the lead on lap 232.
-- SceneDaily.com

Tony Stewart said the Car of Tomorrow could decide the championship. "Whoever can stumble on the combination and figure it out is probably the leading candidate to win the championship this year," Stewart said. "If we hit the combination right we could win 16 races with a new car like that." Dale Earnhardt Jr. doesn't think the COT is a big deal, especially at Bristol.
-- The Tennessean

From the first Car of Tomorrow test session at Bristol Motor Speedway on Feb. 28 to the final practice prior to the Bristol race, Denny Hamlin has been at or near the top of the speed charts. Hamlin, who starts 10th in today's Food City 500, was second to his Joe Gibbs Racing teammate, Tony Stewart, in the final practice. He is regarded by many as a favorite to win today.
-- Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Because of the unknowns associated with the new car, today's race could be one of the calmer Bristol runs as drivers adjust to a vehicle that, among other things, is wider. That means drivers will have to give each other more room on the track or risk wrecking. Look for them to be more mindful entering and exiting their pit stalls.
-- Atlanta Journal-Constitution

NASCAR's elite crews have worked for years on maximizing every movement on a pit stop to save precious time. As much as anything else, a great stop depends on having rhythm for each of the seven men across the wall. The changes on the Car of Tomorrow could alter that rhythm. For example, the catch-can man might no longer be able to put an adjustment wrench in place, meaning the rear tire carrier might have to take on that task.
-- Charlotte Observer

Nextel Cup teams better make good use of their car of tomorrow test at Richmond International Raceway on April 3 and 4 because they won't get separate qualifying and race practice when they go there for the May race weekend. NASCAR spokesman Kerry Tharp said Richmond remains an impound race, just as it was for both races last year.
-- SceneDaily.com

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