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John Andretti, Jon Wood and Ken Schrader have emerged as possible candidates to fill in for Kyle Petty in June and July when he takes a break from driving to be an analyst for TNT's Nextel Cup broadcasts.
-- SceneDaily.com

After all the buildup from Detroit rivals about the Toyota monster crushing NASCAR competition, the season so far has seen quite the opposite, with most Toyota teams struggling just to make the fields. But Ford owner [Jack] Roush isn't backing away from his quite vocal worries. "I'm not going to gloat over what's happened, or take any glee in it," Roush said.
-- Winston-Salem Journal

In a technical bulletin issued this week, NASCAR has ordered Toyota Busch Series and Craftsman Truck Series teams to use a different intake manifold in an effort to "level the playing field" with other manufacturers. The change does not affect the Nextel Cup Series.
-- SceneDaily.com

As he has for the past couple of years, Nextel Cup driver Mark Martin is at the Ford dealership he now co-owns in his hometown of Batesville, Ark. holding a "fan appreciation" over Easter weekend.
-- Charlotte Observer

Chad McCumbee had previously been known for playing Dale Earnhardt Jr. in 3: The Dale Earnhardt Story, a movie about the life of Dale Earnhardt Sr. On Saturday the 22-year-old racer from Supply, N.C., found himself in a new starring role as he captured his first career victory in the ARCA 150 at Nashville Superspeedway.
-- The Tennessean

NASCAR legend Bobby Allison thinks the sport would be better served to concentrate on "driving the cars of today instead of worrying about the Car of Tomorrow." NASCAR is determined to make the new cars work in its Nextel Cup Series, despite some early setbacks and griping by drivers.
-- The Tennessean

Riverside Motorsports Park and Rusty Wallace Inc. (RWI), announced that the two companies have entered into a five-year agreement that enlists Rusty Wallace as a consultant in the development and construction of Riverside Motorsports Park in Merced County, CA.
-- jayski.com

Kevin Parsons will be racing with a heavy heart when the green flag drops on the 2007 season, but he hopes it doesn't slow him down. The Myrtle Beach Speedway veteran on the Super Truck Series is the son of 1973 Winston Cup champion and longtime broadcaster Benny Parsons, who died from lung cancer in January. The younger Parsons is doing what his father would have wanted - keep on trucking.
-- Myrtle Beach Sun

Frigid temperatures may have held down attendance for the Pepsi 300. The 30,000-seat grandstands at Nashville Superspeedway appeared to be about half full.
-- The Tennessean

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