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FastCar Newsdesk for New Hampshire Motor Speedway, week of 6/25/09

A partnership with Nationwide Series Toyota team Braun Racing begins this weekend (with Elliott Sadler in the No. 10) for Richard Petty Motorsports and rumors are rampant about the future manufacturer of that team. Reports surfaced this week that RPM is considering putting marquee driver Kasey Kahne in a No. 9 Sprint Cup Series Toyota in the next month and a half, but those sources say that change likely will not happen midseason.

FastCar Newsdesk for Auto Club Speedway, week of 2/19/09
The biggest draw to making the Daytona 500 field, besides the allure of racing in NASCAR’s biggest race, is the payday that is assured any team that makes the show. With the consolidation and shut down of several Sprint Cup teams, several spots opened up for new teams to try and run the season schedule. Several teams, like the No. 66 Prism Motorsports team, the Tommy Baldwin Racing No. 36, Travis Kvapil and the No. 28 Yates Racing entry, and Jeremy Mayfield’s No. 41, made the Great American Race and are planning a full schedule. Others were not so lucky, but are still attempting Sunday’s Auto Club Speedway.

FastCar Newsdesk for Texas, Chase Race No. 8, week of 10/30/08