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NASCAR driver Jeff Gordon waits out a rain delay in his garage before practice for the Allstate 400 at the Brickyard auto race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Saturday, July 28, 2007. The 14th running of the race is Sunday.   (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)Driver on top of standings and willing to take risks for more wins

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INDIANAPOLIS - JULY 29:  Tony Stewart, driver of the #20 Home Depot Chevrolet, celebrates after winning the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series 14th Allstate 400 at the Brickyard at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on July 29, 2007 in Indianapolis, Indiana.  (Photo by Travis Lindquist/Getty Images for NASCAR)Driver fined $25,000 and docked 25 points for swearing on TV after win

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) -Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Kevin Harvick each strengthened their personally-owned race teams Monday when the drivers partnered with their respective Nextel Cup team owners.

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Another day, another revamped NASCAR team. Just two days after Dale Earnhardt Inc. and Ginn Racing joined forces, Robert Yates Racing and open-wheel powerhouse Newman/Haas/Lanigan announced they intend to form a partnership.

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NASCAR fans have heard for years about the effects of drafting on high-speed racetracks and how certain drivers, such as the late Dale Earnhardt, were so good in the draft because, it was said, they could “see the air.”

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NASCAR driver Jeff Gordon waves tgo fans after winning the rain-delayed and rain-shortened  NASCAR Pocono 500 at the Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, Pa., Sunday, June 10, 2007.(AP Photo/Jim Cole)Doubts crept into mind of 4-time NASCAR champ just 2 years ago

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NASCAR driver Dale Earnhardt Jr., answers questions at a press conference after announcing that he signed an endorsement with Adidas during a news conference Friday afternoon July 6, 2007 at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)Driver aiming for international appeal with adidas, Sony endorsements

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DAYTONA, FL - JULY 07: Jamie McMurray, driver of the #26 IRWIN Marathon Tools Ford, leads Kyle Busch, driver of the #5 CARQUEST/Kellogg's Chevrolet, and Ryan Newman, driver of the #12 alltel Dodge, during the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series Pepsi 400 at Daytona International Speedway on July 7, 2007 in Daytona, Florida.   (Photo by John Harrelson/Getty Images for NASCAR) *** Local Caption *** Jamie McMurray;Kyle Busch;Ryan NewmanDriver edges Kyle Busch by a bumper in Pepsi 400, his 1st win in 166 races

REFILE - CORRECTING RACE TO PEPSI 400 NEXTEL CUP SERIES    The number 11 car driven by Denny Hamlin (L) and the number 20 driven by Tony Stewart tangle near the start/finish line during running of the Pepsi 400 NEXTEL Cup Series race at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida July 7, 2007.     REUTERS/Doug Murray (UNITED STATES)Pepsi notebook: Tony Stewart and Denny Hamlin hardly acted like teammates Saturday night at Daytona International Speedway. First, they wrecked each other. Then, they blamed each other. Now, they have to deal with the fallout.

NASCAR driver Dale Earnhardt Jr., right, talks with crew chief Tony Eury Jr., after a Pepsi 400 practice run Thursday afternoon, July 5, 2007, at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Terry Renna)When NASCAR suspended crew chief Tony Eury Jr. for six weeks, he figured he’d take his wife on an overdue Hawaiian vacation.