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FILE ** Race driver Jeff Gordon's No. 24 Chevrolet, being inspected here by NASCAR officials, failed inspection before practice in this June 22, 2007 file photo in Sonoma, Calif. NASCAR has made it clear that the boxy shape of its new Car of Tomorrow is practically inviolate when it comes to attempts at creativity by the teams. NASCAR cracking down on modifications crew chiefs can make to new cars

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) -NASCAR has not ruled out suspending drivers as a deterrent for cheating on the Car of Tomorrow.

MOORESVILLE, N.C. (AP) -Dale Earnhardt Jr. will drive his own race car Friday night when he replaces Shane Huffman in the Busch Series race at Daytona International Speedway.

NASCAR driver Martin Truex Jr. prepares to get  into his car fro a practice session for the  Autism Speaks 400 auto race at the Dover International Speedway in Dover, Del., Saturday, June 2, 2007.(AP Photo/Todd Dudek)Truex emerging out of Earnhardt’s shadow after recent success

LOUDON, NH - JULY 01:  Denny Hamlin, driver of the #11 FedEx Ground Chevrolet, crosses the finish line ahead of Jeff Gordon, driver of the #24 DuPont Chevrolet, to win the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series Lenox Industrial Tools 300 at New Hampshire International Speedway on July 1, 2007 in Loudon, New Hampshire.  (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Denny Hamlin;Jeff GordonGamble on tires during pit stop pays off for last year’s top NASCAR rookie

LOUDON, NH - JUNE 29:   Dave Blaney, driver of the #22 Caterpillar Toyota, celebrates after winning the pole position after qualifying for the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series Lenox Industrial Tools 300 at New Hampshire International Speedway on June 29, 2007 in Loudon, New Hampshire.  (Photo by Rusty Jarrett/Getty Images for NASCAR) *** Local Caption *** Dave BlaneyJapanese automaker nabs top spot for Sunday’s Lenox Industrial Tools 300

Race driver Jeff Gordon, left, and teammate Jimmie Johnson, of the Hendricks Motorsports team, answer questions from the media after their cars failed inspection before practice for the NASCAR Dodge/Save Mart 350 auto race  Friday, June 22, 2007 in Sonoma, Calif. at Infineon Raceway.  Since they are prohibited from qualifying, both cars would have to start from the rear of the 43-car field in Sunday's race  if they do meet inspection standards. Drivers docked 100 points, fined $100K; crew chiefs suspended six races

** AUTO RACING PACKAGE FOR JUNE 27, AND THEREAFTER **  FILE ** Driver Steve Wallace, left, holds the trophy as he celebrates with his father Rusty Wallace after winning the ARCA SK Hand Tool 200 race at ChicagoLand Speedway, Saturday, Sept. 9, 2006, in Joliet, Ill. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)Rusty Wallace wants son to learn, Steve wants patience from father

No one is enjoying seeing the NASCAR spotlight on Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s future plans more than Kasey Kahne because that deflects attention from Kahne’s dismal season.

Titles, nicknames and catch phrases abound in sports. So it’s not surprising that we now have “The Race to the Chase,” the unofficial name for the next 10 stops on the NASCAR Nextel Cup schedule.