| Upcoming Events in the World of NASCARMay
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| | from last year and this year? Luck!
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| in Charlotte is a beautiful! The azaleas
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| | Biffle's still attacks every race like a
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| are in bloom, the temperature is mild,
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| | rabid dog, his crew is the same, and
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| and the delivery trucks are delivering
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| | Roush Racing still churns out some of the
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| the port-o-jons by the thousands. That's
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| | best equipment in NASCAR.It seems in the
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| right, the whole town is gearing up for
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| | past two week's, Biffle has grabbed Lucky
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| two action packed weeks of racing with
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| | the Leprechaun and taped him to his
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| the NASCAR Nextel Cup All-Star race and
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| | dashboard. Last week, Biffle finished 4th
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| the Coca-Cola 600.Thousands of people
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| | in Richmond, and this week romanced the
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| will be coming to town for the next two
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| | Lady in Black with a win. Perhaps
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| weeks to witness the longest NASCAR race,
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| | Biffle's string of bad luck (running out
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| the Coca-Cola 600, making it the second
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| | of gas at Phoenix, getting wrecked by
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| largest sporting event in America.This
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| | Kurt Busch at Texas) is finally over. He
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| year's All-Star and 600 races will once
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| | currently sits 97 points away from
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| again be nail biting terrific. Lowe's
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| | qualifying for the Nextel Cup Chase for
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| Motor Speedway's track was recently
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| | the Championship, and excels at a number
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| re-paved. The levigating days of last
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| | of the upcoming tracks.Who's Not?I hate
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| year are history, and the officials at
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| | to pick on Carl Edwards, I really do! The
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| Lowe's Motor Speedway are guaranteeing
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| | guy is such a winner in so many ways.
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| this year's races will be just as fast as
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| | Everything he does in life, he does it to
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| last year's and safer.However, despite
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| | the extreme and never once doubts
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| what the track officials are saying,
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| | himself.His 2006 season to date has not
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| folks in and around the garages as well
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| | gone as Carl wished. He currently sits in
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| as Goodyear reps are saying the speeds
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| | 17th spot, 125 points out of qualifying
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| this year will actually be slower. For
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| | for the Nextel Cup Championship race. It
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| the 2006 races at Lowe's Motor Speedway,
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| | seems the luck Greg Biffle recently found
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| Goodyear is supplying a stiffer compound
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| | has been lost in Carl Edward's pits.
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| tire which will ensure less blow outs on
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| | However, unlike Biffle, I'm not sure we
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| the track. What the drivers gain in
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| | can fault luck for Carl's lack of success
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| safety, they lose in speed. Stiffer tires
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| | in 2006.Carl's crew chief from last year
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| do not grip the track as well as a softer
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| | and the early part of 2006, Bob Osborne,
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| tire. Less grip means the drivers cannot
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| | was shuffled over to help jump start
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| carry as much speed in the turns which
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| | Jamie McMurray's team. Obviously, the
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| will also affect the top end speeds on
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| | shuffle has not gone as planned. Both
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| the straightaways.Some in the garages are
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| | Carl Edwards and Jamie McMurray
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| nicknaming the stiffer tires, "restrictor
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| | (currently 20th in the points) stand a
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| tires". The tires will rob the cars of
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| | strong chance of not qualifying for the
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| speed like the restrictor plates used at
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| | championship race-off at the end of the
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| Daytona and Talladega rob the cars of
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| | season. Jack Roush and the rest of
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| horsepower. However, fans do not be
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| | management at Roush Racing will soon have
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| dismayed. I very seriously doubt that we
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| | to decide whether to leave Bob with
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| will perceive a 2-5 mph difference in
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| | Jamie; or re-unite him with Carl to form
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| speeds. The action, like every weekend in
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| | the successful duo that shocked the world
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| NASCAR, will be heart-pounding
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| | of NASCAR in 2006.Last Week's
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| dramatic!Expect Jimmie Johnson to have
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| | HeadlinesRecap of the Carolina Dodge
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| lots of fun the next two weeks. Of the
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| | Dealers 500 at Darlington Raceway:Once
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| current drivers with 5 or more starts at
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| | again, Darlington Raceway offered up at
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| Lowe's Motor Speedway, he has the highest
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| | incredible race! The oldest track in
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| average finish of 7th.Other drivers to
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| | NASCAR manages to keep us young at heart
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| note:Tony Stewart - Average Finish 12th
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| | with incredible racing action. The gritty
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| Bobby Labonte - Average Finish 13th
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| | Darlington asphalt shreads even the
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| Jamie McMurray - Average Finish 14th
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| | stiffest tire compounds after just a few
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| Jeff Gordon - Average Finish 16thNext
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| | laps leaving drivers no other option but
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| Week's Schedule:
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| | to lean on each other or against the
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| (all times CST)Nextel Cup: @ Lowe's
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| | wall.Twenty drivers earned their
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| Motor Speedway
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| | Darlington stripe Saturday night. There
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| 5/19/06 - 12:05pm NASCAR Nextel Cup
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| | is only one driver I know of who likes to
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| All-Star Challenge Practice
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| | drive with a car sliding up the track,
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| 5/19/06 - 07:10pm NASCAR Nextel Cup
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| | and that's Greg Biffle. Biffle, who also
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| All-Star Challenge Qualifying
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| | won last year at Darlington, dominated
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| 5/20/06 - 07:30pm NASCAR Nextel Cup
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| | the Carolina Dodge Dealer's 500 leading
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| All-Star ChallengeBusch Series - off
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| | 170 of 367 laps.Other drivers in the top
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| until 5/27 at Lowe's Motor
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| | 10 didn't fair so well. Casey Mears fell
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| SpeedwayCraftsman Truck Series: @ Lowe's
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| | from 10th to 11th in the points with a
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| Motor Speedway
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| | 17th place finish. Kevin Harvick feel 4
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| 5/19/06 - 10:50pm Quaker Steak & Lube
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| | sports from 5th to 9th with a 37th place
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| 200 Practice
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| | finish, and the pole sitter, Kasey Kahne
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| 5/19/06 - 04:15pm Quaker Steak & Lube
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| | dropped a spot moving from 7th to 8th
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| 200 Qualifying
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| | with a 21st place finish.Dale Earnhardt
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| 5/19/06 - 08:45pm Quaker Steak & Lube
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| | Jr continued on his hot streak finishing
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| 200Who's Hot?With so many variables
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| | 5th, and jumping one spot from 6th to 5th
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| affecting NASCAR drivers each week, all
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| | in the points standings. Jeff Gordon
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| one needs is a little luck to catapult
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| | moved up 3 spots from 9th to 6th with a
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| him to the top.Take Greg Biffle for
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| | 2nd place finish. And the current points
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| example, 2005 was a tremendous year. He
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| | leader, Jimmie Johnson, extended his lead
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| finished the season 2nd in points and
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| | to 93 points over Tony Stewart with a 4th
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| compiled 6 wins. Roll the tape forward to
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| | place finish.This article is provided to
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| the 2006 season, and Biffle's name hasn't
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| | you by Everything Sports, Inc. is owned
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| graced the top 5 in any race until last
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| week at Richmond.What's the difference
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