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| | class has been compared to the same
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| NASCARNext week, the NASCAR Nextel Cup
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| | rookie class that yielded Jimmie Johnson
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| teams head west, or mid-west to be more
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| | & Ryan Newman. Is Denny Hamlin on the
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| exact, to the 1 1/2 mile tri-oval at
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| | same level as Jimmie & Ryan? Time will
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| Michigan International Speedway.
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| | only tell, but what we do know is that he
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| Initially, MIS was modeled after the
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| | is a serious big-time competitor.Denny
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| other great 1 1/2 mile speedway, Lowe's
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| | started his season with a bang by winning
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| Motor Speedway. But after nearly 30 years
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| | the Budweiser Shootout in Daytona. Since
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| or racing, it has developed a personality
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| | then, Hamlin has posted a 4th place
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| of it's own that no single driver has
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| | finish at Texas Motor Speedway in the
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| been able to dominate. Unlike other
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| | Samsung/Radioshack 500, a 2nd place
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| speedways, since the 2000 season there
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| | finish at the Richmond International
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| has never been a single driver to win
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| | Raceway in the Crown Royal 400, and a win
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| consecutive races at Michigan.Don't run
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| | in this past weekend's Pocono 500 at
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| to the store or sit on the toilet too
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| | Pocono International Raceway. Along the
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| long next Sunday. The races at Michigan
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| | way, his average finish of 16th has been
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| tend to go by very fast!!! Of the
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| | enough to catapult him into the top 10 in
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| tri-oval tracks currently on the Nextel
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| | driver's points.The rest of the NASCAR
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| Cup circuit, Michigan holds the fastest
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| | world is starting to see what Joe Gibbs &
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| average race speed clocking in at just
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| | Co. have known all along, Denny Hamlin is
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| over 174mph. Only Daytona and Talladega
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| | the real deal!!! Not only can Denny make
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| have faster average speeds.Next week at
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| | a mean hamburger and funny commercial, he
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| MIS, expect Carl Edwards to continue to
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| | can drive the hell out of a race car
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| make his move to qualify for the Chase
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| | too!Who's Not?Jeez Jeff Gordon, where
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| for the Championship. In three starts at
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| | have you gone? I was hoping last week's
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| Michigan, Carl has 2-top 5 finishes and 1
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| | section of Who's Not? would serve to
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| top 10.Also expect the following drivers
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| | motivate Jeff and the rest of the Rainbow
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| to do well next week:Other drivers to
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| | Warriors to turn their season around.
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| note:Matt Kenseth - Average Finish 8th
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| | From the results at Pocono, it appears
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| Jeff Gordon - Average Finish 10th
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| | neither Jeff nor the brake technician at
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| Greg Biffle - Average Finish 11th
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| | Hendrick Motorsports bothered to read my
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| Mark Martin - Average Finish 12thNext
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| | article.Oh well. If they had, perhaps
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| Week's Schedule:Nextel Cup: @ Michigan
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| | they would not be in the dreaded 11th
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| International Raceway
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| | place position headed into Michigan next
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| 6/17/06 - 10:35pm NASCAR Nextel Cup 3M
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| | week. Jeff currently sits 25 points out
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| Performance 400 Practice
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| | of 10th behind his ever-charming
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| 6/16/06 - 03:10pm NASCAR Nextel Cup 3M
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| | teammate Kyle Busch. Fortunately for the
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| Performance 400 Qualifying
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| | 24 team, of the last tracks to be raced
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| 6/18/06 - 01:40pm NASCAR Nextel Cup 3M
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| | prior to the cut-off for the Nextel Cup
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| Performance 400Who's Hot?Denny Hamlin is
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| | Championship Race, Jeff has always posted
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| sitting at the top in a class of
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| | strong finishes (an average finish in the
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| outstanding rookies. This year's rookie
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| | top 12).
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