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]]> http://redneck-nascar-fans.com/2008/09/05/franchitti-returning-to-irl-but-staying-with-ganassi-6/feed/ Kahne could be left with two victories, but no shot http://redneck-nascar-fans.com/2008/09/05/kahne-could-be-left-with-two-victories-but-no-shot/ http://redneck-nascar-fans.com/2008/09/05/kahne-could-be-left-with-two-victories-but-no-shot/#comments Fri, 05 Sep 2008 05:35:05 +0000 http://redneck-nascar-fans.com/2008/09/05/kahne-could-be-left-with-two-victories-but-no-shot/ As recently as five weeks ago, he looked like a lock. Kasey Kahne stood seventh in Sprint Cup points after finishing in the same position at the Aug. 3 event at Pocono Raceway, and liked his chances of climbing a little higher before the Chase. Little did he know it would be the last time he would see the top 10 until last Sunday night’s race at Auto Club Speedway in Southern California — which might have been too little, too late.

]]> http://redneck-nascar-fans.com/2008/09/05/kahne-could-be-left-with-two-victories-but-no-shot/feed/ This year’s rookies under the radar compared to past http://redneck-nascar-fans.com/2008/09/05/this-years-rookies-under-the-radar-compared-to-past-3/ http://redneck-nascar-fans.com/2008/09/05/this-years-rookies-under-the-radar-compared-to-past-3/#comments Fri, 05 Sep 2008 05:35:04 +0000 http://redneck-nascar-fans.com/2008/09/05/this-years-rookies-under-the-radar-compared-to-past-3/ At 12 he was racing in the World Karting Association. He earned championships and awards, and moved on. His Truck Series debut was in 2002, and he has run 102 races in the Nationwide Series spread across six years. His only full-time season was 2006.

]]> http://redneck-nascar-fans.com/2008/09/05/this-years-rookies-under-the-radar-compared-to-past-3/feed/ Stremme the pick to drive No. 12 for Penske Racing http://redneck-nascar-fans.com/2008/09/05/stremme-the-pick-to-drive-no-12-for-penske-racing-3/ http://redneck-nascar-fans.com/2008/09/05/stremme-the-pick-to-drive-no-12-for-penske-racing-3/#comments Fri, 05 Sep 2008 05:35:04 +0000 http://redneck-nascar-fans.com/2008/09/05/stremme-the-pick-to-drive-no-12-for-penske-racing-3/ While testing at The Milwaukee Mile Wednesday for Penske Racing, David Stremme couldn’t help but crack a smile as he looked across track and found the No. 40 Dodge.

]]> http://redneck-nascar-fans.com/2008/09/05/stremme-the-pick-to-drive-no-12-for-penske-racing-3/feed/ Newman to drive No. 39 for Stewart-Haas in 2009 http://redneck-nascar-fans.com/2008/09/05/newman-to-drive-no-39-for-stewart-haas-in-2009-6/ http://redneck-nascar-fans.com/2008/09/05/newman-to-drive-no-39-for-stewart-haas-in-2009-6/#comments Fri, 05 Sep 2008 05:35:04 +0000 http://redneck-nascar-fans.com/2008/09/05/newman-to-drive-no-39-for-stewart-haas-in-2009-6/ Ryan Newman will drive the No. 39 — not the No. 4 — for Stewart-Haas Racing in 2009.

]]> http://redneck-nascar-fans.com/2008/09/05/newman-to-drive-no-39-for-stewart-haas-in-2009-6/feed/ Franchitti returning to IRL, but staying with Ganassi http://redneck-nascar-fans.com/2008/09/05/franchitti-returning-to-irl-but-staying-with-ganassi-5/ http://redneck-nascar-fans.com/2008/09/05/franchitti-returning-to-irl-but-staying-with-ganassi-5/#comments Fri, 05 Sep 2008 05:35:02 +0000 http://redneck-nascar-fans.com/2008/09/05/franchitti-returning-to-irl-but-staying-with-ganassi-5/ Without a Sprint Cup car to drive, Dario Franchitti found himself on familiar ground last weekend — at the IndyCar Series event in Detroit, but only as a spectator. It was there, amid all those open-wheeled cars he was once synonymous with, where he ultimately made the decision to leave NASCAR and return to the circuit where he was champion in 2007.

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