Former NASCAR stars Richard Petty and
Darrell Waltrip and current driver Greg Biffle are tying to
persuade state lawmakers to support a $368 million race track
proposed for Washington state.

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Daytona 500 winner Kevin Harvick won’t rest on his laurels this week at California Speedway.

Instead, he’ll drive in all three races - trucks, Busch and Cup.

“I am looking forward to this weekend,” Harvick said. “It will be the first time I have run all three races since September 2005 at Richmond.”

It will be Harvick’s first Craftsman Truck Series start since finishing third at Richmond. Harvick, who raced full time in trucks in 1998 and 1999, has 17 starts since, including three in 2005.

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Check out the new Hollywood Hotel NASCAR on FOX prerace headquarters and home to Chris Myers and Jeff Hammond throughout FOX races.

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Why was Michael Waltrip allowed to race in the Daytona 500? How much did his sponsor play into that decision? What about the make of his car? In this week’s Conspiracy Theory column, Lee Spencer examines why NASCAR let Waltrip race.

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While working for General Motors in Brazil in the 1990s, Brent Dewar got a firsthand look at the country’s successful switch from an oil-based economy to ethanol.

Dewar wants to see the same thing happen in the United States, and he thinks NASCAR can help. He’s lobbying officials to consider a switch from gasoline to ethanol.

“We would embrace it,” said Dewar, GM’s vice president of field sales, service and parts.

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NASCAR announced today that Bryant Frazier, crew chief of the No. 66 Dodge driven by Steve Wallace in the NASCAR Busch Series, has been penalized due to rule violations at Daytona International Speedway.

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SPEED will air a pair of 30-minute specials from the NASCAR “Car of Tomorrow” test sessions from Bristol on February 28 and March 1 at 7 p.m. ET.

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NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series

Auto Club 500

California
Speedway

Preliminary
Entry List &#151 Numerical

Provided by
NASCAR Statistics - Tuesday February 20, 2007

Ent
Car
Driver
Hometown
Team
Owner

1
00
David Reutimann
Zephyrhills, FL
Domino’s Toyota
Cal Wells

2
1
Martin Truex Jr.
Mayetta, NJ
Bass Pro Shops
Chevrolet
Teresa Earnhardt

3
01
Mark Martin
Batesville, AR
U.S. Army
Chevrolet
Bobby Ginn

4
2
Kurt Busch
Las Vegas, NV
Miller Lite
Dodge
Roger Penske

5
4
Ward Burton
South Boston, VA
State Water
Heaters Chevrolet
Larry McClure

6
5
Kyle Busch
Las Vegas, NV
CARQUEST-Kellogg’s
Chevrolet
Rick Hendrick

7
6
David Ragan
Kannapolis, NC
AAA Insurance
So. Cal Ford
Mike Dee

8
7
Robby Gordon
Cerritos, CA
Jim Beam Ford
Robby Gordon

9
07
Clint Bowyer
Emporia, KS
Jack Daniel’s
Chevrolet
Richard
Childress

10
8
Dale Earnhardt
Jr.
Kannapolis, NC
Budweiser
Chevrolet
Teresa Earnhardt

11
9
Kasey Kahne
Enumclaw, WA
Dodge
Dealers-UAW Dodge
Ray Evernham

12
10
Scott Riggs
Durham, NC
Stanley
Tools-Valvoline Dodge
James Rocco

13
11
Denny Hamlin
Midlothian, VA
Fed Ex Freight
Chevrolet
J.D. Gibbs

14
12
Ryan Newman
South Bend, IN
Mobil 1 Dodge
Roger Penske

15
13
Joe Nemechek
Naples, FL
TBA Chevrolet
Bobby Ginn

16
14
Sterling Marlin
Columbia, TN
Panasonic
Chevrolet
Bobby Ginn

17
15
Paul Menard
Eau Claire, WI
Menard’s
Chevrolet
Teresa Earnhardt

18
16
Greg Biffle
Vancouver, WA
Ameriquest Ford
Jack Roush

19
17
Matt Kenseth
Cambridge, WI
Carhartt Ford
John Henry

20
18
J.J. Yeley
Phoenix, AZ
Interstate
Batteries Chevrolet
Joe Gibbs

21
19
Elliott Sadler
Emporia, VA
Dodge
Dealers-UAW Dodge
Ray Evernham

22
20
Tony Stewart
Columbus, IN
Home Depot
Chevrolet
Joe Gibbs

23
21
Ken Schrader
Fenton, MO
Little Debbie
Ford
Glen Wood

24
22
Dave Blaney
Hartford, OH
Caterpillar
Toyota
Bill Davis

25
24
Jeff Gordon
Pittsboro, IN
DuPont Cromax
Pro Chevrolet
Rick Hendrick

26
25
Casey Mears
Bakersfield, CA
National
Guard-GMAC Chevrolet
Mary Hendrick

27
26
Jamie McMurray
Joplin, MO
Crown Royal Ford
Geoff Smith

28
29
Kevin Harvick
Bakersfield, CA
Shell Pennzoil
Chevrolet
Richard
Childress

29
31
Jeff Burton
South Boston, VA
Cingular
Wireless Chevrolet
Richard
Childress

30
34
Kevin Lepage
Shelburne, VT
TBA Dodge
Brad Jenkins

31
36
Jeremy Mayfield
Owensboro, KY
360 OTC Toyota
Gail Davis

32
37
Bill Elliott
Dawsonville, GA
TBA Dodge
Bob Jenkins

33
38
David Gilliland
Riverside, CA
M&M’s Ford
Robert Yates

34
40
David Stremme
South Bend, IN
Coors Light
Dodge
Felix Sabates

35
41
Reed Sorenson
Peachtree City,
GA
Target Dodge
Chip Ganassi

36
42
Juan Pablo
Montoya
Columbia, Bogota
Texaco-Havoline
Dodge
Floyd Ganassi

37
43
Bobby Labonte
Corpus Christi,
TX
Cheerios Dodge
Richard Petty

38
44
Dale Jarrett
Hickory, NC
UPS Toyota
Michael Waltrip

39
45
Kyle Petty
Randleman, NC
Wells Fargo
Dodge
Kyle Petty

40
48
Jimmie Johnson
El Cajon, CA
Lowe’s Chevrolet
Jeff Gordon

41
49
Mike Bliss
Milwaukie, OR
Bam Racing Dodge
Beth Morgenthau

42
55
Michael Waltrip
Owensboro, KY
NAPA Toyota
Elizabeth
Waltrip

43
66
Jeff Green
Owensboro, KY
Best Buy-Haas
Chevrolet
Gene Haas

44
70
Johnny Sauter
Necedah, WI
Yellow
Transportation-Haas Chevrolet
Gene Haas

45
172
Brandon Whitt
El Cajon, CA
Dutch Quality
Stone Chevrolet
Bryan Mullet

46
74
Derrike Cope
Spanaway, WA
McGlynn
Racing.Com Dodge
Raynard McGlynn

47
78
Kenny Wallace
St. Louis, MO
Furniture Row
Chevrolet
Barney Visser

48
83
Brian Vickers
Thomasville, NC
Red Bull Toyota
Dany Bahar

49
84
AJ Allmendinger
Los Gatos, CA
Red Bull Toyota
Dany Bahar

50
88
Ricky Rudd
Cheasapeake, VA
Snickers Ford
Robert Yates

51
96
Tony Raines
LaPorte, IN
DLP HDTV
Chevrolet
Bill Saunders

52
99
Carl Edwards
Columbia, MO
Office
Depot-SBON Ford
Georgetta Roush

Updated
Wednesday February 21, 2007 - No. 33 and 139 withdrew.

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Darrell Waltrip says racers understand their jobs are dangerous, which is why no driver knocked NASCAR’s decision to race to the end. Also get his takes on cheating, Toyota and Dale Earnhardt’s intentions for DEI.

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