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      <title><![CDATA[1999 Top Ten Stories]]></title>
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 NASCAR's top-10 on-track stories of 1999 
 By Brett Borden


DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Dec. 31, 1999) You say you want a revolution? Wish
granted.  The winds of change swept through the NASCAR Winston Cup garage
in 1999, altering the balance of power for years to come. There were
auspicious beginnings and inauspicious retirements (some expected, some
not).


Some forces within the ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/1999-top-ten-stories/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 1999 23:45:42 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Jerry Pitts to be Melling Racing Crew Chief]]></title>
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CONCORD, N.C. (Dec. 30, 1999) Melling Racing is banking on similar
backgrounds paying big dividends in the NASCAR 2000 season. Team owner
Mark Melling announced Thursday the hiring of Jerry Pitts Jr. as crew
chief for the No. 9 Kodiak Fords driven by Raybestos Rookie of the Year
candidate Stacy Compton.


Pitts, a veteran mechanic who has also served as crew chief for a number
of ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/jerry-pitts-to-be-melling-racing-crew-chief/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 1999 23:45:42 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Jerry Nadeau Ready to Taste the New]]></title>
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Nadeau ready to taste the new with Hendrick
By Marty Smith


MOORESVILLE, N.C. (Dec. 28, 1999) In terms of practicality, NASCAR Winston
Cup Series driver Jerry Nadeau couldn't ask for a more fitting sponsor on
his Hendrick Motorsports-owned No. 25 Chevrolet than Michael Holigan
Homes.


Growing up in Connecticut, Nadeau all but mastered the roofing business
while watching and ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/jerry-nadeau-ready-to-taste-the-new/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 29 Dec 1999 23:45:42 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[BUSCH: Kenny Irwin to Work with Dave Steele]]></title>
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Irwin looks to rekindle success with Steele in NBS
By Dave Rodman


INDIANAPOLIS (Dec. 23, 1999) Former NASCAR Winston Cup Series Raybestos
Rookie of the Year Kenny Irwin is kicked back at home for the holidays,
but it's not hard to get him excited when he talks about the upcoming
NASCAR 2000 stock car season.  In an era when seat time is everything
Irwin, who burst onto the ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/busch-kenny-irwin-to-work-with-dave-steele/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 23 Dec 1999 00:40:46 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Martinsville has Toll Free Ticket Ordering]]></title>
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MARTINSVILLE, Va. (Dec. 22, 1999) Martinsville Speedway now has a
toll-free ticket office number.  Race fans needing tickets for
Martinsville Speedway's Goody's Body Pain 500 on Sunday, April 9, 2000 can
order tickets by calling 1-877-RACE-TIX (1-877-722-3849).


The track will also hold a NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series event on
Saturday, April 8. 


Tickets for the NAPA AutoCare ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/martinsville-has-toll-free-ticket-ordering/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 22 Dec 1999 23:45:42 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Richard Petty to Dodge in 2001]]></title>
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As soon as Dodge announced its plans to return to the NASCAR Winston Cup
circuit in 2001, the rumors about Petty Enterprises' potential involvement
began to surface.


Those reports apparently had a foundation in fact. The latest stories
indicate that Petty Enterprises has already signed a deal with Chrysler.
The formal announcement probably will be made at the North ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/richard-petty-to-dodge-in-2001/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 22 Dec 1999 23:45:42 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Daytona Sets January Testing Dates]]></title>
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Daytona sets January testing schedule
By Dave Rodman


DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Dec. 21, 1999) Daytona International Speedway is on a
holiday break after a busy December that included runs by just about every
manner of two- and four-wheeled race vehicle that competes at the "World
Center of Racing."  But as usual, the typically hectic pre-season testing
schedule will be dominated by ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/daytona-sets-january-testing-dates/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 21 Dec 1999 23:45:42 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Brett Bodine Maintains Ownership of Team]]></title>
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Bodine maintains ownership of team
By Dave Rodman


MOORESVILLE, N.C. (Dec. 21, 1999) Fresh off a pre-Christmas cruise, NASCAR
Winston Cup team owner/driver Brett Bodine is happier to have that title
attached to his name than he would have imagined just a few months ago.


Probably the biggest difference between now and then is that Bodine and
his wife Diane, who own Brett Bodine ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/brett-bodine-maintains-ownership-of-team/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 21 Dec 1999 23:45:42 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[It's A Ken Schrader Christmas Story]]></title>
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    'Tis The Season To Be Jolly With The Schraders


'Twas the night before Christmas and all though the house, the Schraders
were stirring, getting ready to go out. When what to their wonderful eyes
did appear but a motor coach full of friends, spreading good cheer. So
down to McAdenville the group did go, to view the Christmas lights in a
bright holiday show. The night was complete ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/it-s-a-ken-schrader-christmas-story/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 21 Dec 1999 23:45:42 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Barry Dodson Ready to Go with Jeff Fuller]]></title>
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CHARLOTTE, N.C., (Dec. 17, 1999) Barry Dodson is back in the crew chief
saddle once again -- and he's back with a vengeance.


Dodson, who guided Rusty Wallace from relative obscurity to the 1989
NASCAR Winston Cup Series championship in just four years, has taken the
reigns of Eel River Racing's No. 27 Viagra Pontiac with something to prove
in the 2000 season. He has intentions of ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/barry-dodson-ready-to-go-with-jeff-fuller/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 20 Dec 1999 23:45:42 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Dennis Huth Resigns]]></title>
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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (December 20, 1999) The National Association for Stock
Car Auto Racing has announced that Dennis Huth, who most recently served
as vice president of touring operations and international development, has
resigned to pursue other opportunities. Tom Deery and Kevin Triplett have
been given added responsibilities in the sanctioning body's competition
departments.  "We ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/dennis-huth-resigns/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 20 Dec 1999 23:45:42 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Bill France Seeks Treatment for Cancer]]></title>
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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Dec. 20, 1999) NASCAR announced today that Bill
France, 66, the sanctioning body president since 1972, has been diagnosed
with cancer.  France is currently pursuing additional diagnosis and
treatments.


"The doctors have told me the illness is treatable," said France. "I am
anxious to begin treatment and get on the road to recovery." 


"My father is in good ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/bill-france-seeks-treatment-for-cancer/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 20 Dec 1999 23:45:42 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Cale Yarborough Team Sale Falls Through]]></title>
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Yarborough still waiting to sell team
By Marty Smith


CONCORD, N.C., (Dec. 20, 1999) All Cale Yarborough wants for Christmas is
a sales receipt.  Yarborough, the three-time NASCAR Winston Cup Series
champion turned car owner, is probably more frustrated than he's been at
any time in his career after the third failed sale of Cale Yarborough
Motorsports this year.


Tony ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/cale-yarborough-team-sale-falls-through/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 20 Dec 1999 23:45:42 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Bill Davis Racing Crew Chief Signs Three Year Extension]]></title>
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HIGH POINT, NC -- Gil Martin has signed a three-year contract extension at
Bill Davis Racing (BDR) to continue as crew chief for Amoco Ultimate Team
93 and driver Dave Blaney, a contender for the 2000 Raybestos NASCAR
Winston Cup Rookie-of-the-Year award.


The 39-year old Martin, a former co-owner and crew chief of the
now-defunct #81 FilMar Racing Winston Cup and Busch Series ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/bill-davis-racing-crew-chief-signs-three-year-extension/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 20 Dec 1999 23:45:42 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Dale Earnhardt Back Surgery Successful]]></title>
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WINSTON SALEM, N.C. (Dec. 17, 1999) Seven-time NASCAR Winston Cup Series
champion Dale Earnhardt underwent surgery this morning at Wake Forest
University Baptist Medical Center, in Winston-Salem, N.C., to repair a
ruptured disc in his spinal column.  Wake Forest University Medical Center
is considered one of the top-ranked medical facilities in the country for
neurology and ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/dale-earnhardt-back-surgery-successful/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Eel River Puts Jeff Fuller in Viagra Pontiac]]></title>
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 Eel River puts Fuller in Viagra Pontiac
 By Dave Rodman


CHARLOTTE, N.C. (Dec. 17, 1999) The NASCAR 2000 Raybestos Rookie of the
Year race in the NASCAR Winston Cup Series, featuring undoubtedly the
strongest class of competitors in the series' history, gained another
heavyweight contender Friday.  Pfizer Inc., along with Eel River Racing,
announced at a news conference at the ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/eel-river-puts-jeff-fuller-in-viagra-pontiac/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Dave Blaney To Seek 2000 Rookie of the Year]]></title>
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HIGH POINT, NC -- After two years of stock car apprenticeship in the
NASCAR Busch Series, Dave Blaney will join one of the largest first-year
classes of aspiring Winston Cup regulars in the quest for the 2000
Raybestos Rookie-of-the-Year award. One of the greatest World of Outlaws
(WoO) performers of the past decade, Blaney will attempt to permanently
distance himself in 2000 from ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/dave-blaney-to-seek-2000-rookie-of-the-year/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 17 Dec 1999 23:45:42 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Newt Moore Joins The Wood Brothers]]></title>
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STUART, Va. (Dec. 16, 1999) Newt Moore, who served as crew chief for two
NASCAR Winston Cup Series teams in 1999, has been named shock specialist
for the Wood Brothers No. 21 Citgo Ford, driven by Elliott Sadler.


Moore started the 1999 campaign as crew chief for Robert Pressley's No. 77
Jasper Engines Ford, but later moved to the No. 9 Cartoon Network machine
as crew chief. He is ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/newt-moore-joins-the-wood-brothers/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 16 Dec 1999 23:45:42 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Jerry Nadeau Ties the Knot]]></title>
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Christmas Bells and Wedding Bells


MOORESVILLE, N.C. (Dec. 16, 1999) -- NASCAR Winston Cup competitor Jerry
Nadeau decided decorating a tree and exchanging gifts weren't the only
ways to celebrate the holidays this year.  The driver of the No. 25
Michael Holigan Chevrolet added a special memory, exchanging wedding vows
with long-time girlfriend Jada Blanchard Dec. 11 in the ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/jerry-nadeau-ties-the-knot/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 16 Dec 1999 23:45:42 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Driver of the Decade Stats]]></title>
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Chevrolet drivers Earnhardt and Gordon
rank 1-2 in driver of the decade rankings



Chevrolet drivers Dale Earnhardt and Jeff Gordon combined to win seven
NASCAR Winston Cup championships in the 1990s and rank 1-2 in driver of
the decade standings determined by the average finish in 17 categories.


Earnhardt, a 48-year-old Kannapolis, N.C., native, is tied with Richard
Petty with ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/driver-of-the-decade-stats/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 15 Dec 1999 23:45:42 +0000</pubDate>
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