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      <title><![CDATA[Harry Gant to attend Motorsports 2004]]></title>
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FORT WASHINGTON, PA December 28, 2003 . . . Harry Gant, one of the most
popular drivers in the history of NASCAR stock car racing, will be part
of the U.S.Smokeless Tobacco Company Motorsports Experience at the
Motorsports 2004 Presented by Sunoco show. The three day show takes place
at the Fort Washington, PA Expo Center starting at 1 p.m. on Friday,
January 16th.


Gant was a ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/harry-gant-to-attend-motorsports-2004/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 2003 20:26:09 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Nadeau comments about ongoing recovery]]></title>
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CONCORD, N.C. (Dec. 22, 2003) -- NASCAR driver Jerry Nadeau, who
suffereda serious head injury in a racing accident May 2at Richmond
International Raceway, continues to make progress. In a question and
answer session below, the 33-year-oldDanbury, Conn.native talks
abouthis onging recovery and howblessed he feels to be home for the
holidays.


 ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/nadeau-comments-about-ongoing-recovery/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 2003 20:25:49 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Hendrick receives penalty post-Homestead violation]]></title>
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Homestead violation results in loss of Car Owner Points For Hendrick.





            DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Dec. 17, 2003) -- NASCAR officials
announced today that car owner Rick Hendrick has been assessed a penalty
of 25 car owner points, resulting from a rule violation involving
Hendrick Motorsports' No. 60 Chevrolet during the NASCAR Winston
Cup Series season-finale weekend at ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/hendrick-receives-penalty-post-homestead-violation/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 22 Dec 2003 18:41:36 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[DEI/Earnhardt Jr adds Mike Davis to team]]></title>
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Mike Davis has joined the staff of fingerprint inc., the media relations
and publicity agency for the Anheuser-Busch sponsorship of Dale Earnhardt
Inc.'s No. 8 Budweiser team and driver Dale Earnhardt Jr. Davis joins
fingerprint inc. effective January 1, and will be coordinating media
requests and publicity for Earnhardt Jr. and the DEI No. 8 Budweiser
Nextel Cup team.


Davis, a ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/dei-earnhardt-jr-adds-mike-davis-to-team/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 17 Dec 2003 22:54:19 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Dave Blaney set for Motorsports 2004 Show]]></title>
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FORT WASHINGTON, PA December, 2003 . . . One of the most popular veteran
racing talents in NASCAR Winston Cup racing (soon to be NASCAR Nextel
Cup) is former World of Outlaws sprint car champion Dave Blaney. He will
be one of the many top racers and personalities from the sport of auto
racing that will be appearing the Motorsports 2004 Presented by Sunoco.
The annual show will take ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/dave-blaney-set-for-motorsports-2004-show/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 13 Dec 2003 00:43:42 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Kenseth receives accolades at champion banquet]]></title>
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Matt Kenseth received the final "Winston Cup Champion" title last
night at a star-studded affair at New York's Waldorf-Astoria. An impending
blizzard hammered the city with heavy snow, but did not hamper NASCAR
ushering in their 2003 champion and ushering out RJR as the series title
sponsor.


The annual NASCAR banquet kicked off with an eloquent commentary by Kiefer
Sutherland, star ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/kenseth-receives-accolades-at-champion-banquet/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 09 Dec 2003 02:27:07 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Champion's Week: Day 5 - Pre-banquet awards]]></title>
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NASCAR Winston Cup Champion's Week -- Day 5
Outgoing sponsor R.J. Reynolds receives Myers Brothers Award





         NEW YORK (Dec. 5, 2003) -- During its 33 years of NASCAR
Winston Cup Series sponsorship, R.J. Reynolds has dispensed millions of
dollars and hundreds of trophies to deserving award winners.


         On Friday morning, those tables temporarily turned.


         RJR ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/champion-s-week-day-5-pre-banquet-awards/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 09 Dec 2003 02:27:05 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Kahne and Elliott share No. 9 in 2004]]></title>
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As expected Evernham Motorsports announced Thursday, that veteran driver
Bill Elliott will run a limited schedule in the 2004 Nextel Cup Series.
There has been speculation all season that Elliott, the 1988 Winston Cup
champion had his eye on retirement. The arrangement to compete in 12-15
events, is the plan to faze Elliott out of the racing side of the sport
and into a mentor role at ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/kahne-and-elliott-share-no-9-in-2004/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 06 Dec 2003 17:21:44 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Earnhardt Jr: Just a regular guy]]></title>
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Dale Earnhardt, Jr. may be one of the biggest stars in
NASCAR racing, but after spending a few minutes with him you realize that
he's just a regular guy. There is no glitz, no glamour. Ask a question, get
an answer. He's not interested in witty banter and false compliments; in
fact it always seems as if he's ready to bolt at any second during an
interview.


 ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/earnhardt-jr-just-a-regular-guy/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 06 Dec 2003 17:21:14 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Fans select Dale Jr. as "Most Popular Driver"]]></title>
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Dale Earnhardt Jr. was awarded the 2003 Grands Biscuits NASCAR Most
Popular Driver award today during ceremonies at New York's
Waldorf-Astoria Hotel. The award is based on voting by race fans around
the world. Dale Jr. earned more than 1.3 million votes, which represents
more than the combined total of the the remaining top-10 vote getters.


The "Most Popular Driver Award" is ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/fans-select-dale-jr-as-most-popular-driver/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 06 Dec 2003 15:36:59 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Winners receive NMPA Myers Awards]]></title>
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The National Motorsports Press Association kicked off
awards day Friday morning at the Starlight Roof of the Waldorf-Astoria
hotel in New York City. The breakfast, hosted by the Motorsport press, is a
forum to recognize many of the year-end awards not included at the Winston
Cup banquet.



In a ceremony Friday morning, the following awards were given out:



Bud Pole Award - Ryan ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/winners-receive-nmpa-myers-awards/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 06 Dec 2003 15:36:58 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Champion's Week: Day 4 - Busy Thursday]]></title>
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NASCAR Winston Cup Champion's Week -- Day 4
Times Square appearance, NASCAR/IMAX movie preview kept Kenseth busy on
Thursday





NEW YORK (Dec. 4, 2003) -- The pace is picking up and the NASCAR
Winston Cup Series champion, as you might expect, is having no trouble
keeping up.


Matt Kenseth's whirlwind "Champion's Week" in New
York City hit full stride on Thursday, with three ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/champion-s-week-day-4-busy-thursday/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 06 Dec 2003 15:36:55 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Sauter to drive No. 30 for RCR]]></title>
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After much speculation as to who was to inherit the No. 30
Chevy ride at RCR Racing, at an announcement this morning at New York's
Waldorf Astoria, Richard Childress has chosen Johnny Sauter as he primary
driver.



Sauter, 25, will run for Rookie of the Year honors in 2004 with Kevin
Hamlin as his crew chief. Hamlin, who has taken two other driver to ROTY
honors (Mike Skinner, Kevin ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/sauter-to-drive-no-30-for-rcr/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 06 Dec 2003 15:36:53 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Jimmie Johnson enjoying time off]]></title>
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Second place racer in Winston Cup points, Jimmie Johnson's
been antsy since the end of the season, biding his time for a chance to get
back behind the wheel. For Johnson, he hasn't stopped waking up in the
middle of the night and wondering if he's at a race track, but after the
festivities in New York close, his main focus is to enjoy a little down
time and prepare for making a bid ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/jimmie-johnson-enjoying-time-off/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 06 Dec 2003 15:36:52 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Evernham Motorsports announces 2004 plans]]></title>
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*  Elliott to run limited schedule in Evernham Motorsports Dodge
*  Kahne succeeds Elliott as driver of the No. 9 Dodge Dealers/UAW Dodge
* Baldwin joins Evernham as team director for Kahne's No. 9 Dodge team
* Evernham Engines to supply engines for Kahne's Busch Series Dodge


NEW YORK, (Dec. 4, 2003) -- Evernham Motorsports announced its lineup
this morning for the 2004 NASCAR ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/evernham-motorsports-announces-2004-plans/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 06 Dec 2003 15:36:51 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Champion's Week: Day 3 - March of Dimes fundraiser]]></title>
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NASCAR Winston Cup Champion's Week -- Day 3
Kenseth leads by example for major March of Dimes fundraiser





NEW YORK (Dec. 3, 2003) -- Matt Kenseth did not need many miracles
en route to his NASCAR Winston Cup Series championship, but he played a
role in the start of one on Wednesday morning.


Kenseth, on behalf of the Greater New York Chapter of the March of Dimes,
officially ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/champion-s-week-day-3-march-of-dimes-fundraiser/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 06 Dec 2003 15:36:37 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Kenseth enjoying life in the spotlight]]></title>
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It's tough for 31-year-old NASCAR champion Matt Kenseth to
be in the limelight. Kenseth, the Cambridge, Wisconsin native, much prefers
existing in the low-lights rather than having the glare of attention strewn
on him. But, this week, it's all about Kenseth.



He's trying to adjust.



"I'm not more private than the next guy," said Kenseth. "There are a couple
of guys in the sport ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/kenseth-enjoying-life-in-the-spotlight/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 06 Dec 2003 15:36:34 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[BUSCH: DEI announces schedule alignment for 2004]]></title>
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MOORESVILLE, N.C. - For the 2004 NASCAR Nextel Cup and Busch Series
seasons, Dale Earnhardt, Inc. has announced changes to two of its four
teams.



Chance 2 Motorsports, co-owned by Teresa Earnhardt and Dale Earnhardt, Jr.,
will run a full schedule in a quest of the NASCAR Busch Series championship
in 2004. Martin Truex, Jr. will be the primary driver and Earnhardt, Jr.
will drive a ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/busch-dei-announces-schedule-alignment-for-2004/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 06 Dec 2003 00:40:27 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Champion's Week: Day 2 - the White House]]></title>
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NASCAR WINSTON CUP CHAMPION'S WEEK -- Day 2
Kenseth, others in NASCAR Top 10 meet President Bush, visit Oval Office





         NEW YORK (Dec. 2, 2003) -- Tuesday was a Capitol day for
newly-crowned NASCAR Winston Cup Series champion Matt Kenseth, who ended
his first-ever visit to Washington D.C. in presidential style.


         As guests of President George W. Bush, Kenseth and ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/champion-s-week-day-2-the-white-house/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2003 18:46:44 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Champion's Week: Day 1 - NYFD and NYPD]]></title>
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NASCAR WINSTON CUP SERIES CHAMPION'S WEEK -- Day 1
Fire department, police precinct -- both No. 17s in their own right
-- visited by Matt Kenseth.





NEW YORK (Dec. 1, 2003) -- NASCAR by the numbers on Monday:
It was 17s, all around.


         Matt Kenseth, the newly-crowned NASCAR Winston Cup Series
champion and driver of the Roush Racing No. 17 DeWALT Ford, visited some
of New ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/champion-s-week-day-1-nyfd-and-nypd/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2003 18:45:48 +0000</pubDate>
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