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1	--	Jimmie Johnson	5575	--
2	-1	Carl Edwards	5565	-10
3	--	Greg Biffle	5540	-35
4	--	Jeff Burton .	5454	-121
5	--	Kevin Harvick	5439	-136
6	+2	Jeff Gordon	5437	-138
7	-1	Clint Bowyer	5411	-164
8	+1	Dale Earnhardt Junior	5385	-190
9	+1	Matt Kenseth	5383	-192
10	+1	Denny Hamlin	5332	-243
11	-4	Tony Stewart	5320	-255
12	--	Kyle Busch	5264	-311

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NEVER GIVE UP
Allmendinger vows fight to stay in NASCAR
By Greg Engle,Editor, Cup Scene Daily, September 30

He may have scored a career best finish this past weekend at Kansas, but AJ Allmendinger will most likely not be in the No. 84 Toyota starting this week.

Red Bull Racing is expected to announce that veteran Mike Skinner will take over the car for a few races, with former Formula One driver Scott Speed sliding behind the wheel before the end of the season and full time in 2009.

But while he may be out of a ride, Allmendinger isn’t ready to give up on NASCAR.

"I always feel like I have something to prove,” said Allmendinger. “Especially when you're told you might not be the guy that's going to be back next year."

"You go out there with a little bit of a chip on your shoulder and you fight hard - that's what I did,” he added. “You've got to prove something to team owners, and hopefully they see what kind of character I have, that I'm doing going to lay down. I'm not going to give up, I'm going to keep on fighting.”

This Day in NASCAR History
By Bill Marx, The Sporting News,September 30

1973: Jack McCoy -- the racer, not the district attorney on "Law and Order" -- finishes fifth in the Old Dominion 500 at Martinsville for the only top five of his career. Of McCoy's 20 career Cup starts from 1963 to 1974, 15 are on road courses. The Old Dominion 500 is his only start on a short track.

NASCAR Number
By Bill Marx,The Sporting News,September 30

2: Cup wins by cars that were not Chevrolets since 1999 at Talladega Superspeedway. Chevys have won 17 of the past 19 races. The only non-Chevys to win were Kyle Busch's victory in a Toyota this past spring and Dale Jarrett's win in a Ford in October 2005.

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Todays Headlines:

--Paul Menard moves to Yates Racing in 2009
--NASCAR confirms second date for Kansas
--Harvick and company testing at Sandusky Speedway in Ohio
--The First Official Jail And Bail Event Set For Oct. 8
--What were they thinking?

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Paul Menard moves to Yates Racing in 2009
CSD Staff, September 30

Paul Menard has reached an agreement to drive for Yates Racing in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series beginning with the 2009 season.

NASCAR confirms second date for Kansas
CSD Staff, September 30

Kansas Speedway will get an additional date on the NASCAR calendar as early as 2010, or at the latest 2011.

Harvick and company testing at Sandusky Speedway in Ohio
CSD Staff, September 30

Kevin Harvick along with Kevin Harvick Inc. drivers Ron Hornaday and new addition Ricky Carmichael were turning laps Monday at the Sandusky Speedway in Sandusky Ohio.

The First Official Jail And Bail Event Set For Oct. 8
CSD Staff, September 30

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The first official Jail and Bail charity event benefitting the Brienne Davis Scholarship Fund, is set for Oct. 8 at the Brickhouse Tavern in Davidson, N.C.

What were they thinking?
By Reid Spencer, Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service, September 30

Frankly, I was amazed. The depth of feeling about recent announced changes to the Budweiser Shootout at Daytona International Speedway -- from fans and drivers alike -- absolutely floored me.

Next Sprint Cup Race:

What: AMP ENERGY 500
Where: Talladega Superspeedway, Talladega, AL
GREEN FLAG: 2:00PM ET OCT 5
TV: ABC,1:00PM ET
Radio: MRN/Sirius Satellite Ch. 128.
Distance:188 Laps 500 Miles
Track layout 2.66 mile paved track
2007 Winner: Jeff Gordon

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