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2008 Chase Standings
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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McDowell, Allmendinger out at Talladega
By Reid Spencer,Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service, October 1

NASCAR Sprint Cup Racing will have its own version of "The Replacements" at Talladega Superspeedway, as two Toyota teams made driver moves for Sunday's AMP Energy 500, the fourth race of the Chase for the Sprint Cup.

Michael McDowell has been bumped from Michael Waltrip Racing's No. 00 Camry in favor of Kenny Wallace, whose only Cup start this season came in the season-opening Daytona 500. McDowell, who failed to qualify for last Sunday's Camping World RV 400 at Kansas Speedway, remains under contract to MWR and may see action during the final six races of the season.

"We have a singular focus with the No. 00 team now and that is to get it in the top 35 in owners points when the checkered flag falls at Homestead-Miami," Waltrip said Tuesday in a statement released by the team. "This is not about an individual; it is about an organization. Kenny has a lot of experience (in) restrictor-plate racing and a lot of friends who trust him, which is critical at that race. He has a great record at Talladega and we felt like he was our best shot at scoring maximum points.

"We're going to make the same evaluation for the remaining 2008 Sprint Cup races. That could include multiple drivers based on their experiences at particular tracks. Teams have done this at road-course events, and we have the flexibility to do this with the remaining oval races."

This Day in NASCAR History
By Bill Marx, The Sporting News,October 1

1967: Richard Petty wins the Wilkes 400 at North Wilkesboro (N.C.) Speedway to close out his Cup-record 10-race winning streak. Petty leads 256 of 400 laps on the .625-mile track and wins by more than two laps over Dick Hutcherson

NASCAR Number
By Bill Marx,The Sporting News,October 1

61: Dave Marcis' record number of Cup starts at Talladega Superspeedway. He started all but two races at the track from April 1970 to April 2001. He won one race (August 1976) and posted three top fives and 11 top 10s. He also won three poles.

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Todays Headlines:

--Menard to join Yates Racing in 2009
--Allmendinger vows fight to stay in NASCAR
--NASCAR night at the drag strip
--UPS's delivery of Ragan didn't happen overnight
--12 Gauge: The '12 Angry Men' edition after Kansas

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Menard to join Yates Racing in 2009
By Reid Spencer, Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service,October 1

Paul Menard has reached an agreement to drive for Yates Racing starting in 2009, joining drivers Travis Kvapil and David Gilliland at that organization, the team confirmed Tuesday.

Allmendinger vows fight to stay in NASCAR
by Greg Engle, NASCAR Examiner, October 1

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

NASCAR night at the drag strip
CSD Staff, October 1

The new Dragway at Concord will play host to NASCAR drivers, team members and owners Wednesday night for a program of street-legal drag racing. The event is open to the public, free for anyone showing a ticket to the upcoming NASCAR event at Lowe’s Motor Speedway or for a $5 donation to Speedway Children's Charities for admission. Gates open at 6 with racing starts at 6:30.

UPS's delivery of Ragan didn't happen overnight
By Michael Smith, Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service, October 1

When UPS set out to find the NASCAR driver who would replace Dale Jarrett, it was supposed to be like a trip to the buffet line.

12 Gauge: The '12 Angry Men' edition after Kansas
By Reid Spencer, Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service, October 1

Each week, 12 Gauge takes a look at the top 12 drivers in the Sprint Cup Series. All race and performance references are from Sunday's race at Kansas Speedway.

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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