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Yates Racing will resurrect the No. 28 next season with driver Travis Kvapil. The number, which has been driven by 10 of the 40 winningest drivers in NASCAR history for 76 victories, hasn't been used since Ricky Rudd was behind the wheel at RYR in 2002. "Hopefully, we can do the things we used to do with it," said Doug Yates, the co-owner of RYR. Among those that have driven the 28 are Cale Yarborough, Bobby Allison, Donnie Allison, Davey Allison, Dale Jarrett and Ernie Irvan.

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Nextel Cup Series Jimmie Johnson No. 48 Lowe's Chevy	Busch Series Carl Edwards No. 60 Dish/Scotts Ford	Craftsman Truck Series Ron Hornaday No. 33 Camping World Chevy

Jimmie Johnson, 2007 Nextel Cup Series Champion

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MIKE HARPER COLUMNS

SPEEDtv.com's HARPER: McDowell Determined To Achieve NASCAR Dreams

If NASCAR owners are looking for the next young-gun I’d point them into the direction of ARCA RE/MAX Series driver Michael McDowell. This young stock car talent out of the Eddie Sharp Racing stable has turned the ARCA world upside down.

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SPEEDtv.com's HARPER: Car of Tomorrow Will Benefit ARCA Teams

If you want a reaction from a race fan just utter the words Car of Tomorrow. I think it’s fair to say the implementation of the Car of Tomorrow in NASCAR has been a tough pill for some to swallow.

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SPEEDtv.com's HARPER: Harvick Takes on His Boss, Country Joe Racing Making Noise

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, it’s competitive times in ARCA. Each week, I continue to be impressed by the level of talent racing in this series. And, the talent isn’t limited to the person’s name above the door, it also stretches to pit road and to the team owners.

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ThatsRacin.com's HARPER: Ginn Is Only Following A Trend

I know you’ve seen the headlines. Ginn Unravels, Ginn Over His Head, Ginn Racing Fails and Ginn Sells Out.

It’s like some crazy media frenzy, jumping all over Bobby Ginn for closing shop and merging his operation with DEI. Larry McReynolds even jumped into the mix in a recent column and said, "I just think that Ginn bit off a little bit more than he could chew." I normally find myself agreeing with Larry, but in this case I’ll step up to the plate and disagree.

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Jason Jarrett knows motorsports. He's a former NASCAR and ARCA driver and recently joined the team at Dale Jarrett Racing Adventure. Jason also spots for Dale Jarrett in the Nextel Cup Series as well as other Busch Series and ARCA RE/MAX Series drivers.

JASON JARRETT COLUMNS

Full Throttle Living's JARRETT: The Job of Spotting

A few weeks ago I saw a short TV segment about spotters. I guess I have a different view on what a spotter's responsibilities are or should be. From this TV segment I gathered that the Nextel Cup drivers have different thoughts on what they expect from their spotters.

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Full Throttle Living's JARRETT: Bristol Changes Impressive

I am here to let you know just how I felt about the new surface at Bristol Motor Speedway. The view that I had from the roof Thursday through Saturday was impressive right from the start of Busch Series practice on Thursday. Not only were there very few practice crashes there were cars searching out more and more grooves as each hour of practice past by. As you can tell I was excited about what was to come for the rest of the weekend.

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Full Throttle Living's JARRETT: Good Run Slips Away at Pocono

We are still sitting on the runway waiting to take off and my mind keeps reflecting back to the race today. I don't know but I am sure the television broadcast didn't show the progress the 44 made on the track today. It was exciting from my seat.

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Full Throttle Living's JARRETT: The Next Superstar

There are a ton of good race car drivers out there just watching and waiting on their opportunity to race in one of NASCAR's top three series. I have guys call me every week and ask me how they can get a shot at the "big time." A few years ago I would give them the typical answers: "Just work hard and drive hard," or something like that. I knew at the time I was filling them full of false hope.

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Full Throttle Living's JARRETT: Sweat out Infineon

Infineon Raceway has to be a blast to drive. This was just my second trip to the road course. My first trip there was and is still very memorable. Last year we were involved in a late race crash that injured dad's hand.

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Full Throttle Living's JARRETT: Watching Nextel Prelude

I usually go to the movies about once a week but this week was a little bit different. For starters, the Nextel Cup event was forced to run on Monday because of rain on Sunday. So, I decided instead of going to a movie I would order The Prelude to the Dream. All I heard about last week was that this was going to be an great show.

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Matt Kenseth celebrates his second NASCAR NEXTEL Cup win of the season with his victory in the Ford 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. (Photo Credit: Doug Benc/Getty Images)


End of Season	End of Season	End of Season


Ford 400 Homestead-Miami Speedway November 18th	Ford 300 Homestead-Miami Speedway November 17th	Ford 200 Homestead-Miami Speedway November 16th

Matt Kenseth No. 17 Dewalt Ford	Jeff Burton No. 29 Holiday Inn Chevy	Johnny Benson No. 23 Excide Batteries Toyota

	Cup Race Top Finishers		Busch Race Top Finishers		Craftsman Truck Race Top Finishers
2	Kurt Busch	2	Mark Martin	2	Kyle Busch
3	Denny Hamlin	3	Matt Kenseth	3	Rick Crawford
4	Jeff Gordon	4	Carl Edwards	4	Kevin Harvick
5	Carl Edwards	5	Stephen Leight	5	Jason Leffler



1st in CUP Standings Jimmie Johnson - CHAMP No. 48 Lowe's Chevy	1st in BUSCH Standings Carl Edwards - CHAMP No. 60 Scotts Ford	1st in TRUCK Standings Ron Hornaday No. 5 Toyota Tundra Toyota

	Nextel Cup Series Standing ON THE STAGE		Busch Series Standing ON THE STAGE		Craftsman Truck Standings ON THE STAGE
	End of Season After Homestead-Miami		End of Season After Homestead-Miami		End of Season After Homestead-Miami
2	Jeff Gordon	2	David Reutimann	2	Mike Skinner
3	Clint Bowyer	3	Jason Leffler	3	Johnny Benson
4	Matt Kenseth	4	Kevin Harvick	4	Todd Bodine
5	Kyle Busch	5	David Ragan	5	Rick Crawford
6	Tony Stewart	6	Bobby Hamilton Jr.	6	Travis Kvapil
7	Kurt Busch	7	Stephen Leight	7	Ted Musgrave
8	JeffBurton	8	Marcos Ambrose	8	Matt Crafton
9	Carl Edwards	9	Greg Biffle	9	Jack Sprague
10	Kevin Harvick	10	Matt Kenseth	10	David Starr

HOMESTEAD-MIAMI Weekend Photos

Matt Kenseth takes his 16th and final checkered flag with crew chief Robbie Reiser in the Ford 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. (Photo Credit: Chris Graythen/Getty Images)

Pole-sitter and NASCAR NEXTEL Cup point leader Jimmie Johnson takes the green flag alongside Ryan Newman in the Ford 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. (Photo Credit: Chris Graythen/Getty Images)

The No. 48 team celebrates its second consecutive NASCAR NEXTEL Cup championship at Homestead-Miami Speedway. (Photo Credit: John Harrelson/Getty Images for NASCAR)

Ricky Rudd prepares for practice at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Rudd will make his final NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series start Sunday. (Photo Credit: Robert Laberge/Getty Images for NASCAR)

Jeff Burton, Richard Childress and Scott Wimmer celebrate the NASCAR Busch Series owner's championship at Homestead-Miami Speedway. (Photo Credit: Getty Images for NASCAR)