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Past Champ Labonte, Petty Part Ways for '09

Less than a year ago -- February to be exact -- rumors were swirling that Bobby Labonte would finish 2008 with Petty Enterprises and move to Richard Childress Racing for 2009.It made sense at the time because Labonte's sponsor, General Mills, signed on at RCR to sponsor a 4th team at the operation and Labonte had a...

New Crew Chief, Fiancée Good for McMurray

Jamie McMurray is probably one of the happier guys in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series this week. Here's why:1) He finished third at Texas Motor Speedway last weekend and could have very easily won the event.2) He proposed to his longtime girlfriend Christy Futrell. (FanHouse supposes she said yes)3) He's getting to team up...

After Argument, Carpentier Done at GEM

Reed Sorenson's future seat at Gillette-Evernham Motorsports might get a little cold before he takes the reigns of his new Dodge after Patrick Carpentier got the boot from the organization Tuesday afternoon.Carpenter failed to make last Sunday's race at Talladega, and later had somewhat of a confrontation in plain view of...

Rusty Wallace Denies NASCAR Return, Says Comeback Rumors 'Untrue'

UPDATE: Rusty Wallace released a statement Wednesday morning denying that he plans to make a return to NASCAR in 2009."I love Kenny to death; he's been trying to get me back in a car ever since I retired after 2005. While any rumors like this are certainly flattering, they're untrue. I have a long-term commitment to ABC...

Would You Sign Jamie McMurray?

Jamie McMurray is gone from Roush Fenway Racing after 2008, ThatsRacin.com reported Sunday.It's not a huge shock to me to see McMurray headed out the door -- the FanHouse talked about this in April -- thanks to a few factors. The most significant, though, is that McMurray has never been able to be a consistent front runner...