Pre-race News
- Terry Labonte will begin to fill in for Kyle Petty in the #45 Petty Enterprises Dodge for five races as Petty moves upstairs to the broadcast booth.
- Dario Franchitti returns to the #40 Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge following his injury several weeks ago.
- Jamie McMurray discredits rumors about leaving and says that he will return to the #26 Roush Fenway Racing Ford next year
- Verizon Wireless is planning to buy out Alltel in a $28 billion (US) transaction and lose the Alltel name, putting Ryan Newman in jeopardy as Sprint Nextel and NASCAR are trying to phase out all other mobile telecommunications corporations from the sport, much akin to what occurred with Richard Childress Racing and AT&T the previous season.
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