Sterling Marlin says he has had calls from other teams but can’t drive for any team until he gets issues resolved with former employer Ginn Racing.
“The deal caught me by surprise,” the 50-year-old Marlin said. “I had a contract with them. … I understand they’ve got a lot of problems over there.
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According to Roush Fenway President Geoff Smith, Edwards will be able to drive in this weekend’s races, including the Nextel Cup event at Indianapolis Motor Speedway and the Busch Series race at O’Reilly Raceway Park.
Edwards is the points leader in the Busch Series and is fifth in the Cup standings.
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Ginn Racing hopes to have a decision on the future of the No. 13 car before Friday’s Nextel Cup qualifying at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, a source close to the situation told ESPN.com
The financially strapped organization has been in discussions with Dale Earnhardt Inc. about possibly selling the No. 13 team for its owner’s points or [...]

What: 14th Allstate 400 at the Brickyard
Twentieth of 36 races on the 2007 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series schedule
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The future licensing rights to Dale Earnhardt Jr. will be negotiated by Earnhardt Jr.’s own company, JR Motorsports, not Hendrick Motorsports, for whom he’ll drive next season. It’s yet another indication of the way the popular driver is maintaining control of his name and brand.
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Control cables were broken in the NASCAR plane that crashed into two suburban homes, killing five people earlier this month, federal investigators said Tuesday.
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NASCAR and IRL driver John Andretti will join the IMS Radio Network as a broadcaster this Sunday for the Allstate 400 at the 2.5-mile Indianapolis Motor Speedway [NOTE: he will NOT run in the new #08 Dodge as the team announced].
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Joe Lax has been tagged to lead the #36 360 OTC Bill Davis Racing team and driver Jeremy Mayfield after David Hyder left the team following the event at Chicagoland Speedway. Lax previously served as a shock specialist at Bill Davis Racing.
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The four Nextel Cup drivers also competing full time in the Busch Series this season all say they want to run every race in both series next year, too.
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David Reutimann will be carrying an up and coming movie star on his #00 Burger King Toyota at the Brickyard this week.
On July 27, The Simpsons Movie will be released and Reutimann’s Nextel Cup Series entry for the Allstate 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway will feature a customized Simpsons-themed paint scheme.
[Michael Waltrip Racing PR]
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