Below is a look at the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series Top 12 going into the Dickies 500 at Texas Motor Speedway on Nov. 4.
1– Jeff Gordon (No. 24 DuPont Chevrolet)

* 36 years old, Vallejo, Calif., 81 career wins
* Six wins, 20 top fives, 27 top 10s this year
* Seven poles
* Average finish of 7.4
* Led [...]

Delphi Product & Service Solutions announced that it will continue its major associate sponsorship of Hendrick Motorsports during the 2008 NASCAR season. An associate sponsor of all of the 2008 Hendrick Motorsports entries, Delphi will also be the primary sponsor for the #5 Nationwide Series Chevy fielded by JR Motorsports for four races.
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Atlanta Motor Speedway’s three-day Pep Boys Auto 500 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup race weekend was extended two days, allowing teams to participate in a Car of Tomorrow test at NASCAR’s fastest track.
More than 50 cars were on hand to fine-tune the NASCAR race car that will make its Atlanta Motor Speedway debut during the March, 2008 [...]

Tests conducted Monday night showed no water in any of the fuel systems in the cars tested that day at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
“Crystal clear,” Nextel Cup Series Director John Darby reported Tuesday afternoon.
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Bill Davis Trucking, Inc., founded in 1975 by Bill and Gail Davis, announced it has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Today’s action was necessitated by an injury accident and an ensuing lawsuit against the company, based in Batesville, Arkansas.
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Afternoon Session:
Rank Car# Driver Manu time (seconds) Speed (mph)
1 2A Kurt Busch Dodge 30.036 184.579
2 18 Kyle Busch Chevy 30.048 184.505
3 8B Regan Smith Chevy 30.142 183.929
4 84A AJ Allmendinger Toyota 30.151 183.874
5 00A David Reutimann Toyota 30.235 183.364
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Q - What are the subtle differences that teams have to change on their cars between Atlanta and Texas, even though the tracks are very similar?
“On paper they might be similar but there are still a lot of differences in the racetrack and the setup is quite a bit different. Both racetracks are very intense [...]

On the heels of another report of a drop in TV ratings, this time a 16% dip over last year for this weeks Atlanta event, comes another indication that there could be a chink in the once impregnable armor of NASCAR.
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Pleased with the results of its initial foray into NASCAR this year, Aflac Inc. plans to beef up its presence with the stock car circuit in 2008.
The Columbus-based insurer is nearing an agreement that would double the number of times that it acts as the primary sponsor on one of the Roush Fenway Racing [...]

THE MODERATOR: All right. Welcome to the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series test at Atlanta Motor Speedway on Monday. We are joined by Dale Earnhardt, Jr., who is testing with Hendrick Motorsports for the next two days. Dale, how was your morning out there?
DALE EARNHARDT, JR.: It was pretty good. You know, just went out [...]