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Joe Gibbs Racing's Kyle Busch signs autographs after NASCAR Nationwide Series qualifying at Michigan International Speedway.

Steve Addington has joined Penske Racing as the new crew chief for driver Kurt Busch.

The dust has settled for Billy Ballew Motorsports, gone is Rowdy Busch and Miccosukee Resorts and Gaming.

Steve Addington, who was released as the crew chief for Kyle Busch late in the 2009 Sprint Cup season, on Monday was named the crew chief for Kyle's brother, Kurt .

Special to Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service CHARLOTTE - Kyle Busch officially entered the ownership ranks of the Camping World Truck Series on Friday, announcing at a news conference plans to field a pair of full-time Kyle Busch Motorsports entries in 2010.

Now that NASCAR's awards banquet in Las Vegas is over and Jimmie Johnson has been lauded for his four straight NASCAR Sprint Cup titles, the focus has shifted to the 2010 season, which is two short months away.

The 2010 Dodge Viper SRT10 ACR-X, a special-edition turnkey racing car targeted at road-racing enthusiasts and priced from around $110,000, will be the centerpiece of a new Dodge Viper Cup spec series that kicks off next July.

DONNA WHITE, age 46, a resident of Avondale, Louisiana and DANIEL KINNEY, age 44, a resident of Whitesville, Kentucky, pled guilty today to one-count of mail fraud, announced U.S. Attorney Jim Letten.

An Avondale woman pleaded guilty in federal court Monday to stealing nearly $13 million from her employer since 1995 and could face 20 years in prison.

Richard Petty Motorsports driver AJ Allmendinger, who was arrested and charged with driving while impaired Oct.

Erin Crocker and the Dirt Track Racing School have teamed up to offer a special two-day, open wheel driving school in January 2010.

Jay Guy will replace Roy McCauley as the crew chief for the No. 12 Dodge driven by Brad Keselowski at Penske Racing in 2010.

Joe Gibbs Racing driver Kyle Busch and his girlfriend, Samantha Sarcinella, make an entrance at the annual NASCAR Nationwide Series awards banquet.

The only team orders were to win. Bryan Clauson followed car owner Marc DeBeaumont's directive: Win the 69th running of the Lucas Oil Turkey Night Grand Prix for midget cars Thursday night.

The Frontstretch: Danica Hype A Symbol Of Where It's At Today by Kurt Smith -- Friday November 13, 2009 With Danica Patrick likely to race in the Nationwide Series with JR Motorsports next season, NASCAR can partially exhale knowing that they can declare their diversity efforts to finally be bearing some fruit.

Today's number is this week's daily double. 67: Kyle Busch's starts in the Camping World Truck Series.

Parker Kligerman will return to the Nationwide Series in a Penske Racing Dodge at Homestead-Miami Speedway next Sunday in the season closer.The 19-year-old Westporter has one Nationwide race under his belt.

By Reid Spencer Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service FORT WORTH, Texas -- Don't expect Toyota's recently-announced withdrawal from Formula One racing to signal a pullback from NASCAR racing.

Michael McGee, an agricultural teacher and horse-training business owner from Oklahoma, was named the 2009 Dickies American Worker of the Year on Saturday at Texas Motor Speedway.

Roush Fenway Racing's Matt Kenseth knew he was going to need fuel to finish the race, so he went ahead and stopped with 25 laps to go in Sunday's NASCAR Sprint Cup Dickies 500 at Texas Motor Speedway.