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RGM talking to Sauter about second Cup team
Robby Gordon Motorsports is prepared to add a second Nextel Cup team in 2008, and team owner Robby Gordon said Friday that Johnny Sauter is a candidate, provided he can bring sponsorship.

Helio’s fancy footwork drawing rave reviews
Indy 500 winner Helio Castroneves has drawn rave reviews from Jeff Gordon, Mark Martin and Jimmie Johnson for his work on “Dancing with the Stars.”

Former crew chief to be manager of competition
Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates has hired former Dale Earnhardt Inc. director of technical operations Steve Hmiel as manager of competition. “I have said many times in reference to drivers that when good ones become available you owe it to your organization to make a run at them. Well, the same is true for leaders,” Ganassi said Friday. “Steve became available and I got him. “I couldn’t be happier.

For Jarrett, retirement means no racing
Don’t expect Dale Jarrett to join the on-again, off-again trend of former Nextel Cup champions running one-off races sporadically.

Mayfield replacing Green in No. 66 Chevrolet
Jeremy Mayfield will replace Jeff Green in the No. 66 Chevrolet beginning this weekend at Atlanta Motor Speedway, Haas/CNC Racing general manager Joe Custer confirmed Monday.

DEI’s engine developer recovering from aneurysm
Richie Gilmore, who heads the engine program for Dale Earnhardt Inc., is expected to be out at least a month after suffering a brain aneurysm last weekend at Talladega Superspeedway.