Don't go throwing out your No. 8 gear just yet. Jeff Hammond says Dale Earnhardt Jr. could keep his number at HMS.

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The fact that six of the previous nine Indy winners went on to win the Cup isn't lost on Tony Stewart. Lee Spencer has this and more.

Jeff Hammond had a front-row seat for Jeff Burton vs. Kyle Busch, and Tony Stewart's team allowed him to play with the field.

Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Kevin Harvick each strengthened their personally-owned race teams Monday when the drivers partnered with their respective Nextel Cup team owners. Car owner Rick Hendrick will merge his existing Busch team into JR Motorsports, the Busch team Earnhardt owns. Harvick, meanwhile, strengthened the existing alliance between Richard Childress and Kevin Harvick Inc., which races in the Busch and Truck Series.

Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Kevin Harvick each strengthened their personally-owned race teams Monday when the drivers partnered with their respective Nextel Cup team owners.

MOORESVILLE, North Carolina (Ticker) -- Dale Earnhardt Jr. joined forces with Hendrick Motorsports once again.

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