Greg Zipadelli's first interview with Joe Gibbs Racing was over Sunday lunch at a local Cracker Barrel, where he went to discuss a crew opening on a team being built around Tony Stewart. The conversation spilled out to the front porch of the restaurant, where Zipadelli and Jimmy Makar rocked in the trademark wooden chairs for close to four hours. When Makar finally got up to leave, he had no intention of offering Zipadelli the shock specialist job he was trying to fill.

Reason No. 1 for Texas Motor Speedway to replace billboards: unhappy Earnhardts.

Try as they might, Dale Earnhardt Jr. and DEI can't escape reminders of their rivalry. Lee Spencer has advice for instigators.

Greg Zipadelli's first interview with Joe Gibbs Racing was over Sunday lunch at a local Cracker Barrel, where he went to discuss a crew opening on a team being built around Tony Stewart. The conversation spilled out to the front porch of the restaurant, where Zipadelli and Jimmy Makar rocked in the trademark wooden chairs for close to four hours. When Makar finally got up to leave, he had no intention of offering Zipadelli the shock specialist job he was trying to fill.

Reason No. 1 for Texas Motor Speedway to replace billboards: unhappy Earnhardts.

While there are still questions about the COT, Larry McReynolds says the new car is showing better results in preseason testing.

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