[steveegg]

A couple more itmes I forgot from BGNRacing -

• Rusty will supposedly get the #66 back next year.
• 3M will be sponsoring Todd Kleuver in the #06, and supposedly Danny O'Quinn will be in a 3rd full-time Roush ride (with Backflipper returning for another full season in the #60) to go along with Robot's, Biffle's and Martin's part-time runs.

[WestCoastGal]

Mike McLaughlin will test the No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Chevy of 2005 Nextel Cup champion Tony Stewart from Jan. 9-11 at Daytona.
Stewart's publicist Mike Arning said via e-mail that Stewart's 2005 Cup testing schedule will begin when his team tests at Las Vegas from Jan. 30 to Feb. 1. Stewart also skipped Daytona testing in 2005.


Speaking of testing, 2003 Champ Car champion Paul Tracy and Erin Crocker, the only woman to win a World of Outlaws race, headlined ARCA Series testing at Daytona last weekend.

http://www.floridatoday.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051220/COLUMNISTS0303/512200332/1062/sports03

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Also, Michael Andretti is unretiring to run the Indy 500 this year.

DEI's Richie Gilmore reported to Lee Spencer that the engine shop is being expanded and they are quite happy with their testing.