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Posted 07/27/2012 at 02:43 PM
JOHNSON CHASSIS CHOICE: "No. 728 serves as the primary for Johnson at New Hampshire (EDIT: Should read Indianapolis. Johnson drove chassis No. 715 at New Hampshire). Chassis No. 669 serves as the backup." According to their release, this is the car that Johnson won with at Dover.
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EARNHARDT JR CHASSIS CHOICE: Crew chief Steve Letarte and the No. 88 team will unload Hendrick Motorsports Chassis No. 88-734, which is a brand new chassis.
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KASEY KAHNE CHASSIS CHOICE: Crew chief Kenny Francis has selected Hendrick Motorsports Chassis No. 5-739. This is a new car that has not been raced.
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RYAN NEWMAN CHASSIS CHOICE: Chassis No. 39-733 is a brand new chassis for the No. 39 Quicken Loans team. The chassis has been wind-tunnel tested twice in preparation for Sunday’s Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
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STEWART CHASSIS CHOICE: Chassis No. 14-735: This is a brand-new race car that has never turned a wheel on the racetrack, but it has been wind-tunnel tested numerous times.
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McMURRAY CHASSIS CHOICE: Crew Chief Kevin “Bono” Manion and the No. 1 Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Boats team will bring chassis #1112 back to Indianapolis. Chassis #1112 raced at Indianapolis last year earning a fourth- place finish, and at Darlington earlier this year, finishing 34th after sustaining damage from an on-track incident.
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JUAN PABLO MONTOYA CHASSIS CHOICE: Crew Chief Chris “Shine” Heroy and the No. 42 Target team will return to Indianapolis with chassis #1107. This chassis has two races of experience, the October, 2011 Kansas race and last year at Indianapolis, finishing 23rd and 28th,respectively.
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HARVICK CHASSIS CHOICE: Kevin Harvick will pilot Chassis No. 371 from the Richard Childress Racing NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stable in this weekend’s Brickyard 400. This former No. 33 racer was transformed to a No. 29 entry during the off-season and will run its first competitive laps this weekend at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
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MENARD CHASSIS CHOICE: Paul Menard will pilot Chassis No. 380 from the Richard Childress Racing NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stable. This No. 27 Chevrolet was built new for the 2012 season and will be utilized in competition for the first time at the famed Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
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JEFF BURTON CHASSIS CHOICE: Jeff Burton will race chassis No. 359 from theRichard Childress Racing NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stable. Burton drove this No. 31 Chevrolet to a top-10 finish (sixth) earlier this season at Bristol Motor Speedway after starting 33rd. The chassis was utilized three times last season including the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway (started-fifth, finished-21st), Pocono Raceway (started-eighth, finished 17th) and Dover International Speedway (started-13th, finished 11th).
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BIFFLE CHASSIS CHOICE: Primary: RK-817 Brand New Chassis; Backup: RK-786 Last ran Homestead – finished 35th.
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EDWARDS CHASSIS CHOICE: The No. 99 Fastenal team will be bringing chassis RK-820 to Indy. This is a new FordFusion.
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KENSETH CHASSIS CHOICE: Primary: RK-808 (last raced at Michigan, FINISHED 3rd).
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MARK MARTIN CHASSIS CHOICE: CHASSIS NO. 726 – finished 12th at Fontana and 20th at Darlington with Martin behind the wheel. Backup – 732 finished 34th at Charlotte.
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CLINT BOWYER CHASSIS CHOICE: Primary Chassis No. 716 finished sixth at Las Vegas, 36th at Kansas (mechanical issue), 13th at Charlotte, and 16th at Kentucky. Backup chassis No. 730 raced at Texas where it started 18th and finished 17th. It also raced in the Sprint All-Star Race where it started 12th and finished 14th.
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SAM HORNISH JR CHASSIS CHOICE: Sam and his Todd Gordon-led Penske Racing #22 Team will be racing their "PRS-829" Shell-Pennzoil Dodge Charger this weekend at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. This is a new chassis in the "Double-Deuce" team's fleet of Dodge Chargers. The "PRS-819" chassis will serve as the backup Shell-Pennzoil Dodge for this weekend. This was the car that AJ Allmendinger drove to a second-place finish in the April Martinsville race.
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BRAD KESELOWSKI CHASSIS CHOICE: and the #2 Miller Lite Dodge Charger team will race chassis PRS-830 during Sunday's Crown Royal presents the Curtiss Shaver 400 at the Brickyard at Indianapolis Motor Speedway (IMS). This is a brand-new chassis to the #2 fleet. The featured tag line on the rear bumper of the #2 Miller Lite Dodge this weekend in Indianapolis is "Cheers 2 Kissing Bricks." Kissing the yard of bricks that represents the start/finish line at IMS after winning at Indianapolis has become one of the most honored traditions in motorsports.
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