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08:03 AM ET 03.21 | Timmy Hill plans to make his first NASCAR Sprint Cup Series start of 2013 on Sunday in the Auto Club 400 at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, Calif. He'll be behind the wheel of the No. 32 Ford for FAS Lane Racing. Hill is slated to driver the No. 32 in 18-20 Sprint Cup races this year, splitting time with veteran drivers Ken Scrader and Terry Labonte.

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03:03 PM ET 03.20 | As many fans now know, Dupont has come under new ownership and now has a new name. The Carlyle Group bought the painting company and the company is now named Axalta Coating Systems. So how will the No. 24 Chevrolet look in 2013 without Dupont on the hood anymore? As part of the new ownerships announcement, Jeff Gordon will sponsor specific paint brands rather than Axalta Coating Systems the first part of the 2013 season. Pant brands could include Cromax Pro, Imron, Standox, and more. Lionel, makers of NASCAR die-cast cars, recently gave fans a sneak peek into what Jeff Gordon's car may look like without Dupont. On Lionel's website, Jeff Gordon's scheme is almost identical to his 2011 Dupont paint scheme. Only this time it has Cromax Pro as the primary sponsor

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08:48 AM ET 03.16 | 2013 is shaping up to be the biggest year yet in the young career of Graham Rahal. With many changes and new career paths for Rahal, he is now leaving the door open for yet another one. It will be his first season driving for his father's team, Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing, in the IZOD IndyCar series. Now he wants to pursue an opportunity in NASCAR. He is looking to find a ride to add the inaugural Nationwide Series race at Mid-Ohio to his racing calendar. He also doesn't close the door on running more races in NASCAR if he had the chance to.

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11:39 AM ET 03.16 | Jeremy Clements hopes his suspension from NASCAR for using a racial slur in an interview will not adversely affect his career, but he said it's too soon to tell. Clements, a regular in the Nationwide Series, returned to competition Friday at Bristol Motor Speedway. His suspension was lifted earlier this week after he successfully completed a class with Dr. Richard Lapchick, the founder and director of the Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sports. "I made a remark that has no place in our society, kidding or not. I want to apologize to NASCAR, the reporter, my team, my family, my sponsors and of course all the fans out there," Clements said. "I didn't mean to offend anybody at all. I'm sorry I let you all down. It doesn't represent who I am or how I was raised." Clements said he paid the $2,500 for the class himself and had one sponsor pull out of his team after he was suspended.

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08:44 AM ET 03.15 | NASCAR fans finally have a driver to stand behind for those who were looking a driver that would stand up to NASCAR. Denny Hamlin saw an increase of support from NASCAR fans across the fan base after his comments at Phoenix. Denny Hamlin, as many know, had been fined by NASCAR after the SUBWAY Fresh Fit 500 in Phoenix for criticizing the new Generation-6 cars. No profanity or really insulting comments of any kind were made, just a simple and clean assessment from Hamlin was made. Yet, NASCAR slapped a hefty $25,000 fine on Hamlin. Hamlin responded by saying he refused to pay the fine NASCAR handed him. Eventually, he announced his intentions to appeal the fine. Now, Hamlin has changed his plans and has no intentions of following through with his appeal.

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