Stewart would be the first owner-driver to capture the title since Alan Kulwicki in 1992.

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An even more important draw for people like Scruggs and onetime presidential candidate Pete du Pont, another regular, are the "owner- driver" rules in the one-design fleets, which prohibit professionals from taking the helm.

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Washington (CNN) -- Federal authorities say they've launched an investigation into the 2012 Hyundai Elantra after a vehicle owner claimed the driver-side airbag improperly deployed during a traffic accident, resulting in a severe cut to his ear.

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"She runs so smooth, keeps such a smooth line and that's what you have to do to carry speed here, " co-car owner and fellow driver Tony Stewart said.

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After a recent meeting with Gildo Pallanca Pastor, race-car driver and owner of a tiny car company in Monaco called Venturi, Wynne will soon be able to move up to a 300hp engine with better turbochargers and a wider exhaust system.

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In late February, Ray Evernham, the 53 year-old former race car driver and NASCAR team owner, filed a civil lawsuit in a North Carolina court against Gillett.

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Richard Childress, a former Nascar driver and current Nascar team owner, has put his 626-acre ranch near Emigrant, Mont.

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Company owner Peter Metcalfe said his driver had "relied too heavily on his sat-nav" and had been reprimanded.

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