New role an adjustment, maybe even inevitable, Ray Evernham acknowledges
Ray Evernham is still feeling out his role at the race team he built from the ground up, then sold majority ownership of last season.

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Ray Evernham is still feeling out his role at the race team he built from the ground up, then sold majority ownership of last season.
When Kyle Petty blew his top Sunday at Dover, berating Denny Hamlin and reaching into his car to slap down the younger driver's helmet visor, some wondered why the veteran was so angry.
Short takes from the midweek notebook:
Carl Edwards dropped from third to sixth in the Chase for the Nextel Cup standings Tuesday. NASCAR penalized Edwards 25 driver points because his car was too low in inspection after his victory in Sunday's Dodge Dealers 400 at Dover International Speedway.
Video | NASCAR's announcementThat's Racin's David Poole ranks the top 40 teams in the NASCAR Nextel Cup series following the Dodge Dealers 400 at Dover (Del.) International Speedway.
Slideshow | All the action at Dover Race results | Unofficial scoring from Dover Slideshow | Saturday's Busch Series and Nextel Cup action at DoverDOVER, Del. - Jeff Gordon’s best description of his day? “Effective.”
DOVER, Del. - It was probably the worst good performance Stewart has had this season.
DOVER, Del. - Carl Edwards’s No. 99 Ford exceeded the half-inch tolerance in the right-rear and failed post-race inspection on Sunday.
DOVER, Del. - Jimmie Johnson called it the perfect example of the wildness of NASCAR.
DOVER, Del. - Although he was one of the 12 cars collected in the late-race wreck on Lap 387 of Sunday's race at Dover, Kyle Busch was able to escape without serious damage and kept his championship hopes alive.
DOVER, Del. - Clint Bowyer’s weekend started badly and didn’t look much better during much of Sunday’s race, especially when he was caught up in a wreck involving Kyle Petty and Denny Hamlin.
DOVER, Del. - All the hard work appeared to be for naught.
DOVER, Del. - Somehow Jeff Burton finished seventh. No one is sure how.
DOVER, Del. - Kevin Harvick can’t seem to get away from tire problems.
| TRACK FACTS Date Opened: 1969 First NWCS Race: Mason-Dixon 300, July 6, 1969 Qualifying Record: Jeremy Mayfield, 161.522 mph (22.288 sec.), 6/4/04 Race Record: Mark Martin, 132.719 mph, 9/21/97 Owner: Dover Downs Ent., Inc. President & CEO: Denis McGlynn Phone: (302) 674-4600 Tickets: (800) 441-7223 Shipping Address: 1131 N. Dupont Hwy Dover, DE 19901 Mailing Address: PO Box 843 Dover, DE 19903 |
TRACK CONFIGURATION Distance: 1 Mile Oval Banking in Turns 1-4: 24° Banking in Straights: 9° Length of Frontstretch: 1,076 ft. Length of Backstretch: 1,076 ft. Grandstand Seating: 140,000 Miles/Laps: 400 mi. = 400 laps |