European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 19, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Paoc34 stars and stripes june 2007 Edwards ends Long Sextel cup drought Driver snaps 52race wingless Streak with Victory at Michigan Speedway by Jenna Fryer the associated press when Carl Edwards was collecting four wins during his first Sextel cup he challenged one of his v team members not to shave be tween what was the worst that could happen Tom Giacchi might have to go a couple of weeks without a razor try 19 Edwards snapped his 52race wingless Streak sunday at Michi Gan International then promptly took a pair of scissors to Giacchi Long Zzz to style the Beard had gotten so Giacchi found a tick in it after returning from a camping trip two weeks i just hated to see him like that for so Edwards its changed his life a Little people grab their children in Walmart and pull them lock their doors when he walks by on the he used to go on women loved Hes been staring at the Gillette phantom razor with Long ing its going to be a new Day for the Beard had become a run Ning joke in the Sextel cup a where Giacchi was a con Stant reminder that Edwards had last won a race on wins came often that year he scored four of and finished third in the season but he struggled through All of when car owner Jack Roush moved Crew chief Bobos borne off Edwards the two Are Back together this and Edwards has a win to show for it while Giacchi was looking for some shaving 9 when they made that silly i had no idea it would be this Roush Carl and Bob won four races the first i was even surprised it took this Long to get it going this Edwards had to overcome an Early speeding penalty and held off Martin Truex to Seal the who has not finished lower than third the past three brushed the Wall in the Clos ing laps and lost his it was very difficult to stay especially when mar tin was closing Edwards to second place would have Felt the same As chopping off my i wanted to that the Victory gave Roush his Sec Ond win of the season first since Matt Kenseth won 25 at California and temporarily sidetracked Hendrick motor sports season Long Hendrick cars have won 10 of the 15 races this who has company head quarters in nearby makes winning at Michigan a priority for All his Drivers and he celebrated twice this weekend Travis Kvapil also won the truck series race Edwards Victory was Only the second of the year for and it snapped a 13race winning Streak for no other manufacturer has won a race this Ford has Given us every technical All the Money that weve asked for to help us put in equipment and be competitive with the other with the other Roush they deserve and in just embarrassed that it took us this Long to really celebrate it with Carl and the who had his first Victory two weeks ago at finished second after overcoming a spin on the Backstretch 100 laps into the who led 54 laps before the Early spin and has climbed to 10th in the series heaped Praise on his Dale Earnhardt it was a great Day for he the team did another Awe some i think it was the Best pit stops weve Ever had on pit awesome race and prob Carlos Carl Edwards celebrates after winning the citizens Bank 400 at Michigan International Speedway in Edwards snapped a 52race Sextel cup wingless Streak by holding off Martin Truex ably the Best engine Ive Ever Guys Are doing and in Loving life right two time series Champion Tony wingless this sea was Stewart had a Strong car in practice but an Accident with David Gilli land caused heavy damage and he want sure How Good his car would be during the he was supposed to Start but deliberately Hung Back at the Green Flag to fall into 43rd place at the with what happened in prac Tice and where we it was two strikes against Stew Art i made sure i went across the Star finish line in so wherever we ended up i could say we went from dead from 43rd to third is a pretty Good Casey on a Roll since his first career win on May was fourth and the highest finishing Hendrick Dale Earnhardt was fifth to give Dei two cars in the top and the showing moved him into Chase for the championship con Hes 12th in the standings he was before a 100point penalty last month knocked him Down to is trying to end his time at Dei on who agreed to a five year Deal this week to drive for Hendrick motor sports Start ing next congratulated his Martin did he did such a Good Job that team has found something i might sneak Over there and find out what it Earnhardt we had a Good we were As Good As anybody at the end of the just ran out of Kyle who is losing his ride at Hendrick to make room for was sixth and was followed by Kevin Jamie Mcmurray and series Points Leader Jeff who was ninth and the last Driver on the Lead Michael racing for just the third time this was a surprising 10th and even led one he was with the leaders most of the and was lapped with one Lap to its just a great feeling to run that said who has failed to qualify 12 times this in very my Guys Are but youd never know it was a hot Day and i haunt got to race this but i Felt just As Good at the end As i did in the when the Check ered fell then i Felt tired and glad it was defending series Champion Jimmie Johnson had been run Ning in but ran out of Gas seven laps from the finish and wound up Lascar sues Over sponsorships the associated press Atlanta Lascar filed a million counter claim against on accusing the wireless provider of interfering with its exclusive sponsorship agreement with rival wireless company the suit also asks that Lascar be granted the right to kick and All telecommunications companies other than Sextel out of its top series in Lascar filed the suit electronically in District court in at alleging breach of fraud and and conspiracy to Aid and abet wrong Ful interference with Lascar and have been battling All season Over Nastars refusal to allow san Antoni based to put its logos on Jeff Burtons Burton and his Richard Childress racing team have a sponsorship agree ment with which has since been purchased by is re branding the Compa but Lascar would not allow the logos to be citing its agreement with singular and Al Tel were grandfathered into the sport when Sextel entered in but no changes Are permitted to their deals and no other telecommunications Compa Nies Are allowed into the Lascar claims Sextel has exclusivity through its million and District judge Marvin Shoob issued a preliminary injunction last month that allowed the singular logos to be he also barred Lascar and any entity affiliated with it from interfering with rights As primary sponsor of the car in the Sextel cup Burton has raced with logos since the May 19 he and Childress both said sunday they were close to a contract Exten Sion for both the Driver and in its Lascar charges that and singular breached its contract with noting the company agreed to abide by Lascar Lascar is seeking a ruling that it May take certain actions for the 2008 season in order to protect Lascar and All participants in the 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