A full-size clay version of No. 21 Ford Fusion, produced by the Design Center in Dearborn, Mich., is pictured in its traditional Motorcraft paint scheme. Fans will be able to get their first look at the 2013 Motorcraft Ford Fusion of the Wood Brothers this week, beginning on Thursday, May 24, 2012, at the annual Roush Fenway Fan Day in Concord, N.C.

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 Danica Patrick will pull double duty in NASCAR Sprint Cup and Nationwide Series races on Saturday and Sunday at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

Patrick ranks 10th in Nationwide points where she’s racing for the series championship.

She’ll make her third NASCAR Sprint Cup start of the season in the Coca-Cola 600 in which only one female driver has previously competed.

Janet Guthrie finished 15th in her NASCAR Sprint Cup debut in 1976.

CORNELIUS, N.C. – Michael Waltrip Racing announced today a multi-year contract extension with TRD, U.S.A. (Toyota Racing Development) to keep the organization in the Toyota camp for years to come.

MWR and Toyota entered Sprint Cup Racing – NASCAR’s premier division – together in 2007. MWR currently fields three NASCAR Sprint Cup teams and is enjoying its best season with Martin Truex Jr. and Clint Bowyer in the top 10 in NASCAR Sprint Cup driver points and all three of its cars in the top 12 in owner points. MWR Toyotas have earned three poles and seven top-fives in the first 11 races in 2012.

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1 3 6 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Cargill Ford
2 1 2 Elliott Sadler OneMain Financial Chevrolet
3 4 18 Michael McDowell(i) Pizza Ranch Toyota
4 6 3 Austin Dillon # Advocare Chevrolet
5 31 54 Kurt Busch(i) Monster Energy Toyota
6 5 31 Justin Allgaier Brandt Chevrolet
7 12 88 Cole Whitt # DewCrew.com Chevrolet
8 10 22 Parker Kligerman(i) Discount Tire Dodge
9 8 20 Darrell Wallace Jr. Dollar General Toyota
10 13 33 Brendan Gaughan(i) South Point Chevrolet
11 7 11 Brian Scott Dollar General Toyota
12 2 12 Sam Hornish Jr. Detroit Genuine Parts Dodge
13 20 38 Brad Sweet # Great Clips Chevrolet
14 18 43 Michael Annett Pilot/Flying J Ford
15 23 44 Mike Bliss TriStar Motorsports Toyota
16 11 30 Steve Arpin Mike’s Hard Lemonade Chevrolet
17 24 81 Jason Bowles # American Majority Toyota
18 33 40 Erik Darnell TheMotorsportsGroup.com Chevrolet
19 25 87 Joe Nemechek AM/FM Energy Wood & Pellet Stoves Toyota

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