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Ford vs. Kahne continued Attorneys for Kasey Kahne asked a federal judge in Detroit to dismiss a breach-of-contract suit brought by Ford Motor Co. last year. The automaker alleges when the NASCAR driver signed with Dodge team owner Ray Evernham for 2004, Kahne was still under contract to Ford.

Evernham immediately moved Kahne up to Nextel Cup, where he scored multiple poles and podium finishes and was named rookie of the year. At Richmond in May Kahne collected his first Nextel Cup win. "This is nothing more than an expression of Ford's frustration,'' Kahne's attorney, ...

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