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RACE REPORT.(Motorsports)

AutoWeek,  October, 2006  

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For some in the NASCAR media, the first impression of Kasey Kahne wasn't very reassuring. It came in January 2004, during the annual media tour visit to Evernham Motorsports in Statesville, North Carolina. "Deer in the headlights'' doesn't begin to describe how overmatched Kahne looked that night.

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It was, after all, his media debut as a heralded Nextel Cup rookie. One of his teammates was Jeremy Mayfield, and the huge shadow cast by part-time teammate Bill Elliott was everywhere. To make matters more uncomfortable, Kahne had been sued by Ford Racing for breach of contract. ...

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