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Rex White remembers it as if it all unfolded yesterday. It was June of 1957, less than half a season into his new deal with a factory-backed Chevrolet team, and he had already recorded a number of promising results. That was, until the future NASCAR champion arrived at the shop one day — only to find out that he couldn’t get in.

Teresa Earnhardt and Chip Ganassi will combine their sponsorship-strapped race teams next season in an effort to stabilize their organizations in a tough economic time.