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This is not a test: Penske gives No. 12 car to Stremme

By David Newton
ESPN.com

Wednesday, September 3, 2008

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Penske Racing didn't have to go far to find a replacement for Ryan Newman in the No. 12 car next season. The team officially announced on Wednesday that 31-year-old David Stremme will be elevated from test team driver to a full-time Sprint Cup ride. "His past accomplishments and current experience as our NASCAR test driver, as well as his character and desire for success, makes him a good fit into our culture,'' team owner Roger Penske said in a prepared statement ...

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