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Talent alone doesn't guarantee Cup ride

By David Newton
ESPN.com

Thursday, August 6, 2009

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- "I'm gonna be somebody. One of these days I'm gonna break these chains, I'm gonna be somebody someday. You could bet your hard-earned dollar I will." Travis Tritt didn't have three-time Truck Series champion Ron Hornaday Jr. in mind when he wrote the lyrics to this country tune featured on a Hornaday Web site, but he could have. He could have had a number of drivers from NASCAR's lower series in mind. But just because they aren't in the Sprint Cup Series doesn't mean th ...

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