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What do the manufacturers think?

By David Newton
ESPN.com

Wednesday, August 12, 2009

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Congress came to the manufacturers' rescue with a "Cash for Clunkers" program. Turn in your old gas guzzler and the government will give you up to $4,500 toward a new ride. Too bad a similar deal wasn't offered to Sprint Cup teams. Turn in that gas-guzzling box of sheet metal formerly known as the Car of Tomorrow and they'll give you $50,000 toward a new one. Relatively speaking, that's about the same value as was offered for the street model version. Instead, Uncle Sam and ...

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