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(AP) -- Travis Pastrana has signed a deal with Michael
Waltrip Racing that could put him in NASCAR's second-tier
Nationwide series as early as next year.

 The action sports star has formed a team called Pastrana-Waltrip
Racing. Pending NASCAR approval, he will run seven Nationwide races
next season and 20 in 2012.

 Pastrana is a star in Moto X, X Games and American rally racing.
He's won 16 gold medals in the X Games, and has multiple
supercross, motocross and rally championships in his career. He
also has set jump records on both motorcycles and automobiles.

 Pastrana-Waltrip Racing will field Toyotas out of MWR's shop in
North Carolina.

 NASCAR has not yet approved Pastrana for competition.

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