CONCORD, N.C. - Jimmie Johnson (pictured right) said Friday that he and Hendrick Motorsports teammate Brian Vickers have talked and “everything’s fine” as they try to put last week’s incident at Talladega Superspeedway behind them.
As Johnson tried to pass Dale Earnhardt Jr. for the lead on the final lap of the UAW-Ford 500, Vickers tapped [...]

Ward Burton will return to the Nextel Cup Series for the Subway 500 at Martinsville Speedway, attempting to make his first series start in almost two years. He will be driving the #4 Lucas Oil Chevy for Morgan McClure Racing out of Abingdon, VA.

Jason Line raced to his fourth Pro Stock victory of the season Sunday at the Torco Racing Fuels NHRA Nationals and moved closer to securing his first NHRA POWERade world championship title.
Cory McClenathan and Eric Medlen also were winners at the $1.6 million race at Virginia Motorsports Park, the 21st of 23 events in the [...]

HOW WAS YOUR CAR TONIGHT?
“We had a great Charger tonight. Our blue Mopar paint scheme paid off this year. We’ve run really strong with it the last two years, this year it paid off and won the race. I’m real proud of my guys — Kenny Francis, Keith and all the guys did

These are tough times to be an Open Wheel fan.
There is no light at the end of the Champ Car/Indy Racing League reunification tunnel, and many of the sport’s top stars suddenly seem to be gravitating toward the bright lights and burgeoning bank accounts of NASCAR.

Toyota’s 2007 Cup lineup so far: two Davis teams, three Waltrip teams, and two Red Bull teams, and two part-time teams.
“I won’t deny we’ve had conversations with existing teams, from every manufacturer,” White said, leaving the answers up in the air.

Updated and unofficial NASCAR Nextel Cup driver standings after the Bank of America 500 at Lowe’s Motor Speedway:
1. Jeff Burton, 5763
2. Matt Kenseth, 5718
3. Kevin Harvick, 5674

Ralf Schumacher has rejected persistent speculation that he could return one day soon to BMW’s F1 camp.
For five years until the end of 2004 the German raced a BMW-powered Williams, and at recent Grand Prix the Toyota driver was spotted in conversation with BMW-Sauber principal Dr Mario Theissen.

The character of a Formula 1 circuit is not defined by its corners and straights alone. The surface itself is also critical, as it influences the grip of the cars as well as the erosion of the tyres. This has an impact on the set-up and race strategy. When deciding a circuit’s composition, however, the [...]

Rubens Barrichello takes us for a complete lap of Interlagos, the circuit that will host the final round of the 2006 World Championship.
“The Interlagos circuit is used anti-clockwise for the Brazilian Grand Prix making it physically demanding for the drivers as it tests muscle groups which are rarely used on the conventional clockwise circuits.