Tony Stewart held a backyard barbecue Sunday afternoon when he torched the field in Sunday’s Bass Pro Shops 500 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series race at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
The driver of the No. 20 Home Depot Chevrolet for Joe Gibbs Racing handily won the 500-mile race, as he led seven times for a race-high 146 laps [...]

New speculation suggests that the Nissan brand might unite with the world of Formula One racing in the near future.
Also reporting a link between the Japanese carmaker and former team owner Alain Prost, French newspaper Le Journal du Dimanche said Nissan could join the Grand Prix grid in 2008.
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After first driving the Renault F1 R25 on 19 October on a chilly, cramped junior circuit at Silverstone – and passing the test with flying colours – Carlos Sainz had the opportunity to really get to know Renault’s first world champion car a little better, during a special appearance as part of the World Series [...]

Triple consecutive Champ Car title winner Sebastien Bourdais has put an end to speculation that he could be about to switch to Formula One.
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Third-year Pro Stock driver Jason Line captured the first NHRA POWERade world championship of the season Sunday at the ACDelco Las Vegas NHRA Nationals in Las Vegas.
After collecting the $200,000 series champion’s check, Line shared the spotlight with race winners Tony Schumacher (Top Fuel), Jack Beckman (Funny Car), Richie Stevens (Pro Stock), and Andrew Hines [...]

At this point, Tony Stewart is racing only for pride and wins. On Sunday at Atlanta Motor Speedway, he stole the spotlight from the title contenders with a win that clearly made him proud.
Stewart, who failed to qualify for the 10-race Chase for championship after winning his second Nextel Cup title last season, held off [...]

Schumacher, Hight, Line and Gann are No. 1 qualifiers at The Strip at LVMS
Top Fuel points leader Doug Kalitta raced to the $100,000 win in the Budweiser Shootout, highlighting Saturday’s racing at the ACDelco Las Vegas NHRA Nationals.
Kalitta held off Rod Fuller to claim his third victory in the Budweiser Shootout, a special race-within-a-race bonus [...]

Although General Motors announced only a modest loss in the quarter just past, the knife has come to marketing and NASCAR.
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Roush Racing can only enter the #06 in one more Nextel Cup race this year because of the team limitations imposed by NASCAR, team president Geoff Smith confirmed Saturday. Roush already has its fifth full-time team grandfathered in on the four-team NASCAR Cup limit.
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Penske Racing officials announced Friday at Atlanta Motor Speedway that three-time IndyCar Series champion Sam Hornish Jr. will attempt to qualify for two NASCAR Busch Series races this season.
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