Richard Petty, international motorsports icon and NASCAR’s all-time wins leader with 200 victories, has been named Grand Marshal for the 45th anniversary of the prestigious Rolex 24 At Daytona on Jan. 27-28.

Jeff Gordon will test a Grand-Am Pontiac at Homestead-Miami Speedway on December 5-6 in preparation for the Rolex 24 at Daytona in late January.

1996 IndyCar Series co-champion Scott Sharp will drive for Rahal Letterman Racing in 2007 the team announced on Nov 9.
Sharp whose No. 8 Honda-powered Dallara will be backed by The Patrón Spirits Company, will join Jeff Simmons who will return to pilot the No. 17 Team Ethanol Honda-powered Dallara.

Summit Racing Equipment, an industry leader in the distribution of performance automotive parts and equipment through catalogs and the Internet, completed a deal with NHRA to be the primary sponsor of the Inaugural NHRA Nationals at Summit Racing Equipment Motorsports Park at Norwalk, Ohio, NHRA Senior Vice President, Sales and Marketing, Gary Darcy, announced today.

According to a Daytona Beach police report, Brian France crashed his Lexus four-door sedan into a tree just outside his condominium on Marina Point Drive.

Tony Stewart is the hottest driver in NASCAR. The pilot of the No. 20 Home Depot Chevrolet for Joe Gibbs Racing has set fire to the Chase for the Championship, winning three of the past six races and scoring more points than any other Chase driver. But as “Smoke” smokes the competition, the one win [...]

“We had a great car at Texas, but that’s been the case all year. We’ve had cars capable of running up front. The No. 9 Dodge Dealers/UAW Dodge Charger was up near the front most of the race at Texas. We definitely had a top-five car, but you have to finish. We didn’t do that.

Matt Borland, crew chief for Ryan Newman, will miss the final two races of the 2006 Nextel Cup season.

Roush Racing crew chief Bob Osbourne will return to the No. 99 Ford and reunite with driver Carl Edwards, effective immediately, Roush Racing president Geoff Smith confirmed for ESPN.com Wednesday.

Bernie Ecclestone has tipped Fernando Alonso to secure a third successive drivers’ world championship in 2007.
“Now that Schumacher has gone the door is open for all of them,” he said, “although I see Alonso as the one with the best chance.”
But in the city of Madrid this week, the F1 supremo insisted to Spanish newspapers [...]