Is hockey on the horizon for Texas Motor Speedway president Eddie Gossage? Gossage says no. But the man generally regarded as one of the top promoters in racing has been approached by people involved with the NHL about joining the league and eventually replacing commissioner Gary Bettman, sources confirmed Wednesday. Bettman’s contract expires after the [...]

With NASCAR debuting the Car of Tomorrow during the Food City 500 weekend at Bristol Motor Speedway March 23-25, Nextel Cup teams will be visiting the famed half-mile oval in advance to put the new car through its paces. The Feb. 28-March 1 COT test session, which is expected to feature nearly every Nextel Cup [...]

Richard Childress Racing (RCR) will run its 2007 Driver Development Program through the Golden Gate Racing Team (GGRT) with drivers Tim McCreadie and Ryan Foster competing in the NASCAR Grand National Division, West Series. GGRT, headed by Jim Offenbach, competed in the NASCAR Grand National Division West Series from 1997 to 1999 with a lineup [...]

A NASCAR hauler carrying the number 6 Roush Racing AAA Ford Fusion was involved in a multi-vehicle wreck 85 miles east of El Paso mid-morning Wednesday, according to Border Patrol officials. The accident occurred just after 9am (MST) at mile marker 102 on Interstate 10, near the Border Patrol check point in Sierra Blanca.

NASCAR announced today an update to the past champion’s provisional rule in the Nextel Cup Series for 2007. Beginning this season, a past champion’s provisional may be used by an eligible driver a maximum of six times over the course of the season. In addition, a team with a past champion eligible driver may only [...]

COMMENT ON LVMS “It was a true honor Las Vegas Motor Speedway gave me to be able to drive the first few laps and to get a taste of the action of what is the future of Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Obviously with all the construction going on and all the newness around it, it [...]

“I’m the happiest I’ve ever been in my life,” Mark Martin told a group of reporters at the annual Lowe’s Motor Speedway Media Tour. Grinning ear-to-ear the veteran driver went on to elaborate. “I just can’t believe that I’ve been presented with this opportunity to do something that I wanted so much,” said Martin. “There [...]

Buoyed by a good night’s sleep and a sense of accomplishment, Juan Pablo Montoya (No. 42 Texaco/Havoline Dodge) embarked on a second day of preseason testing at Las Vegas Motor Speedway Tuesday, continuing his NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series education.And, his pursuit of excellence. Forty-eight hours and three time zones removed from Sunday’s victory in the [...]

Members of the Performance Racing Network broadcast team received seven awards and co-anchor Mark Garrow was named Broadcaster of the Year during the National Motorsports Press Association’s recent awards dinner at the Embassy Suites Hotel and Concord Convention Center. PRN staff members took home seven of the possible 12 awards in the four radio categories, [...]

Mike Skinner is testing Bill Davis Racing’s #23 Toyota this week at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, but Skinner said Monday he likely won’t drive the car in the UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400 at the track on March 11. Skinner will drive the #23 in the Daytona 500 as a teammate to Dave Blaney and Jeremy Mayfield and [...]

While addressing the media last week in Charlotte, NASCAR team owner Jack Roush spoke as if the pending sale of a portion of his racing organization to Boston Red Sox owner John Henry, and Henry’s Fenway Sports Group, was effectively complete. It isn’t. In fact, it could be a while. It’s one of the most [...]

Pos, Car#, Driver, Make, time (seconds), speed (mph) 1 19B Elliott Sadler Dodge 28.606 188.772 2 10B Scott Riggs Dodge 28.828 187.318 3 38A David Gilliland Ford 28.850 187.175 4 40A David Stremme Dodge 28.854 187.149 5 70H Johnny Sauter Chevy 28.867 187.065