Dale Earnhardt, Jr topped the afternoon drafting session at Daytona with a speed of 186.606. He will now hand over testing to his brother Kerry.
Pos., No., Driver, Time, Speed
1. 8A Dale Earnhardt Jr. 48.230 186.606
2. 25B Casey Mears 48.273 186.440
3. 96A [...]

NASCAR Jackson Hewitt Preseason Thunder at Daytona - Day Two
* Defending Champion Jimmie Johnson Finished Reflecting On 2006; Looking Ahead To 2007
*Dodge Announces Plans For Avenger Model To Debut At Bristol Motor Speedway

* Ricky Rudd Begins Career Comeback And Finds New Role At Robert Yates Racing

ESPN2’s NASCAR Now, ESPN’s first daily program dedicated solely to NASCAR news and information, will debut February 5 at 6:30 p.m. ET. Starting February 18, NASCAR Now will also be aired Sundays at 10 a.m. Erik Kuselias will serve as NASCAR Now host, giving up his role hosting ESPN Radio’s SportsBash (4-7 p.m. M-F), but [...]

Pos., No., Driver, Time, Speed
1. 26 Jamie McMurray 48.889 184.090
2. 20 Mike McLaughlin 48.918 183.981
3. 48 Jimmie Johnson 48.933 183.925
4. 88 Ricky Rudd 48.947 183.872
5. 96 Tony Raines 48.965 [...]

The International Race of Champions (IROC) officials announced today a delay in the start of the 2007 season due to not having a title sponsor in place. The traditional IROC season opener at Daytona International Speedway in February will not take place while the Series continues to pursue a new title sponsor.

Tony Stewart Racing (TSR) is poised to make headlines at this week’s 21st annual O’Reilly Chili Bowl Midget Nationals as the team ushers in a new era of grassroots motorsports with the debut of Chevrolet as its engine supplier and sponsor.

Staying within 400 points of the lead no longer will be a factor to get in the Chase for the Nextel Cup. A source close to NASCAR said the governing body is finalizing a plan that will allow the top 12 in points in the 10-race playoff with no provision for how many points a [...]

Delphi officials say the company will continue as an associate sponsor for Hendrick Motorsports’ entries for 2007 and will serve as primary sponsor of Hendrick’s No. 5 Busch Series Chevrolet and driver Kyle Busch for five races.

“It’s nice to be back in the car. We’ve had a month and a half off and have done some testing. I’m looking forward to getting started. I’m looking forward to Daytona. We had a pretty good run here the last Daytona 500 and we’re looking forward to running better than we did. It’s a [...]

Chrysler Group announced today that the Dodge Avenger will race at select events in Nextel Cup competition beginning in 2007, joining the Dodge Charger in the Dodge NASCAR racing lineup. The Dodge Avenger race car debuted along side the all-new 2008 Dodge Avenger at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit.