Dale Earnhardt Jr. didn’t mince words on Thursday when asked what it would take to get him to re-sign with the Nextel Cup organization his father built. “I want majority ownership, basically,” Earnhardt Jr. said for the first time during media day at Daytona International Speedway. As in more than 50%? “Absolutely,” Earnhardt Jr. said [...]

Ginn Racing announced that CertainTeed Corporation, North America’s leading manufacturer of interior and exterior building products, will carry an 18-race primary sponsorship on Joe Nemechek’s #13 Chevy during the 2007 Nextel Cup season. At the other 18 of 36 point races, Certain Teed will have a major associate sponsorship on Nemechek’s car.

As was reported yesterday, representatives of DEI and Dale Earnhardt Jr. met on Wednesday to discuss Dale Jr.’s contract and ownership stake in the team.

KASEY KAHNE QUOTES:
“The Budweiser Shootout is exciting and fun. It has nothing to do with points, so there’s none of that pressure. We will go out, have fun and try to win a restrictor plate race. Everybody will be racing for the win. I’m very happy to be in the Shootout on Saturday night and [...]

The Home Depot will debut a new NASCAR-themed television ad during the broadcast of the Daytona 500 on Feb. 18 that features two-time Nextel Cup Series champion Tony Stewart. The spot accentuates The Home Depot’s brand promise of “know-how” by introducing the Tony Stewart Institute where Stewart, driver of the #20 Home Depot Chevrolet for [...]

Front Row Motorsports (FRM) announced today they will run two (2) cars during the 2007 Nextel Cup season. FRM will run the #34 driven by Kevin Lepage with Randy Seals as the crew chief. For the second FRM entry, team owner Bob Jenkins has formed a partnership with John Carter. The team will convert the [...]

Eric McClure hopes to be the “Cinderella Story” of the Daytona 500 as he makes his second attempt to qualify for the Daytona 500. McClure’s first attempt dates back to February 2005 with Raabe Racing. Hefty Brand is making its second appearance as primary sponsor of the #04 Chevy during this year’s running of the [...]

When Steve Byrnes, Darrell Waltrip, Larry McReynolds and Jeff Hammond take the SPEED Stage Friday at Daytona to “work hard and play hard,” it will mark the 200th episode of the popular SPEED Friday night show Trackside Live.

Steadman Marlin plans to run several races this season in the ARCA Series, driving for Wayne Day out of Goodlettsville, TN. Steadman, son of two-time Daytona 500 winner Sterling Marlin, will attempt to qualify for the Feb. 10 ARCA opener at Daytona.

Craftsman Truck Series owner Billy Ballew, #15 Chevy with driver Bill Lester, says, “This team already has the capability to advance to the Cup level and we would like to run Bill Lester in a couple races this year, provided we have adequate funding.