Firefighters in Schuyler County were battling a fire late tonight at the Glen Club at Watkins Glen International racetrack in the town of Dix.
Although information was sketchy , flames were visible from nearby roads, but media was not allowed onto the WGI property.

Don’t be surprised if some NASCAR team owner decides to take part or all of his organization public. The spending in NASCAR will have to stop at some point.
If manufacturer spending starts to be reduced, teams simply can not ask sponsors for much more.
[Right: Team owner Ray Evernham has said owners will be looking for [...]

Goodyear will conduct a tire test at Darlington Raceway on March 13 and 14. The test is closed to the public. The drivers participating in the test are #24-Jeff Gordon, #22-Dave Blaney and #41-Reed Sorenson.
All three teams will be bringing the Car of Tomorrow [COT].
[Darlington PR]

Kurt Busch, crew chief Roy McCauley and the Miller Lite/Penske Racing Dodge team are testing today (Tuesday, 3/6) at Southern National Raceway Park, a four-tenths-mile asphalt oval located near Kenley, N.C.

Auto Value/Bumper to Bumper will be the primary sponsor of the #10 Evernham Motorsports Dodge that Scott Riggs drives in two 2007 Nextel Cup Series races: Las Vegas Speedway on March 11, 2007 and at Michigan International Speedway on August 19, 2007.

Joe Gibbs Driven, the automotive aftermarket division of Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR), will make its first appearance as a primary sponsor of a Nextel Cup Series race car when JGR development driver Aric Almirola (right) attempts to qualify for his first Nextel Cup race March 9 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

Mark Martin said on ESPN’s NASCAR Now that he is not interested in running a full-schedule this season, is doing what he wants to do and thrilled to be working with Regan Smith [who will run the #01 Chevy when Martin steps out].

Waltrip, who was a lightning rod for controversy when crew chief David Hyder and competition director Bobby Kennedy were suspended from the series indefinitely when an illegal fuel additive was associated with the #55 during Daytona 500 qualifying, opened the season with a 30th-place finish and failed to qualify for the Feb. 25 series event [...]

Findings on the #9:
On March 5, 2007, the National Stock Car Racing Commission heard and considered the appeal of Evernham Motorsports regarding the #9 car. The appeal concerned three penalties issued by NASCAR following post-qualifying inspection on February 11, 2007 for the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series event at Daytona International Speedway.

Larry McReynolds is branching out from his role as a NASCAR analyst on Fox Sports and Speed, joining the team that will work six Nextel Cup races for TNT this summer. “We are excited about adding Larry’s knowledge to our team,” said Jeff Behnke, executive producer for Turner Sports said Monday. “We plan to [...]