Jeff Gordon has called on Goodyear to step up its discussions with drivers before bringing a new tire to a race track, particularly a track that has been resurfaced.
“My car was pretty good in one and two. I would get down there and get in to the banking. For some reason the banking in one [...]

NASCAR chairman Brian France fully expects International Speedway Corp. to have a new track in Seattle, Denver or New York City in the not-so-distant future.
“I don’t expect all three to get a facility built,” France said before Sunday’s race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. “But I do expect something positive to happen. I also expect [...]

For Robby Gordon life as an independent owner-driver on the NASCAR circuit is getting tougher.
First, long-time sponsor Harrah’s has dropped its financing; the world’s largest gaming company is in the process of going private in a $17 billion sale.

Mike Metzger, “The Godfather” of freestyle motocross who achieved cult status by cutting back flips and breaking all manner of bones in X-Games competition, is actively pursuing opportunities in NASCAR, he said Saturday at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

Sprint Nextel confirmed Sunday that it is mulling over the possibility of changing the name of the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series in 2008.

GM’s new R07 engine may not be ready for prime time. Introduced last fall, the new engine is the first to be designed specifically for racing by GM. It was touted as the being the successor to the production-based engines that had been used by GM in stock car racing since the mid-1950s.
In using what [...]