Four-time NASCAR Cup champion Jeff Gordon has heard all the talk. Will parenthood dim his competitive spirit? Will pending fatherhood cut into his focus?
But he’s not worried about it. The driver and his team are off to a strong start with no plans to slack off - even when Gordon is balancing new fatherhood (he’s [...]

Using the past champions provisional to start every Nextel Cup race this season is not at all what Dale Jarrett wanted. But that’s exactly what has happened as Jarrett has not been fast enough to qualify at Daytona, California or Las Vegas.
Jarrett said his new Michael Waltrip Racing No. 44 Toyota team is working to [...]

Ford’s sale of elite sports-car maker Aston Martin is a sign of deeper troubles at the US automaker after a failed foray into luxury European brands and a loss of focus on its critical US market, said analysts.

When the first sanctioned NASCAR race occurred in 1959 at Daytona International Speedway, NASCAR Public Address announcer Jim Mueller said there were 59 cars that participated and the announced attendance was 41,000.
[The money generated by Dale Earnhardt merchandising (right) is staggering, even after his passing in 2001]
“Those who attended that race were called ‘59ers’ and [...]

Gillette is turning its NASCAR “Young Guns” advertising theme into branded content and the basis for a reality television show on ABC that begins filming this week at Lowe’s Motor Speedway in Charlotte, N.C., and is slated to run during the NBA Finals.
“Fast Cars and Super Stars: Gillette Young Guns Celebrity Race” will see the [...]

The close Daytona 500 finish along with the controversial penalties from last month have sparked ticket sales for NASCAR races at Texas Motor Speedway and Lowe’s Motor Speedway, according to Humpy Wheeler, the president of the Charlotte track as well as track operator Speedway Motorsports Inc.

Hours before the race, Brett Bodine gave a pace-car ride around reconfigured Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
At speeds reaching 130 mph, the former NASCAR driver pointed out the trouble spots: bumps in the track surface, uneven lines in the asphalt, tricky transitions in and out of the banked turns and a curved pit lane unlike anything [...]

Dale Earnhardt, Inc., driver Kerry Earnhardt is scheduled to lead research and development efforts during a one-day test at Kentucky Speedway Tuesday, March 13 [today].
Fans can view test sessions for free from the designated area outside the speedway Sparta, Ky., Fan Center. Sessions usually begin at 9:00 a.m., and end at 5:00 p.m. Times will [...]