Former NASCAR chairman Bill France Jr. was hospitalized Wednesday night at Halifax Medical Center, where he was under the care of his personal physicians.
His condition was not known, and NASCAR officials confirmed only that the 73-year-old France had been admitted.

The Washington state representative who criticized International Speedway Corp. last month received a mild rebuke from the Kitsap County (Wash.) Council for Human Rights, according to the Kitsap Sun.
On Feb. 20, State Rep. Larry Seaquist described ISC as “bad corporate citizens.”

With just three races under their belts in the 2007 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series, Team Chevy heads to Atlanta Motor Speedway (AMS) for the Kobalt Tools 500 on Sunday, March 18th.
Known as the fastest track on the circuit, the action on the 1.5-mile track located southeast of Atlanta in Hampton, Georgia, always provides plenty of [...]

Camping World has signed with Richard Childress Racing in a sponsorship deal that covers three Nextel Cup and four Busch Series races, the team announced Wendesday.

After four races of ESPN’s new NASCAR agreement, the Busch Series is averaging 2,234,000 households, including a big jump from last year’s audience for Saturday’s race from Las Vegas, the first of six in 2007 to be aired on ABC. The broadcast earned a 2.4 rating and averaged 2,699,000 households, an increase of 58% compared [...]

You don’t erect an 80,000-seat motorsports facility for a Saturday-night enduro feature. So as long as those spearheading the Enterprise Park at Calverton (EPCAL) Centre project are talking about building a track that size, local NASCAR fans can at least dream of someday hosting the Nextel Cup’s finest.
On March 9, RexCorp Realty, in partnership with [...]

This weekend, Richard Childress Racing will be the first team to utilize Chevrolet’s new R07 motor when Scott Wimmer hits the track with the #33 Holiday Inn Chevy on Friday afternoon at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Per NASCAR regulations, the R07 displaces a maximum of 358 cubic inches.
In contrast to the SB2’s “mirror port” cylinder heads, [...]

Moderator: Good afternoon, everyone. Welcome to the NASCAR Nextel teleconference again this week. Our guest today is Kasey Kahne, driver of the No.9 Dodge Dealers UAW Dodge. Kasey is 36th in the series standings and returns this week to Atlanta Motor Speedway, where he kicked off his series high total of six wins last season.Kasey, [...]

Miller Lite Dodge driver Kurt Busch loves coming home again to Las Vegas, be it for business or pleasure. If he had anything to do with it, Busch would be adding another annual business trip to “Sin City” on his schedule.
“You can’t deny that the Vegas race weekend has become one of the most prestigious [...]

Richard Childress Racing (RCR) and DIRECTV, primary sponsor of Clint Bowyer’s No. 07 Chevrolet for six races on the 2007 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series schedule, will unveil a new paint scheme for Bowyer’s No. 07 entry at next weekend’s Kobalt Tools 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway. This unique paint scheme will prominently feature the logo [...]