JIMMIE JOHNSON:
“I’m looking forward to it. It’s one of the more intimidating tracks and one of the better tracks to race on. The high speeds and the old surface make it a lot of fun for our cars. I really love the challenge. So I’m excited after our Las Vegas win and really looking forward [...]

The winds of change are blowing at gale force in the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series. The imminent debut of the Chevrolet Impala SS “Car of Tomorrow” and the impending introduction of GM Racing’s all-new R07 small-block V-8 racing engine are signposts that point the way to a new direction in technology in America’s most popular [...]

California Speedway president Gillian Zucker was in Las Vegas this past weekend, making her rounds through the garage during the UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400, and hopefully she took a good look at what was happening on the track.
Last year, Las Vegas Motor Speedway officials spent millions of dollars reconfiguring their track, increasing the banking in the turns [...]

Benny Parsons, as selfless and thoughtful a man as the good Lord ever molded, was quick-as-a-hiccup to aid a friend in need. He didn’t keep tabs, wasn’t interested in paybacks. He just wanted to help. It’s time some of those folks he helped reciprocated the gesture.

Sam Hornish Jr. wants a double dose of Indy this year.
First, he wants to defend his Indianapolis 500 title; then he wants to return two months later to win the Allstate 400 at the Brickyard.

In conjunction with NASCAR, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and the Florida Department of Transportation, #42-Juan Pablo Montoya will be filming a public service announcement (PSA) for the “Click It or Ticket” campaign designed to promote seat belt safety.
The PSA will be filmed in both English and Spanish.
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The Busch Series heads to one of NASCAR’s fastest race tracks, Atlanta Motor Speedway, this weekend and ESPN on ABC will have live coverage of Saturday’s 300-mile race. The Atlanta event is one of six select Busch Series races this season that will air on ABC, with the other 29 to be televised by ESPN2. [...]

Clint Bowyer is scheduled to compete in all three NASCAR-sanctioned races this weekend at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
In addition to his duties behind the wheel of the #07 DIRECTV HotPass Chevy on Sunday in the Nextel Cup race, he will race the Kevin Harvick Inc.-owned #2 Camping World Chevy Silverado in Friday night’s Craftsman Truck Series [...]

One of NASCAR’s living legends will continue the recent tradition of Nextel Cup champions competing in the TD Banknorth 250 at Oxford Plains Speedway. Terry Labonte, who won stock car racing’s top prize in 1984 and 1996 and was named one of NASCAR’s 50 greatest drivers of all-time in 1998.