Jeff Burton didn’t need any last-lap heroics this time. But he did need a little luck. The longtime NASCAR star made it two Busch Series victories in a row Saturday, easily holding off Richard Childress Racing teammate and reigning Busch champion Kevin Harvick to win the Nicorette 300 at Atlanta Motor Speedway.

Pos, Car, Driver, Make, Time, Speed, Laps -Fastest 1 2 Kurt Busch Dodge 29.371 188.758 36 — 2 99 Carl Edwards Ford 29.433 188.360 41 -0.062 3 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevy 29.439 188.322 37 -0.068 4 18 J.J. Yeley Chevy 29.482 188.047 38 -0.111 5 16 Greg Biffle Ford 29.484 188.034 43 -0.113

Steve Park, whose last NASCAR race was in a Busch car at O’Reilly Raceway Park last August, was in the garage at Atlanta Motor Speedway on Friday knocking on doors in the hopes of finding a ride for 2007. While driving a Cup car for DEI in 1998, Park was seriously injured in a crash [...]

Pole winner Ryan Newman lost an engine during the Saturday morning Nextel Cup practice session. Newman will now start tomorrow’s Kobalt Tools 500 from the rear of the field due to the engine change.

Pos, Car, Driver, Make, Time, Speed, Laps, -Fastest 1 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevy 29.297 189.234 18 — 2 16 Greg Biffle Ford 29.340 188.957 25 -0.043 3 99 Carl Edwards Ford 29.422 188.430 34 -0.125 4 17 Matt Kenseth Ford 29.447 188.270 27 -0.150 5 10 Scott Riggs Dodge 29.518 187.818 37 -0.221

Autoracing1.com posted the following story regarding NASCAR qualifying and suggests NASCAR fixes qualifying so certain drivers win the pole. Do you agree? Read on….

AT&T Inc. sued the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing to keep its name and logo on a car in Nascar’s top series sponsored by rival Sprint Nextel Corp. AT&T sued the association today in U.S. District Court in Atlanta to enforce its right to continue sponsoring the No. 31 Chevrolet Monte Carlo owned [...]

Mark Martin said he won’t race at Bristol, Tenn., next week. And that’s his final answer. But that’s coming from a driver who’s announced two different retirements, only to still be racing. Martin leads the Nextel Cup Series standings heading into Sunday’s Kobalt Tools 500 at the Atlanta Motor Speedway, but he will give it [...]

Pos, St, #, Driver, Sponsor, Car, Pts, Status, Laps 1 1 5 Mike Skinner Toyota Tundra Toyota 195 Running 130 2 4 30 Todd Bodine Lumber Liquidators Toyota 175 Running 130 3 17 88 Matt Crafton Menards Chevrolet 165 Running 130 4 10 14 Rick Crawford Power Stroke Diesel Ford 160 Running 130 5 12 [...]