Toyota’s Lee White says his company was not involved in any talks with DEI: “We have not had any conversations with Dale Earnhardt Jr.

NASCAR is talking to at least five companies about replacing Anheuser-Busch as title sponsor of its No.2 series, with Subway and KFC showing the most interest.

Officials from Dale Earnhardt, Inc. confirmed Sunday morning at Talladega Superspeedway that the team is talking to two manufacturers in addition to Chevrolet about what brand of Nextel Cup cars it will run in 2008. DEI executive John Story said Sunday that the team’s agreement with Chevrolet expires after 2007 and that DEI is actively [...]

Talladega Superspeedway officials said fewer than 10 people were detained after the Aaron’s 499 for throwing debris on the race track. As Jeff Gordon circled the track both under caution and after the checkered flag, debris in the form of bottles, cans and other items flew from the grandstands.

Casey Mears was slowing down for a pit stop when teammate and pal Jimmie Johnson bumped into him from behind and sent him slamming into the wall Sunday in the Aaron’s 499 at Talladega Superspeedway. That relegated Mears, who was running with the leaders when he crashed, to 39th place. But he didn’t get riled [...]

NASCAR is considering changing its qualifying procedures in response to complaints about the restrictive system. With at least 50 drivers vying for 43 spots in the field, seven or more cars fail to make the race each week. Because NASCAR assures a spot to the top 35 drivers in points, only eight positions are actually [...]

Jeff Gordon, driver of the No. 24 DuPont Monte Carlo SS captured his 77th NASCAR Cup career victory with his win of the Aaron’s 499 at Talladega Superspeedway and passed the legendary Dale Earnhardt Sr to take sole possession of sixth place on the all-time list. The win came on the date that would have [...]

CARL EDWARDS — No. 99 Office Depot Ford Fusion (Finished 42nd) HOW DISAPPOINTING IS THIS? “This is probably the most disappointed I’ve been in a long time. We just had a rare failure. The Roush-Yates engines are great engines and we haven’t had very many days like this, so it’s too bad for my guys [...]

Jeremy Mayfield in the No. 36 360 OTC Toyota Camry finished in the 23rd position after starting from the 18th position. This marks Mayfield’s best finish of the 2007 NNCS season. David Reutimann in the No. 00 Domino’s Toyota Camry finished in the 32nd position after starting from the 14th position. Reutimann made his way [...]

Dale Earnhardt Jr. had the Talladega Superspeedway fans on their feet Sunday in the final 10 laps of the Aaron’s 499, using the high line to charge to second place. But Earnhardt Jr. later slipped back as Hendrick Motorsports drivers Jeff Gordon and Jimmie Johnson drove to the front, and Earnhardt Jr. had to settle [...]

FIN, ST, CAR, DRIVER, MAKE, SPONSOR, PTS/BNS, LAPS, STATUS, WINNINGS 1 1 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet DuPont 195/10 192 Running 355,511 2 8 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Lowe’s 175/5 192 Running 251,736 3 26 2 Kurt Busch Dodge Miller Lite 170/5 192 Running 212,483 4 2 38 David Gilliland Ford M&M’s Dark 160/0 192 Running [...]

Robert Yates confirmed on Saturday that talks have resumed between Robert Yates Racing and Dale Earnhardt Inc. The topic of discussion: The possible sale of RYR to DEI. Last year when Yates spoke of entertaining partners, a contingent from DEI expressed interest. And as expansion is on the minds of most organizations in anticipation of [...]