There is speculation that Bill Elliott may be under consideration for a ride with Michael Waltrip Racing’s three-team operation.

Phoenix International Raceway officials announced that rock legend Eddie Van Halen will serve as honorary race official for Saturday’s Subway Fresh Fit 500 NASCAR Nextel Cup race.

Rumors are swirling about Toyota driver Michael Waltrip’s future and his sponsorship support, after failing to make the last six tour races.

Ford’s Jack Roush said that NASCAR has made a big mistake in approving the new engine: “NASCAR shouldn’t have approved that engine for Chevrolet. “Chevrolet does a great job, and they’re certainly at the head of the pack right now, in terms of doing technical things for their teams. But Chevrolet teams didn’t need a [...]

Greg Biffle’s future is up in the air after the decision of sponsor Ameriquest, a retail-mortgage company, to drop out of the sport at the end of the season. Biffle’s contract with car owner Jack Roush runs through the end of 2008, so Geoff Smith, the head of Roush Racing, said he wants to negotiate [...]

NASCAR’s car of tomorrow will make its third run of the season this week at Phoenix, in what is shaping up as a key test for its controversial aerodynamics and poor handling. But criticism of the new car continues, with some crew chiefs predicting the next step in its evolution will be NASCAR itself providing [...]

Scott “Budman” Kircher, a team member for Ginn Racing, passed away Saturday (April 14) at Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte as a result of a motorcycle accident Friday in Mooresville, N.C. A resident of Mooresville, Kircher, 45, was one of the transport drivers for the No. 14 team. He is survived by his wife Lani [...]

Ft. Worth, TX - Jeff Burton, No. 31 Prilosec OTC Monte Carlo SS, scored his first victory of the 2007 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series season in the Samsung 500 to become the first repeat winner in the 13 races held at Texas Motor Speedway.
Starting in the second position after the field was set by 2007 [...]

ELLIOTT SADLER (No. 19 Dodge Dealers/UAW Dodge Charger)
“It’s just frustrating. These kinds of tracks were our strongest last year, and we thought we’d be able to make up some points this weekend. We just couldn’t get a handle on things today. We’ve got 19 more races to make the Chase, so we’ll just keep plugging [...]

Brian Vickers ended up 14th — and on the lead lap — at Texas after starting 36th in the No. 83 Red Bull Toyota Camry. Vickers led two laps (100-101) at Texas. Dave Blaney, driver of the No. 22 Caterpillar Toyota Camry, finished in the 21st position after starting 40th. Dale Jarrett finished in the [...]