NASCAR’s finest will kick off a new season of shows when stars from the world of sports and Hollywood will take on the most popular challenges from The Golf Channel hit reality series, The Big Break. On Tuesday, May 23 at 10:30 p.m. ET, NASCAR drivers will steer The Golf Channel airwaves in the second [...]

As part of its weeklong All-Star programming lineup leading up to the NASCAR Nextel All-Star Challenge, SPEED will deliver a special episode of Wind Tunnel with Dave Despain. The 90-minute special, entitled “Wonderboy or The Intimidator … Who’s Better?” will air live at 7 p.m. ET on May 16, as Despain brings in experts to [...]

Scott Wimmer (right) filed a lawsuit earlier this week against Bill Davis Racing, claiming he is owed $1.2 million in salary for the 2006 season because the team did not follow the procedure in the contract to fire him.
In the suit filed Monday in North Carolina Superior Court in Greensboro, N.C., Wimmer alleges BDR did [...]

Michael Waltrip Racing and #44-Dale Jarrett’s crew chief Matt Borland have parted ways. “Dale Jarrett wasn’t happy, UPS wasn’t happy, and we had to do something immediately,” Waltrip said.

Louisville-based KFC Corp. was recently in talks with NASCAR about becoming the title sponsor of what is now the Busch Series, but spokeswoman Laurie Schalow said the company dropped out of the race yesterday.

Carl Edwards is scheduled to appear on the FOX television show MADtv this Friday, May 5. Edwards’ appearance on show off his comedic skills as well as the lighter side of his intensely focused race car driver persona.
The show air’s 11:35pm/et, check local listings.

David Stremme, Casey Mears, Jeff Burton and NASCAR officials traveled Tuesday afternoon from Concord, N.C. to Washington D.C. to support The Motorsports Coalition’s event to educate members of Congress on all the moving parts of the motorsports industry and on the different pieces of legislation that can impact the sport as a whole.

If Talladega Superspeedway president Grant Lynch has his way, the 14 fans he banned from ever again having the opportunity to purchase a race ticket at his speedway won’t ever have the opportunity to buy a NASCAR race ticket again.
To any race.
At any track.

Tony Stewart and a large group of Nextel Cup drivers will take to the dirt June 6 at southwest Ohio’s Eldora Speedway in the Nextel Prelude to the Dream exhibition race. The event, which will raise money for the Victory Junction Gang Camp in North Carolina and the Tony Stewart Foundation, will be presented live [...]

Petty Enterprises announced that Chad McCumbee and John Andretti will drive the #45 Marathon/Wells Fargo/Tire Kingdom Dodge this summer. The duo will be filling the seat of full time driver Kyle Petty. Petty, with permission from primary and associate sponsors will step out of the car in a five race hiatus to join TNT during [...]