Dave Moody reported Wednesday afternoon’s Sirius Speedway that Dale Earnhardt Jr. will announce tomorrow at JR Motorsports, that both he and Martin Truex, Jr. will drive in the Nextel Cup Series for JR Motorsports in 2008. Hendrick Motorsports will provide engines for the team. (false…see update below)

Hendrick Motorsports General Manager Marshall Carlson told Sirius NASCAR Radio’s Sirius Speedway Tuesday that his team is fully stocked with drivers for 2008 and beyond, and that he has not spoken with Dale Earnhardt, Jr., about the possibility of joining the Hendrick stable. “We have four outstanding drivers in Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Kyle Busch [...]

The efforts to sign Dale Earnhardt Jr. to a NASCAR driving contract for 2008 and beyond has reached a critical point, and the top two teams on Earnhardt’s list are the Chevrolet teams owned by Richard Childress and Rick Hendrick, according to men familiar with the negotiations. Earnhardt today is leaning toward a deal with [...]

During testing yesterday at Lowe’s Motor Speedway yesterday Earnhardt told reporters, “The thing about Richmond, now honestly-they need to start sealing that track again. You ain’t gonna have a second and third groove at Richmond if the sealer ain’t up there to use. I don’t know why that ain’t registered in anybody’s brain. I mean, [...]

Eight Nextel Cup teams and two Busch Series teams gave up $8 million in sponsor space on their cars to help pay tribute to the U.S. Military for the Memorial Day weekend events at Lowe’s Motor Speedway. Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Mark Martin, Denny Hamlin, Greg Biffle, Casey Mears, Ward Burton, Jon [...]

Despite complaints about the Car of Tomorrow, most teams want NASCAR to use the car exclusively in 2008. The COT is being phased into competition, with 16 races scheduled this season. Although the original plan was to use it exclusively in 2009, NASCAR will move it up a year if teams are on board. Based [...]

Juan Pablo Montoya is tanned and relaxed from all his hours on the golf course, where he escapes from his hectic NASCAR schedule. Even though he tries to squeeze in a few rounds per week, he declined to join other NASCAR stars in the pro-am at the Wachovia Championship last week. “I don’t do social [...]