Denny Hamlin crew chief Mike Ford made several changes to his pit crew after Sunday’s pit road mistake at Darlington Raceway, the latest in a series of blunders dating to last season that have kept Hamlin out of Victory Lane.

Dale Earnhardt Inc. was notified Tuesday what the penalties are for infractions found on Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s car at Darlington.
They are heavy.
Earnhardt was docked 100 points while crew chief Tony Eury Jr. was fined $100,000 and suspended for six races beginning with the Coca-Cola 600 on May 27. Team owner Teresa Earnhardt also has been [...]

Michael Waltrip’s hearing on charges of reckless driving and failure to report an accident after a crash has been postponed until June 25.
The district attorney’s office of Catawba County requested the continuance on Monday.

H.A. “Humpy” Wheeler revealed Jimmie Johnson as his selection to win Saturday night’s NASCAR Nextel All-Star Challenge at Lowe’s Motor Speedway.

This weekend, Kyle Petty and the #45 team head to the track with Coke Zero on board.
Petty, a member of the Coca-Cola Racing Family, will debut the Coke Zero Dodge this weekend in the Nextel Open and will also compete in it next weekend at the Coca-Cola 600.

DaimlerChrysler’s decision to sell majority ownership in Chrysler to the private equity firm Cerberus Capital Management is not expected to affect Dodge Motorsports’ participation in the Nextel Cup series.

Tony Stewart will work as a SPEED pit reporter during the Nextel Open, a qualifying event that moves the top two finishers forward into the Nextel All-Star Challenge.

With high-profile drivers openly questioning officiating after Sunday’s Dodge Avenger 500 at Darlington (S.C.) Raceway, NASCAR vice president for competition Robin Pemberton on Monday defended the sanctioning body.
“We stand by what we do and the calls that we make,” Pemberton said. “Obviously, no matter what call we make people are going to be divided on [...]

Mark Martin is expanding his Cup schedule for Ginn Racing once again.
Sources close to the driver said he will add the August 5 race at Pocono, the Sept. 8 race at Richmond and the Sept. 9 race at Dover to his schedule, bringing his part-time schedule total to 24 Cup points events.

Back in 1966, it threw David Pearson against the wall and it got Davey Allison and Dale Earnhardt on the same night in 1992. Then, last year, it made a mess of just about everybody.
Always one of the toughest tracks in NASCAR racing, Lowe’s Motor Speedway is a beast-The Beast of the Southeast.