Dale Earnhardt Inc. is working on finding a replacement to Dale Earnhardt Jr. for the No. 8 Nextel Cup car.
“It’s hard to say how far along we are,” DEI executive board member John Story said Saturday prior to the Nextel All-Star Challenge. “We’ve had a lot of interest. We’ve obviously made a few phone calls [...]

Video of the last couple laps of the 2007 Nextel All Star Challenge. Kevin Harvick holds off a charging Jimmie Johnson with audio of Harvick’s spotter urging him on:
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Alltel Corp. announced that it has signed a definitive merger agreement to be acquired by TPG Capital and GS Capital Partners (’GSCP’), in a transaction valued at approximately $27.5 billion. Alltel’s Board of Directors has unanimously approved the merger agreement after a comprehensive review of the company’s strategic options, and has recommended the approval of [...]

In preparation for its second international event of the season — and its inaugural race in Canada — the NASCAR Busch Series will conduct a test on Tuesday, June 12, at the famed Circuit Gilles Villeneuve road course in Montreal, Quebec, site of the NAPA Auto Parts 200 presented by Dodge on Aug. 4.
Richard Childress [...]

Kyle Busch, president of Kyle Busch Motorsports, announced his newly formed charitable effort called the Kyle Busch Foundation. “I have been very blessed in my life,’ Busch said. “I”m fortunate enough to be able to race and do what I love. Not everyone is as fortunate. So I wanted to give something back and I [...]

Doug Thompson, a journalist for Capitolhillblue.com (a political news website), weighs in on his disdain for NASCAR and his assertion that Dale Earnhardt, Jr is simply an over-hyped marketing tool, likening him to American Idol:
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I grew up in the heart of NASCAR country. Legendary driver Curtis Turner was a native of my home county and [...]

Kyle Busch is scheduled to make an appearance on “Live with Regis and Kelly” when the popular morning talk show broadcasts from the French Quarter in New Orleans on Tuesday, May 22.

Michael “Fatback” McSwain is moving back to a familiar role for the Wood Brothers/JTG race team—that of Crew Chief.