Archive for May 29th, 2007

Tyler Walker, a driver in the Craftsman Truck Series, has been suspended from competition indefinitely by NASCAR, for violating the sanctioning body’s substance abuse policy.

The court ruling that allowed AT&T to rebrand the No. 31 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet has Alltel thinking about challenging the restrictions placed on its NASCAR team sponsorship.
Until now, Alltel has abided by a set of rules that aren’t specifically written into its deal with Penske Racing, and many of those rules restrict Alltel from [...]

Ray Evernham expects to finalize the sale of an unspecified portion of his Nextel Cup Series operation to Montreal Canadiens owner George Gillett Jr. within 60 to 90 days, the team owner told ESPN.com on Tuesday.

Bill Davis Racing (BDR) announced that David Hyder has joined the organization and will serve as crew chief for the #36 OTC 360 Racing team and driver Jeremy Mayfield beginning this weekend at Dover International Speedway. Hyder will take over for Interim Crew Chief Tommy Baldwin who will be left to concentrate on his position [...]

The biggest star in the Champ Car World Series — Paul Tracy — was nowhere near the Indianapolis 500 on the weekend, but he still managed to grab a lot of attention when he revealed that he is just days away from signing a deal to run with a top NASCAR Busch team in time [...]

Ford team-owner Jack Roush will use B.F. Goodrich and/or Hoosier tires to test his Car of Tomorrow fleet on non-Nextel Cup tracks in coming months. The team owner believes Roush Fenway Racing is slightly behind rivals that are skirting the spirit of NASCAR’s testing policies. By rule, Cup teams are limited to a handful of [...]

VIRginia International Raceway is hosting a two-day open test for stock cars on Tuesday and Wednesday, May 29 and 30. With several top teams slated to attend the road course test sessions, the public is invited to watch many of their favorite teams on the scenic 2.25-mile North Course.

While several drivers complained about the hard tire that Goodyear brought to Lowe’s Motor Speedway for the Coca-Cola 600, the manufacturer said that the performance of the tire in the race was in line with expectations. Sunday night’s race showcased an unusual number of cut tires, an official said, as well as a heat problem [...]

While running on fumes, Casey Mears wins the 2007 Coca Cola 600:
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Twelve stars of entertainment, music and sports are dreaming of life in the fast lane as they race to the finish line in Fast Cars & Superstars, a new seven-episode reality series debuting on the ABC Television Network at 8:00pm/et Thursday, June 7. In each episode, viewers will watch celebrities train with a Gillette Young [...]