J.J. Yeley captured the pole for Sunday’s Citizens Bank 400 at the Michigan International Speedway, ending Ryan Newman’s three-race pole win streak. The No.18 Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet driver circled the fast two-mile oval in 38.399 seconds (187.505 m.p.h.). The pole victory was the first of Yeley’s Nextel Cup career.

Kyle Busch says his previous agent hampered negotiations to keep him at Hendrick Motorsports. Kyle Busch The 22-year-old driver said on Friday that Alan Miller kept him in the dark about many things during talks to sign an extension beyond next season and that he was surprised initially to learn Dale Earnhardt [...]

With a successful acting career in television commercials and even movies, the Aflac Duck has added yet another role to its already impressive repertoire - race-car driving. Aflac Incorporated announced that it is partnering with Roush Fenway Racing to sponsor eight Nextel Cup and Busch Series races in the 2007 season.

DEI Vice President of Motorsports Richie Gilmore said that Kyle Busch would be an ideal fit to replace the departed Dale Earnhardt, Jr at DEI.

Add Robert Yates Racing to the list of teams interested in signing Kyle Busch to drive next season. “I’ve sent word through his agent [that I would like to talk to him],” RYR co-owner Robert Yates said on Thursday during a Ford function. “I’m very interested.” Said Yates’ son, Doug, “He would look good in [...]

Miller Lite Dodge driver Kurt Busch will begin a weekly blog on ESPN.com this weekend. The 2004 NASCAR champ’s written “musings and opinings” will be featured on Fridays for the remainder of the racing season.

Sam Hornish, Jr. earned the AAA Pole Award Thursday afternoon at Michigan International Speedway. Hornish sits on the pole for Friday’s ARCA RE/MAX Series Michigan 200, marking his career first stock car pole.

On July 13, Mark Martin tackles the Daytona Beach-based Rolex Sports Car Series at Iowa Speedway. “When we cut back to a limited schedule this season, one of the great things about it was that it would give me time to do a lot of other things that I’ve wanted to do,” Martin said. “I [...]

Cotton Owens Enterprises burned Thursday morning in a fire the NASCAR legend described as a “big loss.”

Sprint Nextel will debut its first TV commercial with #42-Juan Pablo Montoya on June 18 [Monday]. As the premier sponsor of the Nextel Cup Series, Sprint Nextel brings the sport of NASCAR closer to Hispanic consumers and uses the sport’s intensity to demonstrate the speed of Nextel’s products.