Denny Hamlin proved you don’t necessarily have to be around for the green flag to take the checkered flag.
And Aric Almirola sulked away from what will go down in the record books as his first career NASCAR Busch Series victory.

After missing the start of the race because his helicopter couldn’t find a place to land, [...]

Ricky Rudd won the inaugural NASCAR Cup race at Sonoma, so it’s only fitting that his mug was added to the track’s Wall of Fame on Friday morning.
When Rudd won way back in 1989, the current Infineon Raceway was called Sears Point. He finished in the Top 5 over the next four years and has [...]

Car owner Rick Hendrick has let it be known to officials at Dale Earnhardt Inc. that he’d like to purchase the No. 8 for Dale Earnhardt Jr. when he begins driving for his organization in 2008.
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Juan Montoya led the 2nd practice session (Saturday) at Sonoma while Jeff Gordon and Jimmie Johnson were let back on the track for the Saturday practices.
Pos, Car #, Driver, Manu, Time secs, Speed mph, Fast Lap, Laps Run
1 42 Juan Pablo Montoya # Texaco/Havoline Dodge 77.591 92.33 9 11
2 29 Kevin Harvick Shell/Pennzoil Chevy [...]

Joe Gibbs and Toyota are “a done deal” for 2008, according to several sources, though team executives said otherwise. Apparently one hangup in the talks between the long-time Chevy operation (which features Tony Stewart) and the Japanese car maker is a clause in Gibbs’ current GM contract which bars the team from negotiating with any [...]

John Menard (right) is reported to be considering moving his sponsorship from Dale Earnhardt Inc. to Roger Penske’s Dodge team, with Penske expanding to a three-car operation.
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Claiming that Sprint Nextel is trying to increase the value of its NASCAR series sponsorship by “booting” AT&T from the sport, AT&T filed its answer to NASCAR and Sprint Nextel’s appeal of an injunction that allows the AT&T logos on the No. 31 Richard Childress Racing car.
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NASCAR teams will be adding extra weight to the cars of tomorrow this weekend at Infineon Raceway.
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