Archive for July 1st, 2007

FIN, ST, CAR, DRIVER, MAKE, SPONSOR, PTS/BNS, LAPS, STATUS, WINNINGS
1 11 11 Denny Hamlin Chevrolet FedEx Ground 190/5 300 Running 235,775
2 8 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet DuPont 175/5 300 Running 203,986
3 9 1 Martin Truex Jr. Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops / Tracker 170/5 300 Running 159,645
4 6 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet Budweiser 170/10 300 Running 167,058
5 10 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Lowe’s 160/5 300 Running [...]

The Chevrolets of Kyle Busch and Johnny Sauter were both found to be too low in the left-front of their cars during post-race inspections on Sunday at New Hampshire International Speedway.
NASCAR spokesman Ramsey Poston said both cars would be taken to NASCAR’s research and development center in Concord, N.C., to confirm the measurements taken at [...]

Denny Hamlin had been frustrated all season, but he fought off Jeff Gordon to capture Sunday’s Lenox Industrial Tools 300 at the New Hampshire International Speedway. The No.11 Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet crossed the finish line one length ahead of the four-time series champion for his first victory of the season and third of his [...]

Jeffrey Earnhardt, the 18-year-old grandson of the late Dale Earnhardt and son of Kerry (right), could be in a Busch car next season for a limited number of races.

Roush-Fenway Racing will announce a one-year-only sponsor deal for Greg Biffle and the #16 Ford within the next 30 days, team President Geoff Smith said Sunday morning at New Hampshire. And because the sponsorship deal has been agreed to, the urgency for the team and Biffle to negotiate a contract extension beyond 2008 is over, [...]

Max Siegel, president of worldwide operations for Dale Earnhardt, Inc., said Saturday that the team is still talking with Budweiser, still hoping to add a fourth Nextel Cup car in 2008 and is still looking for a replacement for Dale Earnhardt, Jr. in the #8 next year.

Dan Wheldon loves to race, and a visit to NASCAR country with the IndyCar Series only highlights that passion - and makes him think more about moving over to stock cars and getting to do just about all the driving he can handle.

David Reutimann would prefer to return to Michael Waltrip Racing’s Nextel Cup program next season. But he’s still awaiting an offer. Reutimann signed a two-year contract to race Busch cars for Waltrip but is under a one-year deal for Cup. At the time, that seemed like a safety valve for Waltrip Racing, but with the [...]

Jay Frye, CEO of Ginn Racing, said Regan Smith, who is currently splitting the #01 with Martin, would drive either the #13 or #14 on a full-time basis next season. Sterling Marlin is interested in a part-time schedule for next season, but his contract expires at the end of this year, as does Joe Nemechek’s.