Budweiser officials are shopping around for their best sponsorship option in NASCAR, a clear indication that the beer company will not sponsor Dale Earnhardt Jr. at Hendrick Motorsports next season, sources confirmed Tuesday.
It’s expected that PepsiCo Inc., possibly with the Mountain Dew brand or a combination of Pepsi products, will sponsor Earnhardt next season in [...]

Pepsi’s decision to pull its sponsorships of International Speedway Corp. racetracks was the first step in the company’s plans to sponsor Dale Earnhardt Jr. when he drives at Hendrick Motorsports next year.
According to industry sources, Pepsi’s Mountain Dew soft drink now is the leader to sponsor Earnhardt Jr. next year.
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Motorsports Authentics, the biggest seller of NASCAR merchandise, will lose $15 million to $20 million in 2007, International Speedway Corp. announced today, thanks in large part to Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s planned team switch next season.
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Ginn Racing, formerly MB2 racing, looked poised for a successful 2007 season. However rumors have begun to surface about potential financial problems.
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Dr. Bruce Kennedy, husband of NASCAR official Lesa France Kennedy, was killed this morning in the crash of a plane that nosed into a Sanford neighborhood, setting two houses on fire, according to informed sources close to Daytona International Speedway and NASCAR.
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Riverside International Speedway regrets to announce the cancellation of Bill Elliott’s appearance at this year’s heavily anticipated IWK 250 Pro All Stars Series (PASS) race, scheduled for Saturday, July 21 in Antigonish, Nova Scotia. Riverside Speedway received in writing the cancellation notice from Mr. Elliott late Friday. In his statement he said, “There is no [...]

Toronto’s Ron Fellows finished second Sunday driving the #16 Cadillac CTS-V in the SCCA Speed GT Challenge series at the Grand Prix of Toronto. For the next six weeks Fellows will be on a tour preparing for and racing in the NASCAR Nextel Cup and NASCAR Busch Series.
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Dale Earnhardt Inc. is not only looking to expand to a fourth Nextel Cup team but would consider purchasing an existing team this season to bolster its current three-car operation.
“We have inquired about the possibility of acquiring an existing team,” DEI vice president John Story said Monday.
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A former NASCAR publicist pleaded guilty Monday to several charges, including statutory rape and taking indecent liberties with a child, for his relationship with a young girl. Richard Norman “Chip” Williams, 50, of Mooresville, is already serving a 26-year prison sentence on federal charges that he had a sexual relationship with a girl who [...]

Below is a look at the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series Top 12 along with some other notable drivers, going into the USG Sheetrock 400 at Chicagoland Speedway on July 15.
1 — Jeff Gordon (No. 24 DuPont Chevrolet)
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