Casey Mears captured the pole for Sunday’s USG Sheetrock 400 at the Chicagoland Speedway. The No.25 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet circled the 1.5-mile oval in 29.580 seconds (182.556 m.p.h.), just 0.013 seconds ahead of Martin Truex Jr.
The pole victory was Mears’ first of the season and third of his Nextel Cup career. His last pole was [...]

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Kasey Kahne says that he has no plans to leave Evernham Motorsports at the end of the year and although he is happy with Dodge as the car’s title sponsor he’s aware of the potential interest in a new sponsor for the team.
“I can do whatever anybody wants to put a good deal together, and [...]

NASCAR has issued penalties and fines to the #7 team in the Nextel Cup Series, as a result of rule infractions found last week at Daytona. The #7 Ford, driven by Robby Gordon, was found to be in violation of Sections 12-4-A (actions detrimental to stock car racing); 12-4-Q (car, car parts, components and/or equipment [...]

Hendrick Motorsports announced that long-term contractual commitments to existing sponsors will preclude Budweiser from continuing as primary sponsor of the car driven by Dale Earnhardt Jr. when he joins the organization next season.
“We have agreements in place with sponsors for the 2008 Sprint Cup season, which prevent us from having a relationship with Budweiser,” said [...]

Evernham Motorsports owner Ray Evernham says reports that he is close to signing a deal with Budweiser for next season are unfounded.

Second year Gibbs driver Denny Hamlin wants to forget last weekend’s wreck with teammate Tony Stewart and move forward into this weekends’ race at Chicagoland. He doesn’t even want dwell on who’s fault it might have been that caused the accident because it really doesn’t matter.

Entering this weekend’s USG Sheetrock 400 at Chicago, Ford and Roush finally look like a match for the Chevrolets.
“The big thing that has helped us with the Car of Tomorrow is we now have a test team,” Roush said. “We are doing the things I thought we weren’t going to be allowed to do when [...]

NASCAR has made it clear that its boxy new Car of Tomorrow is practically untouchable when it comes to attempts at creativity by the teams.
With imbedded sensors, lasers to check on them, a new set of templates connected like a jigsaw puzzle and a steely determination by the sanctioning organization to keep the playing field [...]

Michael Waltrip Racing driver David Reutimann says he’s likely to stay with the team next year but nothing is confirmed yet.
“My team owner, Michael Waltrip, was quoted last week saying he’s 99 percent sure he’ll be able to bring me back in the No. 00 Cup car. I’d feel better if he was 100 percent [...]