Those drivers on the outside of the top 12 have raced with a sense of urgency over the past three races. At least that’s what the stats say.
Ryan Newman, Kurt Busch and Jamie McMurray — currently vying for a spot in the top 12 — sit 13th through 15th, respectively. But since the Race to [...]

Sterling Marlin may not be without a Nextel Cup ride for long. Late Tuesday a team source at Morgan-McClure Racing, which currently fields the #4 Chevy with veteran Ward Burton, said that officials there are in discussions with Marlin for a possible second team.

ESPN2 will feature Busch Series racing live in prime time Saturday, July 21, from Gateway International Raceway near St. Louis as the series makes its only appearance of 2007 at the 1.25-mile superspeedway.

ESPN2 will have live coverage of qualifying Saturday from Gateway International Raceway, as well as Friday night’s practice session as drivers and teams prepare for Saturday night’s race.

Joe Gibbs Racing wasn’t certain it could find sponsorship to run Aric Almirola full time in the Busch Series next year and didn’t see him as an immediate candidate for a Nextel Cup ride if one of its cars became available.
That’s why the team allowed Almirola to leave for Ginn Racing, JGR president J.D. Gibbs [...]

Wednesday on “The Driver’s Seat,” on SIRIUS NASCAR Radio, hosts John Kernan and Buddy Baker spoke with Ginn Racing owner Bobby Ginn about the reasons behind the shakeup involving his #13 and #14 race teams.
Host, John Kernan: “I guess it is all a matter of being able to do business and finding sponsorships. That’s the [...]

Fan voting closed this past weekend for 2007 Talladega-Texaco Walk of Fame honorees, and on Saturday, Oct. 6 during Talladega Superspeedway’s upcoming UAW-Ford 500 weekend, two new names will be added to this prestigious list: Matt Kenseth and Terry Labonte.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Present-day NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series races offer closer competition than anytime in history, a new NASCAR statistical analysis has shown.
Taking into account such statistics as cars on the lead lap, average leaders per race and margin of victory, racing since 1970 has become more competitive and more unpredictable than ever.

A victory for Scott Riggs and the No. 10 Stanley Tools/Valvoline Dodge in the Allstate 400 at the Brickyard would mean the world for the Bahama, N.C. native. Not only would it be his first points win in Nextel Cup but on a grander scale it would mean a $500,000 donation to Children’s Miracle Network [...]