Dodge Motorsports may be willing to give up its logo on the hood of Kasey Kahne’s Nextel Cup car if a deal can be finalized with Budweiser. “The company is always looking for good long-term relationships,” said Darryl Jackson, the vice president of sales for Chrysler. “Budweiser or whoever is a very, very solid brand. [...]

DEI and Hendrick have begun negotiating a deal that would see the #8 go to Hendrick Motorsports and keep the number with Dale Earnhardt, Jr.  Hendrick has submitted a proposal to DEI. This is an intricate proposal that carries obvious emotions.
NASCAR owns the car numbers and leases them to the teams each year, and gives [...]

JR Motorsports and Hendrick Motorsports will combine the two companies’ NASCAR Busch Series operations at the conclusion of the 2007 racing season with plans to field a joint effort beginning in 2008. The partnership will campaign two full-time race cars under the JR Motorsports banner that utilize Hendrick Motorsports engines, chassis and vehicle engineering support.

About 100 crewmen at Ginn Racing are expected to be fired this week, according to team sources, who say that would make a total of 160 people dropped from the roster in a two-week span. Team owner Bobby Ginn fired drivers Joe Nemechek and Sterling Marlin on July 17th, citing sponsorship problems, and last week [...]

Richard Childress says he hopes to have a decision about the driver for his planned fourth Cup team next season within the next two or three weeks. And it may come down to Kyle Busch’s call: “We have talked,” Childress said. “He’s definitely a candidate.

Tony Stewart, excited over winning at the track he cherishes more than any other, got a little carried away in his postrace interview. The expletive he uttered could cost him a penalty later this week.
“It was an unfortunate incident that we did not anticipate,” said ESPN officials in a statement.

Kyle Busch is trying to mend relationships with his Hendrick Motorsports teammates.
The 22-year-old driver, who will be replaced by Dale Earnhardt Jr. next season at HMS, apologized after Saturday’s team meeting to Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson and Casey Mears for recent comments regarding their loyalty.

INDIANAPOLIS - Tony Stewart scored a convincing victory in today’s running of the Allstate 400 at the Brickyard. It is the second consecutive victory for Stewart and the No. 20 Home Depot Chevrolet team, coming on the heals of their victory at Chicagoland; and his second win at the track considered home to the Columbus, [...]

RYAN NEWMAN, (Driver of the No. 12 alltel Dodge Charger)
What happened? “I just got hit in the left rear quarter panel. Stremme tried sticking it underneath me when he shouldn’t have and spun us around. It’s unfortunate. We took a pretty good lick to the wall and ended our day.”
Were tires an issue? “Not at [...]

This is the first time the Toyota Camry has competed in NASCAR competition at the 2.5-mile Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Dave Blaney finished ninth in his No. 22 Caterpillar Camry after starting 27th. Blaney’s 10th-place finish is Toyota’s fourth top-10 finish in NEXTEL Cup competition.
Brian Vickers crossed the finish line 21st in the No. 83 Red [...]