NASCAR DRIVER JEFF GORDON TO ESPN PIT REPORTER JAMIE LITTLE ON THE EMPHASIS OF EARNING EXTRA POINTS FOR WINS IN THE CHASE FOR THE NEXTEL CUP CHAMPIONSHIP - “If we were in the Chase we’d want to get bonus points for leading laps, leading the most laps, every point and every position counts. I think [...]

UPDATE:
Heavy, persistent rain at Michigan International Speedway washed out Sunday’s scheduled running of the 3M Performance 400, and forced NASCAR to reschedule the event for noon ET Monday.

A senior NASCAR official, speaking on condition of anonymity, told SPEEDTV.com Sunday morning that if the 3M Performance 400 at Michigan International Speedway is totally rained out this week, it could become the final race in the Chase for the NASCAR Nextel Cup. There is a 100% chance of rain today and an 80% chance [...]

Ricky Rudd says he’ll leave NASCAR Nextel Cup racing after this, his 28th full-time season. The 50-year-old Chesapeake native said Saturday that he’s told car owner Robert Yates he won’t be back and that he has no plans to race full time again.
“It’s time. It’s time,’’ Rudd said at Michigan International Speedway. “It’s time for [...]

Wood Brothers Racing team co-owner Eddie Wood said Saturday that for the near future, Bill Elliott will remain behind the wheel of the team’s #21 Ford Nextel Cup car and that his son, Jon Wood, will finish out the season in its Craftsman Truck Series entry. Elliott has driven for the team since it fell [...]