Joe Gibbs Racing officials announced Monday that Rockwell Automation will not return next year as sponsor of the team’s No. 20 Busch Series team. Rockwell Automation had backed the team since 2003.
A news release did not give a reason for the pullout. The company said it would not return to NASCAR, either.

In the future, auto racing fans who miss a race due to rain will have a chance to get their money back. Rain forced the postponement of Sunday’s 3M Performance 400 Nextel Cup Series race at Michigan International Speedway. The race was rescheduled for noon today, and tickets for the race will be honored whenever [...]

The Nextel Cup Series will be in action Tuesday morning and ESPN2 will have live coverage of the rain-delayed event from Michigan International Speedway beginning at 10:00am/et. The 400-mile race was postponed due to inclement weather on its original Sunday date and was rained out again Monday at the 2-mile oval in Brooklyn, Mich.

Persistent rain has forced NASCAR officials to again postpone the 3M Performance 400 at Michigan International Speedway. The race is scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. ET Tuesday.
The race will be the first in NASCAR’s modern era to be run on a Tuesday.

UPDATE 3:30PM EDT:
The rain has started to fall again. The dryers are out trying to redry the track in hopes of getting the race in today.
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UPDATE 12:00PM EDT:
NASCAR is drying the track is hopes of getting an early afternoon start to the race. Stay tuned for updates.

To the citizens of Red Nation: My dear brothers and sisters, do not fret over the fact that your beloved slanted 8 will not be joining your beloved Dale Earnhardt Jr. at Hendrick Motorsports next season.
Yes, it stings. Yes, we all thought the Budweiser ad about having to alter your tattoos and yard ornaments [...]

Ricky Rudd’s announcement this past weekend that he will depart from Robert Yates Racing at the end of the 2007 season has opened the door for JJ Yeley to take over the #88 Ford in 2008.