FIN, ST, CAR, DRIVER, MAKE, SPONSOR, PTS/BNS, LAPS, STATUS, WINNINGS
1 15 2 Kurt Busch Dodge Miller Lite 195/10 203 Running 190,108
2 14 1 Martin Truex Jr. Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops / Tracker 170/0 203 Running 151,245
3 7 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Lowe’s 170/5 203 Running 175,761
4 21 17 Matt Kenseth Ford DEWALT 165/5 203 Running 152,491
5 8 11 Denny Hamlin Chevrolet FedEx Kinko’s 155/0 203 Running [...]

Kurt Busch (No. 2 Miller Lite Dodge Charger, finished 1st)
“It was a great run for the Miller Lite Dodge. To be able to get the race underway was a relief. I thought we had a good car in practice, and it turned out to be true. We made one big adjustment at the end [...]

Bobby Labonte (No. 43 Cheerios/Betty Crocker Dodge Charger, finished 9th)
HOW DOES IT FEEL TO HAVE A TOP 10 FINISH? “It feels pretty good. It’s only our second one of the year. The guys did a really good job. We qualified in the top five and had a pretty good first practice. The second practice we [...]

After two days of rain delays, the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series was finally able to hold its 3M Performance 400 at Michigan International Speedway, where Team Chevy drivers took three out of the top-five finishing spots. Martin Truex, Jr., No. 1 Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Boats finished a commendable second place after starting from the back [...]

Dave Blaney (No. 22 Caterpillar Camry) crossed the finish line 6th after starting 17th. Brian Vickers (No. 83 Red Bull Camry) finished 8th after starting 18th. He led the race three times for a total of 11 laps. Two Camrys ended up in the top-10 today — the first time that has happened in a [...]

MATT KENSETH — No. 17 DeWalt Ford Fusion (finished 4th)
“I hit the wall a little bit early, chasing Kurt around, and he got sideways up there and I kind of lost track of where I was at and bumped the fender in. They’re just so aero-sensitive that we could never quite get that fixed and [...]

Kurt Busch won for the second time in three races, dominating in the second half today to capture the Nextel Cup event at Michigan International Speedway that had twice been postponed because of rain.
In winning the 3M Peformance 400, he resumed his late-season charge to a spot in NASCAR’s Chase for the Nextel Cup championship. [...]

Bill Lester, driver of the No. 15 Craftsman Truck will be stepping out of the truck due to a temporary lack of sponsorship.
“We still support Bill (Lester) and his efforts on the track and we are working diligently with him to locate a sponsor so that we can continue through the 2007 season and beyond,” [...]

AT&T has asked the U.S. 11th Circuit Court of Appeals to clarify its ruling from last week in overturning an injunction that had allowed the AT&T logos on the No. 31 Richard Childress Racing car.
Part of the Aug. 13 ruling indicates that the entire case should be dismissed, and AT&T is asking for clarification on [...]

The Goodyear Tire Test at Atlanta Motor Speedway On Tuesday, August 21 and Wednesday, August 22 has been postponed due to the postponement of the Nextel Cup Series Event at Michigan International Speedway. New test dates will be announced at a future date.