NASCAR has rejected proposed paint schemes featuring AT&T’s “Go Phone” and the AT&T Mobility tagline “More Bars in More Places” as AT&T seeks a way to remain on the No. 31 Richard Childress Racing car, according to AT&T.
AT&T, in a motion filed today in U.S. District Court asking the court to expedite another preliminary injunction [...]

Serious discussions are underway at Dale Earnhardt Inc. to place Mark Martin and Aric Almirola in a split role in an Army-sponsored No. 8 Chevrolet in 2008, sources close to DEI told ESPN.com on Thursday. DEI president Max Siegel said nothing has been finalized.
“If there’s anyone that would represent Dale Earnhardt Inc. and what the [...]

This past week Dale Earnhardt, Jr announced that he would not be keeping the #8 as he moved to Hendrick Motorsports for 2008. Earnhardt, Jr made it clear that DEI owner Teresa Earnhardt was going to make it impossible to strike a deal that would get Dale Jr his number.
This week on Michael Waltrip’s [...]

Starter, whose goal was to make its brand synonymous with NASCAR, has decided not to pursue more deals in the sport.
Starter, Nike’s value brand of footwear and apparel, claims to provide 70 percent of the footwear worn by NASCAR crews, and it had pledged to strengthen its position in the sport last January when it [...]

On Aug. 1, Scott Riggs technically became a free agent NASCAR driver, but he’d like to remain at Gillett-Evernham Motorsports to drive its # 10 Dodge. He has, however, spoken with other teams in the past few months, including Robert Yates Racing.

Red Bull’s motorsports guru Helmut Marko says that the company would be happy to help Scott Speed kick start a NASCAR career. As the man who looks after the company’s young drivers, Marko is eager to give Speed a helping hand, after he was dropped following a falling-out with Scuderia Toro Rosso bosses Gerhard Berger [...]

Furniture Row Racing has a seat ready for Sterling Marlin. Marlin will try to qualify the #78 Chevy for Saturday night’s Sharpie 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway as Furniture Row continues its search for a driver or two. Kenny Wallace had been behind the wheel of the car but agreed Aug. 14 to step aside.

Clint Bowyer’s #07 Jack Daniel’s Chevy will sport a flat black paint scheme this weekend to commemorate Jack Daniel’s birthday. Jasper Newton ‘Jack’ Daniel would have turned 157 in September.