Their plan was to set up a temporary stock-car racing oval in Hollywood. But it was NASCAR racers and San Bernardino County officials who got the runaround when they sought permission to close streets tonight around the Avalon nightclub and music hall on Vine Street.
The operators of the California Speedway had hoped to have [...]

Chip Ganassi Racing officials announced Wednesday that AJ Allmendinger would drive the team’s No. 42 Dodge in the next five Busch Series races. Allmendinger’s first race in the car will be this weekend’s Camping World 300 at California Speedway.

Nextel Cup’s Team Red Bull appears willing to help ex-Formula One driver Scott Speed, 24, into NASCAR, but the road may be long and winding. Speed, who lost his F1 ride with Scuderia Toro Rosso recently, has almost no oval-track experience at any level. Until he gains that experience, NASCAR isn’t likely to clear him [...]

NASCAR’s twelve Chase drivers in 2007 will appear at the ESPN Zone in Times Square, 1472 Broadway, Corner of 42nd and Broadway in Times Square, NYC, NY on Thursday, Sept. 13, from 12:00 - 2:30pm/et to take part in an interactive Q&A with fans and kick off the 2007 Chase for the Nextel Cup.

When Jeff Green drove his #66 Samsung HDTV / Best Buy Chevy past Tony Raines’ #96 DLP HDTV Chevy on the final lap at Bristol Motor Speedway last weekend, Green gained more than just a position - he also won a friendly wager. Green and Raines agreed that whichever driver finished lower in the Bristol [...]

NASCAR could announce prior to the end of the 2007 Craftsman Truck Series season that the NCTS will follow their Busch Series brethren north of the border into Canada as early as 2008.

THOUGHTS ON CALIFORNIA SPEEDWAY
“We won the race last year so it’s something to look forward to. It is the same car that we had in Michigan. We’ve just been off on it a bit this year. The guys have been working hard and Kenny (Francis, team director) comes up with ideas every week. We’ll see [...]

Below is a look at the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series Top 12 along with some other notable drivers, going into the Sharp AQUOS 500 at California Speedway on September 2.
1 — Jeff Gordon (No. 24 DuPont Chevrolet)
The File:
* 36 years old, Vallejo, Calif., 79 career wins
* Four wins, 14 top fives, 20 top 10s this [...]

Longtime magazine editor and auto racing broadcaster Dick Berggren will receive the Bobby Isaac Memorial Award during pre-race ceremonies for the Dollar General 300 Busch Series race Friday night, Oct. 12, at Lowe’s Motor Speedway. The Bobby Isaac Memorial Award is presented annually by Lowe’s Motor Speedway to an individual or group in recognition of [...]

Juan Pablo Montoya’s #42 Dodge Charger will carry the colors of Wrigley’s Big Red for the final time this season at California Speedway. The 500-mile race in Fontana is the third time Montoya’s Cup car has carried the Big Red logo, he previously ran this paint scheme at Chicagoland and Watkins Glen.