FIN, ST, CAR, DRIVER, MAKE, SPONSOR, PTS/BNS, LAPS, STATUS, WINNINGS
1 1 5 Kyle Busch Chevrolet Sta-Green / Lowe’s 195/10 252 Running 42,250
2 6 60 Carl Edwards Ford Scotts WinterGuard Fertilizer 170/0 252 Running 39,550
3 4 12 Ryan Newman Dodge Kodak think: 165/0 252 Running 20,850
4 2 17 Matt Kenseth Ford Arby’s 165/5 252 Running 23,575
5 10 22 Mike Bliss Dodge Family Dollar 155/0 252 Running 30,580

Kyle Busch led for all but 25 laps Friday night and won the Emerson Radio 250 NASCAR Busch race by less than a half second at Richmond, Va.
It was the second series win of the year for Busch and the ninth of his career.

Defending series champion Jimmie Johnson captured the pole for Saturday night’s Nextel Cup “regular” season finale at the Richmond International Raceway. The No.48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet driver will start on the pole for the Chevy Rock & Roll 400 after circling the 0.750-mile oval in 21.378 seconds (126.298 m.p.h.).
The pole victory was Johnson’s first of [...]

NASCAR, Sprint Nextel, AT&T and Richard Childress Racing have agreed to end the legal dispute over branding of the #31 car. The agreement immediately permits AT&T to continue as primary sponsor of the #31 car, using the AT&T name and logos, through the 2008 season.
“This agreement represents compromise from all sides that ultimately serves the [...]

UPDATE 2:
AT&T, NASCAR and Sprint apparently have settled the lawsuit involving the primary sponsorship logos on the No. 31 Richard Childress Racing car. With NASCAR approval, the AT&T logos were being put on the car of Jeff Burton on Friday afternoon at Richmond International Raceway. Details of the settlement were not immediately [...]

Chevrolet, the winningest nameplate in NASCAR, will continue its partnership with championship team Hendrick Motorsports in NASCAR competition in 2008 and beyond.
In 23 years (1984-2006) of NASCAR competition, Hendrick Motorsports has garnered six Nextel Cup Series (formerly Winston Cup) championships, three Craftsman Truck Series titles and one Busch Series crown, making it one of stock-car [...]

Final Practice 1 (only practice session) (Friday):
Pos, Car #, Driver, Manu, Time secs, Speed mph, Fast Lap, Laps Run
1 24 Jeff Gordon DuPont / Nicorette Chevy 22.093 122.211 76 76
2 6 David Ragan # AAA Ford 22.099 122.177 39 39
3 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe’s Chevy 22.120 122.061 75 75
4 29 Kevin Harvick Shell / Pennzoil [...]

Dale Earnhardt Jr. plans to open Whisky River, a bar and live-music venue, in uptown’s new EpiCentre development this December. “It’s going to be a cool hangout,” said Chris Epstein, a nightclub veteran in Charlotte who is partnering with Earnhardt, the majority owner. But don’t expect Whisky River — named for the bar at Earnhardt’s [...]

UPDATE:
Iredell County [NC] commissioners should deny Penske Racing permission to build a test track off Mazeppa Road near Mooresville [NC], the Iredell County Planning Board voted late Wednesday [9-5]. Fueled by about 200 opponents in the audience who were concerned primarily about noise, the board voted 9-0 against the $21 million track. The Planning Board [...]

UPDATE 2:
Statement by Tony Raines on being replaced at HOFR by JJ Yeley:
“They need to be with J.J. at the end of next year more than they need to be with me at the end of next year,” Raines said Friday at Richmond International Raceway.
“I’m disappointed, but I understand where they’re at. That’s just the [...]