FIN, ST, CAR, DRIVER, MAKE, SPONSOR, PTS/BNS, LAPS, STATUS, WINNINGS 1 1 33 Ron Hornaday Chevrolet Camping World / RVs.com 195/10 200 Running 58,575 2 11 99 Erik Darnell Ford Northern Tool + Equipment 175/5 200 Running 40,600 3 2 5 Mike Skinner Toyota Toyota Tundra 170/5 200 Running 32,900 4 4 30 Todd Bodine [...]

Ron Hornaday dominated all facets of Saturday’s New Hampshire 200 but one – the points standings. Hornaday led 174 of 200 laps on his way to winning his second NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race at New Hampshire International Speedway, but his stout performance didn’t give him much breathing room in the championship race. Mike Skinner, [...]

UPDATE: Rain has washed out all Nextel Cup activity for Saturday. Rain is not supposed to be an issue for Sunday so the race should go off as scheduled.

NASCAR is considering creating a reward for the winner of the “regular season” in response to the huge points lead Jeff Gordon built before the Chase for the championship. NASCAR chairman Brian France said earlier this week he is willing to explore the idea of rewarding the driver who is leading the points at the [...]

IndyCar champion Dario Franchitti appears headed for NASCAR. Jacques Villeneuve, who won titles in two open-wheel series and the Indianapolis 500, is already making the transition and will run his first Truck Series race next week. Juan Pablo Montoya, the former CART champ, Indy 500 winner and Formula One driver, is in his first season [...]

Tony Stewart, No. 20 Home Depot Impala met with media to discuss teammate Denny Hamlin, on the transition from open wheels to stock cars, renewing his contract with JGR, and on focusing on the Chase. Select quotes from driver interview:

HOW HAS THIS SEASON BEEN? “It’s been frustrating. I think it’s been frustrating for all of us at Gillett Evernham Motorsports. We didn’t really know we were going to struggle this much this year. My guys did a great job preparing the cars this past winter and we felt like we had a really good [...]

ON SITTING ON THE POLE FOR THE FIRST RACE OF THE CHASE: “I’m really excited. It’s an exciting time for not only me, but for everybody at RCR and everybody on the Jack Daniels Chevrolet. It’s a lot of fun to be a part of this Chase. The pressure is off of us. We’re 12th. [...]