FIN, ST, CAR, DRIVER, MAKE, SPONSOR, PTS/BNS, LAPS, STATUS, WINNINGS 1 15 99 Carl Edwards Ford Office Depot 190/5 400 Running 229,250 2 9 16 Greg Biffle Ford Nintendo Wii 175/5 400 Running 172,275 3 21 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet Budweiser 165/0 400 Running 173,583 4 31 01 Mark Martin Chevrolet U.S. Army 165/5 [...]

Kyle Petty was not happy with Denny Hamlin following their crash in Sunday’s Dodge Dealers 400 at Dover International Speedway. Hamlin tagged the rear of Petty’s lapped machine, causing Petty to crash 200 laps into the event. Hamlin went on to crash as well. As both drivers pulled into the Nextel Cup garage for repairs, [...]

Carl Edwards’ race-winning Roush Fenway Racing Ford failed postrace inspection Sunday at Dover International Speedway. Edwards won the Dodge Dealers 400 earlier today, but the right rear of his car fell below the 1/2-inch tolerance for height, NASCAR said. The victory most likely will stand, but Edwards’ team is expected to be penalized later this [...]

Hard hats would have been an appropriate fan giveaway Sunday at Dover International Speedway. Why? The Dodge Dealers 400 was a disaster area for drivers in the Chase for the Nextel Cup. Even race-winner Carl Edwards had to overcome early race engine problems and avoid trouble from a record-setting 13 cautions before he could claim [...]

UPDATE: The move of reigning IRL champion Dario Franchitti to the Nextel Cup Series with Chip Ganassi Racing is expected to begin in two weeks at the ARCA race at Talladega Superspeedway. Ganassi is using the same plan he implemented a year ago when he broke former Formula One star Juan Pablo Montoya into NASCAR’s [...]

UPDATE: [youtube]http://youtube.com/watch?v=auAHiW-TGo4[/youtube] ——————————————————— Robby Gordon has been on the throwing end of a helmet flying through the air at a car, and he was on the receiving end of such a heave in the RoadLoans.com 200 on Saturday. After sending Tony Raines into the wall, Raines got out of his car and chucked his helmet [...]

Dale Earnhardt Jr. wants to test a car for Hendrick Motorsports at the upcoming Atlanta car of tomorrow test, but said he would only do so if Dale Earnhardt Inc. allowed it. DEI’s answer? Go ahead. “We’re talking about it and we don’t necessarily have a problem with it,” DEI vice president John Story said. [...]

Petty Enterprises is not merging with Gillett Evernham Motorsports. But the Petty family and the Gillett family are exploring the possibility of a partnership. Richard Petty said Friday that his family’s company needs a partner to remain competitive and he is further along in talks with George Gillett than any other potential partner in the [...]

Michael Waltrip says that while he is still waiting to hear back from Burger King and Domino’s about sponsoring the #00 Michael Waltrip Racing Nextel Cup Toyota next year, he has offered current driver David Reutimann a multi-year contract. Reutimann is taking a week to 10 days to mull it over.