Thursday on “The Morning Drive” on SIRIUS NASCAR Radio, hosts Marty Snider and David Poole spoke with driver Carl Edwards, who talked about the penalty levied against the #99 team after it failed post-race inspection last Sunday in Dover, and looked ahead to this weekend’s race at the mile and a half racetrack at Kansas [...]

Three-time IndyCar Series champion and 2006 Indianapolis 500 winner Sam Hornish, Jr., delved deeper into the NASCAR experience during a Penske Racing test at Kentucky Speedway today.
“We came out today to just get a little test time in on a mile-and-a-half. I hadn’t run a ‘COY’ (Car of Yesterday), as they call it, and we [...]

It looks like Scott Riggs will be next in line to take over the #66 Chevy at Haas CNC Racing. The team and Riggs are in serious discussion and the speculation is that the announcement may happen ‘within days’.

NASCAR has a number of Ford-minded conspiracy theorists who are convinced that the sanctioning body smiles on the Chevrolet contingent and especially Hendrick Motorsports.
I’ve never been sucked into that nonsense but NASCAR sure gave the Ford-lovers more ammunition after docking Dover winner Carl Edwards 25 points Tuesday.
The 25-point penalty was indeed ridiculous. Following NASCAR’s win [...]

Art Harris, the NAPA team’s gas man, is feeling better after being struck by a tire on pit road at Dover International Speedway.
Harris is participating in Thursday’s pit practice with the crew and plans to fuel the Napa Auto Parts Camry on Sunday. He says he is bruised and sore from where the tire hit [...]

A public hearing for a proposed racing test track near Mooresville, NC has been postponed until Nov. 6. The hearing, before the Iredell County Board of Commissioners, was originally scheduled for Oct. 2. Commissioners decided Tuesday to move the date after a request from Penske Racing.

On ESPN2’s NASCAR Now, Marty Smith said he spoke with DEI’s John Story and they have will be a Chevy team in 2008 and have chosen a car number for Regan Smith’s team [currently #01] for 2008, but would not say what that number is.

UPDATE:
David Reutimann has been stressing over his future, wondering whether he has done well enough as a rookie in NASCAR’s major-league level to earn a shot back next year. Now that Michael Waltrip Racing has presented him with a contract offer for next year, he’s trying to puts himself in the best situation he can [...]

Dario Franchitti’s plans to kick off his stock car career with Chip Ganassi Racing in two weeks’ have been put on hold because of the Scotsman’s contractual commitments with Andretti Green Racing. Chip Ganassi has been working on a deal to try to get Franchitti some stock car experience as soon as possible, with the [...]

Gillett Evernham Motorsports Dodge Cup Cars #98 and #9 tested Wednesday at the Nashville Superspeedway. Scott Riggs pulled double duty at the track, testing both cars on the 1.33 mile Superspeedway.
Gillett Evernham Motorsports has the track reserved for today, Thursday, March 27, too.