Mac Tools is partnering with #7 Robby Gordon Motorsports to beget the first ever Mac Tools sponsored Nextel Cup Series Car. The car will make its debut during the Nextel Cup Series race on October 21st at the Subway 500 at the Martinsville Speedway in Martinsville, VA.

The overnight USA TV rating for the NASCAR Nextel Cup LifeLock 400 on ABC 2:00-6:00pm was a 2.8. Race experienced two rain delays on ABC. At 6:00pm, the race went to ESPN2 while still under rain delay. Racing resumed from 7:15-8:30pm ET on ESPN2, earning a 2.1 overnight rating.

UPDATE 4:
Greg Biffle: “Their opinion really doesn’t count, as far as I know,” Biffle said. “I wanted to save enough fuel to do a burnout and get to Victory Lane. And one other thing they don’t know: NASCAR came to my car and said, ‘Will it run?’ I said yes, so they said, ‘Don’t [...]

Team owner Chip Ganassi said he is hopeful to have a contract with reigning Indianapolis 500 winner Dario Franchitti signed this week. Franchitti, who remains under contract with Andretti Green Racing in the IndyCar Series, is joining Ganassi’s NASCAR Cup team for the 2008 season.

Left behind as NASCAR outgrew its regional roots, North Carolina Speedway will be sold to the highest bidder Tuesday.
Where legends such as Earnhardt, Petty and Waltrip once raced, prospective buyers will compete to be the next owner of “The Rock,” which held its last race in early 2004. No minimum bid. High offer gets the [...]

Statement from Ramsey Poston, NASCAR Managing Director, Corporate Communications:
“When the caution came out on Lap 207 the field was frozen. At the time of the caution, the #16 was in the lead and maintained a reasonable speed and was declared the race winner. There is no passing under caution.

CARL EDWARDS — No. 99 Office Depot Ford Fusion
“If it rains this thing out, that’s a gift for us. It’ll be a gift, so we’ll see what happens. We’re not running well at all, so it would be unreal if it keeps raining. It would be great.”

Kansas native and Team Chevy driver Clint Bowyer, No. 07 Jack Daniel’s Monte Carlo SS, finished second in what can only be described as one of the wildest races the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series (NNCS) in quite some time.
The runner-up spot was the fourth top-five and 14th top-10 finish for Bowyer, who jumped to third [...]

Dave Blaney started 43rd, led three laps (14-16) and finished 15th in his No. 22 CAT Camry. Jeremy Mayfield finished 22nd in the No. 36 360 OTC Camry after starting 26th. Dale Jarrett started 13th and finished 26th in his No. 44 UPS Camry. Michael Waltrip finished 30th in his No. 55 NAPA Camry after [...]

RYAN NEWMAN (No. 12 alltel Dodge Charger)
“We dropped a cylinder there just a little bit after the rain delay. Then it went all together there at the end. It’s just unfortunate. The Alltel Dodge was definitely fast. I had a fast car. I could hold my own in the corner; actually I was gaining about [...]