KASEY KAHNE (No. 9 Dodge Dealers Dodge Avenger)
ON COMING TO TALLADEGA WITH THE COT “We got something we tested, so we have a little bit of an idea. The track is so smooth that there is not a lot to do to your car; you just make it so it drives good and kinda mess [...]

Practice 2 (Friday):
Pos, Car #, Driver, Manu, Speed mph, Ave Lap, Time secs, Laps Run
1 20 Tony Stewart Chevy 194.054 186.482 49.350 22
2 15 Paul Menard Chevy 193.878 178.567 49.390 30
3 5 Kyle Busch Chevy 193.854 181.305 49.400 32
4 2 Kurt Busch Dodge 193.701 185.051 49.440 24
5 26 Jamie McMurray Ford 193.678 176.547 49.440 22

NASCAR cracked down on bump-drafting in the first Nextel Cup practice Friday at Talladega Superspeedway, and Denny Hamlin was the first culprit. Hamlin was parked late in the session, though he said his Joe Gibbs Racing was finished in that practice anyway.
“They made a general warning right at the beginning to everyone to stop [...]

NASCAR Nextel Cup Series — Race No. 30 — UAW-Ford 500
Talladega Superspeedway (2.66-mile oval) — Talladega, Ala.
Fast Facts for October 5-7, 2007

Charles “Cully” Barraclough will serve as crew chief for Mike Wallace this weekend in the No. 88 Robert Yates Racing Ford, according to an updated NASCAR entry list.
Barraclough has been serving as crew chief for RYR’s Stephen Leicht in the Busch Series.

Unlike other Car of Tomorrow races, NASCAR passed out mandated side plates and wickers for Sunday’s race at Talladega Superspeedway. Those were the only two major areas on the car in the past where crew chiefs could make adjustments to affect air flow. So instead of being able to choose between a curved or flat [...]

Team Red Bull formally announced an agreement with former Formula 1 Scuderia Toro Rosso driver Scott Speed to race the #2 Red Bull Toyota Camry with Eddie Sharp Racing for the 2008 ARCA Re/MAX Series Season. Patrick Donahue will serve as crew chief for the rookie driver as he begins his ascent into stock car [...]

International Speedway Corporation recorded a 72 percent plunge in third-quarter profit, blaming it on mounting losses in its sportswear business and several one-time expenses.
ISC, which owns Daytona International Speedway and 11 other tracks, recorded third-quarter earnings of $9.5 million, or 18 cents per share. That was less than one-third the $34.3 million profit, or 64 [...]

Speed Channel has suspended on-air broadcaster Ray Dunlap for three NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series races, beginning with this weekend’s Mountain Dew 250 at Talladega Superspeedway. Speed’s spokesman Erik Arneson confirmed Dunlap’s suspension on Thursday.

Dario Franchitti, in his first official day in a stock car, qualified sixth Thursday for the ARCA RE/MAX 250 at Talladega Superspeedway.
The reigning IndyCar Series champion and Indianapolis 500 winner, who this week signed a multiyear contract to drive in NASCAR for Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates, will make his race debut Friday.
“My initial [...]