The following Montgomery Advertiser article makes the argument that NASCAR’s influx of foreign drivers will eventually kill NASCAR:
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People automatically gravitate toward things they’re comfortable with and people they can easily relate to. That’s a huge reason why stock car racing became so popular in the South to start with. And it’s a big reason why [...]

Dave Blaney was the highest-finishing Camry driver at Talladega Superspeedway, finishing third in the No. 22 Caterpillar Camry. It is the best finish for a Toyota in NNCS competition (Brian Vickers — fifth at Charlotte). Jacques Villeneuve finished 21st in the No. 27 Unicef Camry in his first-career NNCS start, followed by David Reutimann (22nd) [...]

Jacques Villeneuve and Bill Davis Racing, coming off positive results in the former Formula One champion’s Cup debut Sunday at Talladega, are contemplating running another Cup race before the end of the season.

Tony Eury, Jr has stepped down as Dale Earnhardt, Jr’s crew chief at DEI as planned earlier this year and Tony Gibson will take over for the remaining races in 2007. Eury, Jr leaves to start working with Hendrick Motorsports where he will again be Earnhardt, Jr’s crew chief in 2008.
Tony Gibson, who has [...]

Ricky Rudd has been cleared by doctors to return to the No. 88 Ford this weekend at Lowe’s Motor Speedway, the veteran driver told ESPN.com on Monday.
Rudd separated his left shoulder and was briefly knocked unconscious during a crash Labor Day weekend at California Speedway. It was his 900th career Nextel Cup Series start.

Alex Gillett still hopes to work out a partnership with Petty Enterprises, although he admits talks have slowed. “What you’ve got is one of the most storied people in the sport,” the co-owner of Gillett Evernham Motorsports said. “There is a lot of emotion attached to what they want to do in the future and [...]

Sam Hornish Jr. said he is going to wait until after the season before sitting down with his team, sponsors and owner Roger Penske to decide where he’ll be racing next year. Hornish failed to qualify at Talladega, his third miss in as many tries to make his Nextel Cup debut.

So what to make of NASCAR’s great car-of-tomorrow experiment at Talladega Speedway?
Well, if drivers couldn’t do much here, at this easy-to-drive track, and if they didn’t feel comfortable enough to put on a decent show, that certainly doesn’t bode well for February’s season-opening Daytona 500, if run with these cars.
Dale Earnhardt Jr. and some of [...]

YOU AND CHAD KNAUS (CREW CHIEF, NO. 48) HAD A STRATEGY TO LIE BACK FOR MOST OF THE RACE. WHY?
LETARTE: “A lot of things went into the decision. The new car was definitely one of them. We didn’t know what the race was going to be like. There were a lot of predictions but nobody [...]

JEFF BURTON, NO. 31 AT&T IMPALA SS
Sidelined with engine failure on lap 92: “We just broke something in the engine. Certainly we didn’t come here knowing we were going to have a problem., We felt secured with our engine package, it just didn’t work out for us. We certainly don’t need to break parts and [...]