Gillett Evernham Motorsports announced today that they have added Patrick Carpentier to their driver lineup for 2008. The Quebec native and former open wheel stand out will drive fulltime in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series next year as well as select races in the Nationwide [Busch] Series. The car number and sponsorship have not yet [...]

Jimmie Johnson is scheduled to test at Gateway International Raceway Tuesday and Wednesday, Oct. 16-17. Also testing Tuesday is Jacques Villeneuve and Dave Blaney.

Kurt Busch and the Miller Lite Dodge team tested at the Iowa Speedway Oct. 9-10, 2007. “We’re just using the test to sort out some stuff that will help us in the future COT races,” Crew Chief Pat Tryson said late Tuesday afternoon from the seven-eighths-mile “Rusty Wallace designer track,” located near Newton, Iowa.

NATIONAL STOCK CAR RACING COMMISSION STATEMENT: On October 9, 2007, the National Stock Car Racing Commission heard and considered the appeal of Roush Fenway Racing regarding the #99 car. The appeal concerned three penalties issued by NASCAR following post-race inspection on September 23, 2007 for the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series event at Dover International Speedway.
The [...]

Clay Campbell, president of Martinsville Speedway, questions if adding lights makes business sense, because his track’s race dates are typically in early April (it will be late March next year) and mid-October, when conditions can be cool during the day, let alone at night.

Below is a look at the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series Top 12 going into the Bank of America 500 at Lowe’s Motor Speedway on Oct. 13.
1– Jeff Gordon (No. 24 DuPont Chevrolet)
The File:
* 36 years old, Vallejo, Calif., 80 career wins
* Five wins, 18 top fives, 24 top 10s this year
* Six poles
* Average finish [...]

ON HIS RACE (ARCA) AT TALLADEGA SUPERSPEEDWAY “It was kinda into the deep end for us. We didn’t get a chance to do any testing so we showed up on Thursday and jumped in the Target Dodge for the first time. I ran my first laps at Talladega and my first laps in a stock [...]

With Michigan International Speedway celebrating its 40th anniversary in 2008, the Irish Hills track has begun construction on several capital improvement projects that will strengthen the speedway’s on-going commitment to its race fans.
Michigan International Speedway will spend about $10 million in the coming months to continue enhancing the speedway based on feedback from the fans. [...]

The Wood Brothers/JTG team welcomes a new sponsor as their primary partner for the Bank of America 500 event at Lowe’s Motor Speedway on Saturday night. Bill Elliott will be behind the wheel of the #21 Heinz Ore-Ida Ford Fusion this weekend.

Sterling Marlin said his plans for next year’s schedule have yet to be finalized. “If I had my choice, I’d like to run about 15 Busch (will become Nationwide) races,” he said. “I’ve been talking to (car owner) James Finch a little, and I think he wants to run about 10 Cup races.