The fall of 2007 has become the season of the upset in college football. From Appalachian State to Stanford, teams that were supposed to show up, take their whipping by the powerhouses and quietly get back on the bus have turned the tables.
Like those teams, a strong contingent of NASCAR Busch Series drivers would like [...]

All eyes will be on Jimmie Johnson when he hits the track in his No. 48 Lowe’s Chevrolet for the Pep Boys Auto 500 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup race at Atlanta Motor Speedway this weekend.
Johnson, who owns two wins and seven top-five finishes at AMS, has a series-high average finish of fifth at NASCAR’s fastest track. [...]

Kurt Busch and his Pat Tryson-led #2 Penske Racing Team will be returning to their gold “World Beer Cup” color scheme for the final time this year in Sunday’s Pep Boys Auto 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway.

Ratings for the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race at Martinsville last weekend were up 18 percent, according to Nielsen Media Research. The increase continues a trend on SPEED, as the last three NCTS races all have enjoyed ratings increases, with the most noteworthy growth among younger audiences.
“These numbers are encouraging,” said SPEED President Hunter Nickell. [...]

The Kentucky Speedway’s antitrust lawsuit is scheduled to go to trial in March, but lawyers representing NASCAR and International Speedway Corp. soon will try to convince a federal judge that a trial isn’t necessary. U.S. District Judge William Bertelsman will hear arguments Nov. 19 in Covington on several motions filed in the case - [...]

The National Stock Car Racing Commission has overturned NASCAR’s penalty for Hendrick Motorsports’ No. 5 Busch Series team for an infraction in the Sept. 29 race at Kansas Speedway.
NASCAR had penalized crew chief Mike Bumgarner for “unapproved intake manifold modifications to the plenum area.” The modifications were found in postrace inspection following Busch’s victory [...]

Aflac is close to announcing a 2008 NASCAR limited sponsorship deal with Roush Fenway Racing. Aflac will sponsor a #99 Ford driven by Carl Edwards. An Aflac executive would not confirm the deal with Edwards on Tuesday, but the company did not deny it either when asked about Edwards.
“We are still working through the details,” [...]

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Kenseth wasn’t very surprised when Edwards accosted him shortly after the race. “His behavior has been real erratic lately, honestly,” Kenseth said of his Roush Fenway Racing teammate. “You don’t know what to expect with him. That’s the thing that’s a little bit troublesome. One minute, he has so much respect for you, and [...]

Furniture Row Racing officials say the team is working on the final details of a three-year contract with driver Joe Nemechek. Nemechek took over the team’s #78 at California Speedway in September.

Richard ‘Slugger’ Labbe will take over duties as crew chief of the #36 team for at least the next two races.
Labbe, a 39-year-old native of Saco, Maine, has been busy for the last several months working with Bill Davis Racing newcomer Jacques Villeneuve.