Two Hours of Candid Bonus Features and Interviews Provide Insight into Dale Jr.’s Relationship With His Legendary Father Dale Earnhardt Sr. and More
ESPN Home Entertainment, in conjunction with Genius Products, LLC, to release the much-anticipated SportsCentury Greatest Athletes: Dale Earnhardt Jr.; on DVD Tuesday, December 11, for $16.95 SRP.
“One of the most popular drivers in [...]

Team owner Larry McClure says that his team will be back in Cup racing next season, but he has yet to finalize his plans. McClure has two more years of sponsorship from State Water Heaters, but is looking for additional sponsorship for about 15 races.

The colors were familiar — red and white — but the address completely new Monday as Dale Earnhardt Jr. began the prelude of his transition to Hendrick Motorsports.
Earnhardt, who joins Hendrick following the 2007 season, returned along with 46 other NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series drivers to Atlanta Motor Speedway on Monday for a two-day test [...]

NASCAR officials are considering alterations to the point system for the Nationwide Series that would deny points for most, if not all, Sprint Cup drivers in 2009, several sources have told NASCAR Scene.
Beginning in 2009, drivers in the top 35 in the Sprint Cup standings would not be eligible to receive points in the Nationwide [...]

With Sam Hornish having trouble qualifying for Cup races - he has missed all six he has attempted this year - Penske Racing may consider making a points swap to get Hornish into races in 2008.

The overnight TV rating for the NASCAR Nextel Cup Pep Boys Auto 500 on ABC Sunday was a 3.5, down 17% from last year’s overnight of 4.2/8 Share on NBC.

Afternoon Speeds
Rank, Car#, Driver, Manu, Time (seconds), Speed (mph)
1 16A Greg Biffle Ford 29.942 185.158
2 11 Denny Hamlin Chevy 29.988 184.874
3 18 Kyle Busch Chevy 30.072 184.358
4 00A David Reutimann Toyota 30.152 183.868
5 1A Martin Truex, Jr Chevy 30.167 183.777

UPDATE:
Dale Earnhardt, Jr blames himself for ignoring the vibration on the car that ultimately led to a broken wheel and his subsequent hard crash at the end of yesterday’s Atlanta 500 Nextel Cup race.
“I was a little disappointed in me for being ignorant enough to think [the wheel] would stay,” Earnhardt Jr. said during a [...]

THE MODERATOR: We have from the No. Number 48 Lowe’s Chevrolet team, Jimmie Johnson driving, he has the lead cut in the Chase for the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup, trails his teammate, Jeff Gordon, by nine points; Chad Knaus, crew chief; and owner of both the 48 and the 24 car, Rick Hendrick.
Gentlemen, congratulations, maybe [...]

Penske Racing owner Roger Penske said Sunday that his team will be driving Dodges for years to come. Penske said he has agreed to a multi-year deal with Dodge. The team contract was set to expire at the end of the 2008 season.