ARCA RE/MAX Series Rookie of the Year Michael McDowell will make his NASCAR Busch Series debut this weekend at Texas Motor Speedway. A former Star Mazda Series champion, McDowell will pilot the No. 00 NAPA Auto Parts Toyota from the Michael Waltrip Racing stable for the final three races of the Busch Series schedule.

Bill Davis Racing (BDR) announced today that Michael Annett will join the team in 2008 to drive a BDR entry in the ARCA RE/MAX Series. Annett will compete in 10 ARCA races during the 2008 campaign and will also participate in a very intensive testing program, which competition director Tommy Baldwin will oversee.
The 21-year-old Des [...]

Bruton Smith said he plans to have some extensive discussions with top NASCAR executives about changes he thinks the sanctioning needs to make. And Smith said he’s somewhat optimistic.
“Next season we’ll see a softer side of NASCAR,” Smith said. “If Jeff Gordon gets out of his car and shoves somebody, don’t give a big fine.
“Remember [...]

Sources with knowledge of the deal indicated last night that O. Bruton Smith, CEO and chairman of Speedway Motorsports Inc., had entered into an agreement to purchase New Hampshire International Speedway from Bob Bahre, the track’s 80-year-old chairman who is among a rare breed in NASCAR: the independent track owner/operator. A press conference is expected [...]

Not only does the heated battle for the 2007 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series (NNCS) championship loom large among Team Chevy drivers Jeff Gordon and Jimmie Johnson and Clint Bowyer, but also in the forefront this weekend is the countdown to retirement for Chevy’s winningest model, the Monte Carlo SS.
When the tour rolls into Texas Motor [...]

*Four Chase Drivers Know What It Takes At Texas
*Three To Go: Gordon And Johnson Setting The Pace
*Junior Looks To Fill Spoiler Role And Get First Win This Season
*On The Bubble: No. 22 Holding On To The Top 35
Since inception into the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup schedule in 1997, Texas Motor Speedway has been a wild card. [...]

Kurt Busch will be racing for a $100,000 bonus contribution to “Operation Homefront” if he can pull off the win in Sunday’s Dickies 500 at Texas Motor Speedway. It’s all part of an engaging statewide promotional campaign that sponsor Miller Lite launched several weeks back. The campaign recognizes, celebrates, honors and rewards military veterans, both [...]

Jeff Gordon has a new ride, and it was made right in Oregon. Gordon ordered a luxury RV from Marathon Coach in Coburg, which is near Eugene. The $2 million dollar vehicle was custom designed for Gordon and his family.

The All-American 400 has always been a great race. Now it’s a great race for a great cause. Music City Motorplex president Joe Mattioli has designated the 25th annual race, Nov. 2-4, the Adam Petty Memorial All-American 400. The event will pay tribute to Adam, who lost his life in May of 2000 at age [...]