NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series rookie Andy Lally was admitted to an area hospital for observation following a hard accident during the Casino Arizona 150 on Friday night at Phoenix International Raceway.

Kyle Busch ended two weeks of frustration Friday night by leading the final 42 laps to win the Truck Series race at Phoenix International Raceway.
Championship contender Ron Hornaday finished second, and series points leader Mike Skinner was eighth. Skinner started the race with a 57-point lead over Hornaday, but the margin was trimmed to 29 [...]

Brian France said he doesn’t anticipate any big tweaks for the Chase For The Nextel Cup format for next season as a pair of Hendrick Motorsports drivers have broken away from the 12-driver pack compete for the title. France, speaking after being a panelist Friday at a business summit at Phoenix International Raceway, said he [...]

Carl Edwards beat Martin Truex Jr. by a scant 0.003 seconds to capture the pole for Sunday’s Checker Auto Parts 500 Nextel Cup race at the Phoenix International Raceway, the ninth of 10 races that make up the Chase for the Nextel Cup. The No.99 Roush Fenway Racing Ford driver grabbed the top spot with [...]

The car chief for Jeff Gordon’s #24 Chevy says he will wait until after the season to decide whether he will leave Hendrick Motorsports to pursue opportunities as a crew chief. Jeff Meendering, who joined Hendrick in 1994 and has been part of the #24 team since 2000, said several teams are interested in acquiring [...]

Best Buy, Inc., announced it has entered a new affiliation with Gillett Evernham Motorsports. The nation’s leading electronics retailer will serve as the primary sponsor of driver Elliott Sadler and the #19 Gillett Evernham Motorsports Dodge Avenger in 15 Sprint Cup Series events in 2008, including the 50th running of the “Great American Race,” the [...]

Petty Enterprises announced that the Paralyzed Veterans of America (PVA) will serve as a primary sponsor on the #45 Dodge Avenger for two races during the 2008 Sprint Cup season. The events will be the May race at the Richmond International Raceway and the June race at the Pocono Raceway. The organization will be an [...]

Elliott Sadler: “Phoenix poses a lot of problems for teams because each turn is very different. It will be interesting to see how the COT responds. I think we’ll get some indication of the progress we’ve made at Gillett Evernham Motorsports in recent months with our COT program.

With the final race of the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup season in their windshields, drivers Jimmie Johnson and Jeff Gordon will appear during halftime of ESPN’s Monday Night Football game between the Seattle Seahawks and San Francisco 49ers. The game airs Monday, Nov. 12, at 8:30 p.m. ET.

Hall of Fame Racing (HoFR) officials announced today at Phoenix International Raceway that the team will partner with Toyota and Toyota Racing Development (TRD) in the 2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. J.J. Yeley will drive the #96 DLP HDTV Toyota Camry in 2008 for HoFR, and the team will continue their strategic alliance with Joe [...]