Johnny Benson made a pass on the final lap of a green-white-checker finish to win Friday night’s Ford 200 Craftsman Truck Series finale at the Homestead-Miami Speedway. Meanwhile Ron Hornaday Jr. ran a clean race and took advantage of Mike Skinner’s wheel problems to clinch the 2007 Craftsman championship, the third of his career.
“This is [...]

Ryan Newman (No. 12 alltel Dodge Charger)
WHY HAS EVERYONE BEEN FASTER ON THE FIRST LAP? “I only did one lap in practice and the didn’t feel perfect to me, so I figured I better just take that security lap just to make sure I didn’t screw anything up. Obviously it was a really good [...]

DAVID GILLILAND — No. 38 M&M’s Ford Fusion (Qualified 12th)
WILL THAT HOLD UP? “I doubt it. We didn’t get a good draw. To qualify really good I think you have to go later on in the run, but I’m really proud of all the guys. Our M&M’s Ford Fusion was about four-tenths faster than we’d [...]

Jim Beam officials announced today that the distillery will continue as a primary sponsor of Robby Gordon Motorsports’ No. 7 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series entry in 2008.
The company will sponsor driver Robby Gordon in 13 Cup races and two races in the Nationwide (currently Busch) Series next season in what will be the fourth season [...]

Jeff Gordon’s uphill battle to claim a fifth NASCAR Cup championship became steeper on Friday when points leader Jimmie Johnson claimed the pole for Sunday’s Ford 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
“We’re doing what we need to do,” said Johnson, after his lap at 176.788 mph on the 1.5-mile track.

Chip Bolin, Roush engineer since 1999, will replace Robbie Reiser after Sunday’s Nextel Cup race at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
Reiser, the only crew chief Kenseth has known since he came to Cup in ‘99, is replacing Max Jones as the general manager at Roush. Jones is moving to Robert Yates Racing, which has developed an alliance with [...]

Racing legends David Pearson, Dave Marcis, Harry Gant, James Hylton, Geoff Bodine and more have signed up to race in The Old School Racing Champions Tour (OSRCT) in 2008. The tour is scheduled to run ten races, starting on May 18, 2008.

Robby Gordon and his #71 Monster Energy / Toyo Tires trophy truck finished a respectable third in his class and fifth overall for the 40th annual Baja 1000. Gordon and his Nextel Cup crew will return back to the United States on Thursday and head straight to the season finale in Homestead, Miami.

Chevrolet is on the brink of collecting its 24th NASCAR Nextel Cup Drivers Championship on Sunday, November 18 at the Ford 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway, the final round of the 2007 tour.
An historic year for the bow-tie brand, Team Chevy has made a record-breaking 26 trips to victory lane in 35 races to date and [...]

The NASCAR Foundation, in partnership with the Florida Sports Foundation (FSF), has announced a new NASCAR-themed, official Florida license plate that will be available to fans for purchase at this weekend’s Ford 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Net proceeds from the sale of the specialty plate will benefit The NASCAR Foundation and the Florida Sports Foundation. [...]