Dale Earnhardt Jr. won the NASCAR NMPA Chex Most Popular Driver award for the fifth consecutive season in an announcement made Thursday during the Myers Brothers Luncheon.
Earnhardt Jr. earned 1.4 million of the 3.8 million votes cast on www.mostpopulardriver.com. Fans could vote once a day for their favorite driver, and voting ended November 19.

Joe Gibbs Racing officials announced Thursday that Southern Farm Bureau Life Insurance would sponsor the team’s No. 18 Nationwide Series Toyota in six races next season.

NEW YORK - Former NASCAR President Bill France Jr. was awarded the National Motorsports Press Association’s Myers Brothers Award in a ceremony at Cipriani restaurant Thursday.
France, who died June 4, also won the award in 1989. The award is named after former NASCAR competitors Billy and Bob Myers and recognizes individuals and/or groups who [...]

NEW YORK, N.Y. (Nov. 29, 2007) — NASCAR’s 2007 champions gathered today for the 12th annual photo shoot traditionally taken at a New York City landmark. This year, the photo was shot at New York’s Brooklyn Bridge Park. NASCAR’s national series, developmental series, and weekly series champions joined in smiling for the cameras with the [...]

Overall NASCAR television ratings were down about 13 percent in 2007 as compared to 2006. But NASCAR chairman Brian France said during a Reuters Media Summit in New York Tuesday that he was not worried NASCAR’s popularity is slowing.
“The margin of error for all the sports to manage their business smarter is more narrow,” [...]

Jason Burdett has left Michael Waltrip Racing, where he served as crew chief for driver Dale Jarrett, to become the car chief for Hendrick Motorsports’ Jeff Gordon, a Hendrick spokesman confirmed Wednesday.

Don Miller, who has served as President of Penske Racing South, Inc. since its inception in 1990, is retiring from his position after nearly two successful decades at the highest levels of stock car racing. Penske Racing also announced that Mike Nelson, who just completed his first season as crew chief of the #12 Alltel [...]

ESPN Home Entertainment, in conjunction with Genius Products, LLC, has released the Ultimate NASCAR High-Octane Collector’s Set, filled with action-packed footage sure to be a winner with NASCAR fans this holiday season. This four disc DVD set in stores nationwide for $45.92 SRP.
The ESPN Ultimate NASCAR High-Octane Collector’s Set brings NASCAR’s more than 75 million [...]

The usual cacophony of New York City traffic noise — the blare of the horns and screeching of brakes — was interrupted Wednesday morning as 10 of the world’s best drivers fired up their NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series cars for a Victory Lap through the city’s streets.
With 2007 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series champion Jimmie Johnson’s [...]