LESSONS LEARNED: Toyota completed its first full season of NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series (NNCS) competition with the Camry in 2007. “I would probably give our first season a letter grade of a B-minus,” says Jim Aust, vice president of motorsports, Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc. “We’re probably about 14 races behind where I thought we [...]

Firefighters put out a small fire about 9 p.m. [Friday night] at the home of the Lowe’s Motor Speedway owner Bruton Smith. An electrical short in the wire of outdoor Christmas lights caused a spark that lit the shrubbery in front of Smith’s south Charlotte house, fire officials said. A passerby saw the flames and [...]

Penske Performance has appointed Jonathan Gibson as Vice President of Marketing, a newly created position within its organization. In this role, Gibson will oversee the sponsorship management, media and public relations, licensing as well as other marketing functions for Penske Performance, which includes its teams in NASCAR, the IndyCar Series and the American Le Mans [...]

In preparation for the Kobalt Tools 500 weekend on March 7-9 at Atlanta Motor Speedway, Bobby Labonte and Ron Hornaday, Jr. will be tire testing for Goodyear at the 1.54-mile track on December 11-12 for the Sprint Cup Series and Craftsman Truck Series respectively.
The session is closed to the public both days.