NASCAR officials distributed two rules changes that will be in affect this season in regards to pit road regulations: “Cars may not be pushed past the flag person at the end of the pit road. Unless otherwise authorized, once the race is underway, cars may be started by hand pushing in the pit area only, [...]

On SPEED’s coverage of Preseason Thunder testing coverage from Daytona, that things are up in the air with Jacques Villeneuve and the #27 Bill Davis Racing team.

Red Bull Racing Team announced Kevin Hamlin to crew chief the #83 Red Bull Toyota Camry piloted by Brian Vickers for the 2008 Sprint Cup Series season. Hamlin’s past crew chief roles include his most recent stint with Dave Blaney’s #22 Toyota, preceded by nine years of crew chief duties with RCR drivers including Jeff [...]

Chip Ganassi was careful to couch expectations on Juan Pablo Montoya last season, when the former Formula One star began his first full year in NASCAR.
Now that the rookie stripe is off Montoya’s bumper, the car owner is ready for results. Ganassi didn’t back down Wednesday from the “Chase or bust” declaration he made late [...]

The two-time defending NASCAR champion got back to business Monday with testing at Daytona International Speedway for the Sprint Cup Series opener next month. Between sessions, he made his first trip of the new year to the media center.
Q. What are your thoughts about returning to the race car?

Seats and helmets were hot topics at NASCAR’s annual safety meeting for drivers and crew chiefs Tuesday at Daytona International Speedway. Attendance is mandatory for the gatherings, which continue this month with a second Sprint Cup test and sessions for the Nationwide and Craftsman Truck series.

How would you rate Toyota’s NASCAR program today versus this time a year ago?
“I think AJ Allmendinger said it very well yesterday, when he said he was dead last in the test a year ago. Yesterday, he was bouncing around the top-five all day with 40 cars — and good drivers and good [...]