After a difficult — some may even call it disastrous — inaugural season at NASCAR’s top level, Toyota has made marked improvements in its Sprint Cup program.
The two weeks of preseason testing at Daytona International Speedway showed that the 11 Camrys are fast and ready to challenge for wins.

Motivation - not money - was the reason that Indianapolis 500 winner Dario Franchitti turned to NASCAR.
Franchitti received his Indy winner’s ring plus the Jerry Titus Memorial Trophy, as Driver of the Year, at last weekend’s American Auto Racing Writers and Broadcasters Association All-America Team ceremony. In an exclusive interview, the IndyCar Series champion revealed [...]

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NASCAR sources confirmed Wednesday that the sanctioning body is considering raising the minimum age for drivers racing in the Sprint Cup Series from 18 to 21. Currently, drivers must be 18 to compete in the Cup, Nationwide or Craftsman Truck series. If a change is made, drivers between 18 and 21 would remain eligible for [...]

Gillett Evernham Motorsports announced the promotion of Mark McArdle to Vice President and Managing Director of Competition. McArdle formerly served as the Vice President and Managing Director of Gillett Evernham Engines. “This is another example of the business and performance related improvements Ray Evernham and I are committed to making,” said George Gillett Jr., team [...]