The preliminary entry list for the Feb. 17 Daytona 500 includes 52 cars, but does not include James Hylton.
The 73-year-old has decided not to compete in the season-opening NASCAR Sprint Cup event after previously announcing his plans to attempt to run the race. He says that team owner John Carter had planned to have him [...]

NASCAR president Mike Helton said an age requirement change for the Sprint Cup Series is not imminent, but NASCAR officials still are considering 21 as the age rule for future entry into the series. “If we do this, we will give plenty of advance notice,” Helton said Thursday. “And we would have an adjustment period [...]

NHRA drivers and crews will spend part of the season wondering who is going to buy the series. HD Partners Acquisition Group was set to purchase the NHRA and its assets for $121 million, but the company’s board voted down the deal last week, citing the uncertain economic climate. No one is sure when or [...]

What would a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championship by Dale Earnhardt Jr. mean to race fans? Answer: For 8,888 fans who participate in a unique promotion offered by Las Vegas Motor Speedway, it would mean free tickets to the spring 2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series event at LVMS.

The Dale Earnhardt Jr. “JR Nation” fan apparel from adidas will debut during Speedweeks in Daytona Beach, Fla., with Earnhardt Jr. wearing the “three stripes” firesuit by adidas.
JR Nation apparel will go on sale Feb. 15 at Sports Authority, available first in Daytona Beach. In celebration of the launch, the first 88 people to [...]

When it comes to qualifying for the Daytona 500, Boris Said hopes the odds will be with him after experiencing an unusual amount of bad luck in his last three Sprint Cup weekends. Said will attempt to start his third Daytona 500, driving a newly-sponsored #60 7-Eleven Slurpee Ford Fusion.

Junior Johnson’s Midnight Moon will be the primary sponsor on the #70 Chevy driven by Jeremy Mayfield in the 50th running of the Daytona 500. The Piedmont Distillers brand is named for company co-owner and 1960 Daytona 500 champion Junior Johnson, who will drive the pace car and lead the field prior to the start [...]