Joe Gibbs Racing’s Tony Stewart and Penske Racing’s Kurt Busch tested NASCAR’s new tolerance policy when it comes to showing one’s personality Friday during the final Budweiser Shootout practice at Daytona International Speedway.
The two were battling for position in the final session when contact between the two sent Busch’s Dodge into the wall. Busch then [...]

At least seven drivers were involved in a crash during the final practice for the Budweiser Shootout Friday night at Daytona International Speedway, including those of Hendrick Motorsports’ Jimmie Johnson and Jeff Gordon and that of Penske Racing’s Ryan Newman. The incident started when Richard Childress Racing’s Clint Bowyer moved inside Newman and the [...]

Pos, Car #, Driver, Manu, Time secs, Speed mph, Fast Lap, Laps Run
1 41 Reed Sorenson Target / Polaroid Dodge 46.906 191.873 2 6
2 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe’s Chevy 47.098 191.091 1 5
3 5 Casey Mears Kellogg’s / CARQUEST Chevy 47.108 191.050 1 10
4 9 Kasey Kahne Budweiser Dodge 47.109 191.046 1 19
5 21 Bill [...]

Pos, Car #, Driver, Manu, Time secs, Speed mph, Fast Lap, Laps Run
1 20 Tony Stewart The Home Depot Toyota 47.049 191.290 6 27
2 99 Carl Edwards Office Depot Ford 47.053 191.274 6 21
3 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Express Toyota 47.101 191.079 6 29
4 22 Dave Blaney Caterpillar Toyota 47.324 190.178 3 20
5 38 David [...]

Gillett Evernham Motorsports announced that the familiar red, white and blue colors of Valvoline will sponsor Patrick Carpentier’s #10 Dodge in selected races for the 2008 Sprint Cup season. Valvoline will serve as the primary sponsor at some of NASCAR’s biggest races including the 50th running of the Daytona 500, Las Vegas, Texas in April, [...]

Authorities carried out one of the largest Mafia takedowns in recent memory today when they charged dozens of reputed members of the Gambino crime family with gangland crimes spanning three decades, — including an extortion plot at the failed NASCAR track proposed for the Bloomfield section of Staten Island, NY.

Jacques Villeneuve has moved to NASCAR, where he’s signed on with a fledgling team that’s very short on sponsorship. If this venture fails - and it soon might if he doesn’t find a sponsor for his Bill Davis Racing team - there’s nowhere else for the 36-year-old driver to go. If he’s worried, Villeneuve isn’t [...]

The new Dodge vehicle - Dodge Journey - a SUV, station wagon “crossover” will be the primary sponsor for #40-Dario Franchitti in the 50th running of the Daytona 500. The deal is only for Daytona.

Jeff Gordon will win the NASCAR Sprint Cup championship, and the composition of the Chase will closely resemble that of 2007, according to the results of a media poll released Thursday.
Gordon edged two-time defending Cup champion and Hendrick Motorsports teammate Jimmie Johnson for the top spot in preseason balloting on NASCARmedia.com. Tony Stewart, in [...]

Dale Earnhardt Jr. isn’t convinced that NASCAR really wants Sprint Cup drivers to loosen up and show their personalities more.
“I don’t believe them,” NASCAR’s most popular driver said during media day on Thursday. “I don’t think anybody does. What does that mean? Are we supposed to walk the line and see where we step over [...]