Archive for April 23rd, 2008

Carl Edwards already owns three Sprint Cup Series wins this season, but continues to look beyond the immediate horizon. This weekend, Talladega. Next weekend, Richmond. So it made sense for the #99-Roush Fenway Racing driver to conduct a closed test today at Iowa Speedway in Newton, a 7/8-mile asphalt track similar in terms of specifications [...]

Checkers/Rally’s has been released from its position as the official burger of NASCAR, creating an opening in the quick-service restaurant category. NASCAR called the separation a mutual decision.

AJ Allmendinger returns to his driver role this weekend, taking the wheel of the No. 84 Red Bull Racing NASCAR Sprint Cup Series entry at Talladega Superspeedway. Mike Skinner drove the car for the past five races, attempting to move the team up in the owner standings and get the group closer to the [...]

NASCAR has stripped Peyton Sellers of his victory in Saturday night’s Camping World East Series race at Greenville-Pickens Speedway in South Carolina for a rules infraction.The decision was confirmed in a statement from the Andy Santerre Motorsports team that fielded the No. 44 Chevrolet that Sellers drove in the season-opening event. It gives the victory [...]

If free agent-to-be Martin Truex Jr. is considering employment with another team, the next two months should help him make up his mind.

Has Patrick’s Victory Made Kansas a Bigger Story Than Talladega? Danica Patrick made history last weekend by becoming the first female to win an IndyCar Series event. On her fiftieth try, Patrick took the checkers at Twin Ring Motegi in Japan. Her breakthrough win made worldwide headlines and has attracted unprecedented [...]

DENISE MALOOF: Thank you, welcome, everyone to this special edition of the NASCAR video teleconference, ahead of Sunday’s Aaron’s 499 at Talladega Super Speedway. We’re pleased to be joined by Dale Earnhardt Jr. today who is our guest. We’ll get right into it. I know, Dale, you have a special announcement.

Attempting to win his third consecutive race at Talladega Superspeedway, Jeff Gordon does not yet know what strategy he will use during the Aaron’s 499 on Sunday. There is one strategy he prefers, though, and that is racing from the drop of the green flag.

Top Sprint Cup Series drivers will prove who can execute the best burnout and donuts during the inaugural Pennzoil Victory Challenge prior to the Sprint All-Star Race on Saturday night, May 17, at Lowe’s Motor Speedway. The timed-competition will include five drivers who must demonstrate four essential skills of any victory celebration: a tire-smoking burnout; [...]