DAVID RAGAN — No. 6 AAA Travel Ford Fusion (finished 4th)
WHAT WAS YOUR STRATEGY AT THE END? “I was probably being as conservative as anybody out there, because I probably didn’t have that many friends that would go with me, so I had to do what I could to take of myself and then really [...]

FIN, ST, CAR, DRIVER, MAKE, SPONSOR, PTS/BNS, LAPS, STATUS, WINNINGS
1 5 18 Kyle Busch Toyota M&M’s Most Colorful Fan 190/5 188 Running 321,400
2 26 42 Juan Montoya Dodge Wrigley’s Juicy Fruit 175/5 188 Running 235,233
3 7 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota FedEx Freight 170/5 188 Running 203,491
4 6 6 David Ragan Ford AAA Travel 160/0 188 Running 152,775
5 8 83 Brian Vickers Toyota Red Bull 160/5 [...]

This time, the crash happened behind Kyle Busch. Instead of leaving Talladega Superspeedway with a smashed-up car, he drove into Victory Lane.

Danica Patrick’s visit to the Sprint Cup race at Phoenix International Raceway two weeks ago was more about seeing friends than putting out feelers.
But aside from renewing ties with former Indy Racing League peers Dario Franchitti and Sam Hornish Jr., Patrick’s Phoenix appearance as a guest of Roush Fenway Racing also could mark a step [...]

POS, CAR, DRIVER, MAKE, SPONSOR, SPEED, TIME, BEHIND
1 78 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet National Day of Prayer / Furniture Row 187.386 51.103 Leader
2 20 Tony Stewart Toyota The Home Depot 186.896 51.237 -0.134
3 70 Ken Schrader Chevrolet Hunt Brothers Pizza 186.499 51.346 -0.243
4 84 A.J. Allmendinger Toyota Red Bull 186.423 51.367 -0.264
5 18 Kyle Busch Toyota M&M’s Most Colorful Fan 186.416 51.369 -0.266

Carl Edwards, whose contract with Roush Fenway Racing expires at the end of the 2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup season and one of the most sought after free agents in the Sprint Cup garage, offered a small clue concerning his timetable for completing a deal.

Old School Racing announced today a new plan for the series. Under the new plan The Old School Racing (OSR) Series will launch its inaugural season in the spring of 2009 and not in the spring of 2008 as originally planned.

FIN, ST, CAR, DRIVER, MAKE, SPONSOR, PTS/BNS, LAPS, STATUS, WINNINGS
1 1 33 Ron Hornaday Chevrolet Camping World/ RVs.com 195/10 167 Running 61,475
2 3 2 Jack Sprague Chevrolet American Commercial Lines 175/5 167 Running 37,500
3 6 6 Colin Braun * Ford Con-way Freight 165/0 167 Running 29,220
4 25 23 Johnny Benson Toyota Toyota Certified Used Vehicles 165/5 167 Running 20,335
5 18 5 Mike Skinner Toyota Toyota Tundra [...]

FIN, ST, CAR, DRIVER, MAKE, SPONSOR, PTS/BNS, LAPS, STATUS, WINNINGS
1 1 20 Tony Stewart Toyota Old Spice 195/10 117 Running 59,320
2 24 64 David Stremme Chevrolet Atreus Homes & Communities 170/0 117 Running 44,243
3 36 25 Bobby Hamilton Jr. Ford Smithfield 165/0 117 Running 40,768
4 3 38 Jason Leffler Toyota Great Clips 165/5 117 Running 38,893
5 26 170 Mark Green Chevrolet Foretravel Motorcoach 155/0 117 Running [...]

UPDATE 2:
David Stremme will sub for the injured Franchitti at Talladega tomorrow.
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UPDATE:
Dario Franchitti broke his left ankle in a hard crash Saturday at Talladega Superspeedway that sent him and another racer to a hospital for observation.