From Winston Salem-Journal: There has been no official word from either side, but it is becoming increasingly likely that Tony Stewart will indeed leave car owners Joe and J.D. Gibbs at the end of this season, to start his own team, under the Rick Hendrick Chevrolet umbrella, possibly with Bass Pro Shops as his sponsor.

Toyota officials don’t want to lose Tony Stewart to another manufacturer, but they won’t get involved in negotiations to keep the two-time Sprint Cup champion at Joe Gibbs Racing after his contract expires in 2009.

The controversial coming together of Dale Earnhardt, Jr and Kyle Busch in the closing stages of the Richmond Sprint Cup race:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aayP75-5I-Y

Kyle you had a strong car all night running up towards the lead. Your thoughts on the race this evening.
KYLE BUSCH: It was a good night for us. We struggled a little bit on car handling, but not much. It’s just a product of the way things are. We ran in the top seven, most […]

Dale Earnhardt Jr. was ready to win. His fans were more than ready. Alas, it was not to be.
Denny Hamlin’s misfortune provided a timely opportunity for Earnhardt Jr. to snap his career-long 71-race winless streak at Richmond International Raceway, where he earned his most recent Sprint Cup Series win in 2006.
Hamlin dominated the race, […]

DALE EARNHARDT, JR., NO. 88 NATIONAL GUARD/AMP ENERGY IMPALA SS — Finished 15th:
ON FAIRNESS RACING ROOM BY KYLE BUSCH: “Whether it is fair or not, he is going to need some security. I haven’t seen the replay, Tony, Jr. (Eury) said it looked like Kyle got loose underneath me. That happens. I wasn’t good on […]

Two Toyota Camry drivers earned top-five finishes tonight at Richmond International Raceway — Kyle Busch (second) and Tony Stewart (fourth).
Chesterfield, Va.-native, Denny Hamlin earned the pole for tonight’s race and led 381 laps of the 410-lap race, but a cut in the right-front tire ended chances for a Toyota race weekend sweep. Hamlin finished 24th.

RYAN NEWMAN (No. 12 Alltel Dodge Charger) Finished 6th
“That was a great finish for a 15th-place car. The Alltel Dodge wasn’t what we expected it to be. We were in the right place at the right time and capitalized late in the race. The guys never gave up. We took two tires late and made […]

DAVID GILLILAND — No. 38 freecreditreport.com Ford Fusion (Finished 41st)
“It looked like the 10 car got turned around somehow and there was just nowhere to go. It’s a shame. Our freecreditreport.com Ford Fusion was running really good. We had a terrible qualifying run, 40th, and worked our way up. We were in the top 15 […]