The Haas CNC Racing teams of Scott Riggs and Johnny Sauter were docked 150 championship points each and their crew chiefs and car chiefs have been suspended for the next six weeks due to violations discovered on the wing mounts last weekend at Lowe’s Motor Speedway.
In addition, crew chiefs Bootie Barker [Riggs] and Derrick Jennings [...]

Marcus Smith was named the new president and general manager of Lowe’s Motor Speedway on Wednesday. The 34-year-old son of Speedway Motorsports Inc. chairman Bruton Smith also was named president and CEO of SMI.
Smith will replace H.A. “Humpy” Wheeler, who a week ago announced he was stepping away from his position after 32 years.

Robby Gordon once again prepares for double duty action - he will race more than 850 miles this weekend while running both the Baja 500 and the Best Buy 400 at Dover. Widely regarded as one of the best off-road racers of all time, Gordon’s weekend will begin in Ensenada, Mexico for the 40th annual [...]

Dario Franchitti, full-time driver of the #40 CGRFS Dodge, will sit out this weekend’s Cup Series race at Dover International Speedway, but will return to the action in the #40 Fastenal Dodge on Saturday in the Nationwide Series race. Jeremy Mayfield will be the substitute driver of the #40 Target Dodge this weekend at Dover [...]

Afternoon Session:
Rank, Car#, Driver, Manu, Time, Speed
1 2B Kurt Busch Dodge 53.111 169.456
2 8 Mark Martin Chevy 53.115 169.444
3 10 Patrick Carpentier Dodge 53.242 169.039
4 84 A.J. Allmendinger Toyota 53.261 168.979
5 96 J.J. Yeley Toyota 53.467 168.328

Jeff Gordon said during a break from Tuesday’s Sprint Cup test at Pocono Raceway that he believes Busch may harbor some bitterness toward his former organization, which let Busch go to make room for Dale Earnhardt Jr. to join the team in 2008.
“I think that you look at the situation and there was going to [...]

NASCAR chairman Brian France was at LMS for the Coca-Cola 600 and addressed a number of issues with a small group of media.
Q: Is there any update on the possibility of a Sprint Cup date for Kentucky Speedway in 2009?

Dario Franchitti ditched the crutches and the cast for a more comfortable fit: his spot in the No. 40 Dodge. Franchitti returned to the track on Tuesday for the first time since he broke his left ankle in a hard crash at Talladega Superspeedway. Franchitti exhaled as he settled in the seat before he [...]

Dale Earnhardt Jr. will be making his 300th straight start in the Cup Series this weekend at Dover. He made his Cup debut when he finished sixth on May 30, 1999 at Lowe’s Motor Speedway.

NASCAR on Fox averaged a solid 4.7/10 (7.6 million viewers) on Sunday for the Coke 600 from Charlotte. That’s up +4% over last year’s 4.5/10, and marks the first ratings gain for the race in three years.