NASCAR News

Daytona 500 polesitter Jeff Burton admitted that her made a mistake in his efforts to salvage a good result from a disappointing race after pushing Jamie McMurray into the turn two wall late in the race.

Complete starting line-up for Sunday's Daytona 500 at the Daytona International Speedway.

NASCAR's decision to penalise drivers for too much bump-drafting in Sunday's Daytona 500 has been met with cautious optimism from many of the drivers, who agree that something needed to be done but also voiced concerns about the series' ability to correctly enforce their new rulings.

Brian Vickers came away from Wednesday's pair of Nextel Cup practice sessions with the fastest speed in his #25 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet, although the performances of some of those teams not yet locked into Sunday's Daytona 500 has set the stage for some real drama in Thursday's pair of Gat

Prilosec OTC, who appeared on Sterling Marlin's #40 Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge on occasion during 2005, have moved to Richard Childress Racing as an associate sponsor for Jeff Burton and his #31 Richard Childress Racing team.

Reigning Nextel Cup Series Champion Tony Stewart gave NASCAR a stark warning about the risks involved in the current style of restrictor plate racing, saying that someone is going to get killed at either Daytona or Talladega as a result of bump drafting.

Carl Edwards had the pleasure of taking a trip to the infamous NASCAR hauler after Sunday's Bud Shootout at Daytona after disagreeing with the race organisers over whether or not he should have served a highly debatable drive through penalty.

Tony Stewart drove his #20 Joe Gibbs Racing Home Depot Chevrolet to a strong third-place finish in Sunday's Budweiser Shootout at Daytona International Speedway.

Hendrick Motorsports Jimmie Johnson and Hall of Fame Racing's Terry Labonte both had their Daytona 500 Bud Pole qualifying times disallowed after failing post-qualifying inspection on Sunday.

Chip Ganassi's 2006 Nextel Cup season didn't get of to a great start in Sunday's Bud Pole qualifying session as all three of his Dodge Charger's failed to make an impression.

NASCAR Nextel Cup team Bill Davis Racing has been told that it did breach its Motorsport Agreement with DaimlerChrysler's Dodge division, resulting in the car manufacturer winning a $6.5 million lawsuit this week.

Complete results from Friday's qualifying draw for Saturday night's Bud Shootout at the Daytona International Speedway.

Nextel Cup veteran Ken Schrader had drawn pole position for what could be his final appearance in the Budweiser Shootout, meaning that he will start his first race with the #21 Wood Brothers team from the best possible position.

Experian Consumer Direct has announced that it will be a major associate sponsor of the Roush Racing team in the NASCAR Busch Series for the 2006 racing season.

In their efforts to thwart the increasing onslaught of Nextel Cup Series drivers and teams that have come to dominate the Busch Series scene in recent years, two independent Busch teams have decided to join forces for the 2006 season.

Heading into what could be the final year of NASCAR racing as we know it, there are plenty of pretenders lining up to take Tony Stewart's crown.

Schwan's Home Service, the firm that sponsored Ken Schrader and the #49 BAM Racing team for the past two years, will now sponsor Kyle Petty's #45 team for a four race programme in 2006.

Legendary single car Nextel Cup outfit the Wood Brothers will field a second car in seven races this year for Jon Wood, grandson of team founder Glen Wood, according to a report on the official website of U.S. TV channel SPEED TV.

While several of his Hendrick Motorsports teammates were busy pounding the pavement during the second week of pre-season testing at Daytona, Jimmie Johnson was busy hitting the big screen thanks to a role in the NBC television series 'Las Vegas.'

Former Nextel Cup Series Champion Bobby Labonte has added his name to the list of stars slated to compete in this weekend's Rolex 24 Hours at Daytona.

Michael Waltrip has pulled off a major coup and guaranteed his new team a starting place in the Daytona 500 after some frantic wheeler-dealings with his (now former) boss Bill Davis and former (now current) team boss Doug Bawel.

Respected Nextel Cup veteran Kyle Petty lent his years of experience to NASCAR's 'Car of Tomorrow' on Thursday at the Daytona International Speedway, joining research and development driver Brett Bodine on track as the new-vehicle ran with company for the first time.

Former NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Champion and Nextel Cup veteran Mike Bliss has signed a four race Busch Series deal with SKI Motorsports and sponsors Smith & Wesson.

After three productive days of testing for next month's Daytona 500, Sterling Marlin is confident that his new MB2 Motorsports team has what it takes to be successful in 2006.