NASCAR News

Victory Brand, the sponsor of ppc Racing's new Nextel Cup operation, has vowed to take a responsible approach to promotional activities relating to its backing of John Andretti's Ford entry.

A four letter word during his post race victory celebration last Sunday at the Talladega Superspeedway has cost Dale Earnhardt Jr ten thousand dollars and 25 NASCAR Nextel Cup points.

BAM Racing have announced the addition of David Hyder as the new crew chief of the #49 Schwan's Home Service Dodge driven by NASCAR veteran Ken Schrader.

Tony Stewart spent much of Sunday's EA Sports 500 Nextel Cup Series race at the Talladega Superspeedway biding his time at the back of the field, waiting until the last 40 laps of the 188-lap contest to make his run to the front.

A last second decision to take two tyres on his final stop helped set up a stunning victory for Dale Earnhardt Jr in Sunday's EA Sports 500 at the Talladega Superspeedway, the ever popular driver moving from eleventh to first in the final six laps to claim his fifth career Cup win at the 2.66-mil

In the fall of 2002, Tony Stewart left Talladega Superspeedway as the NASCAR Winston Cup Series point leader.

Ricky Craven has been handed a one-race Nextel Cup lifeline with Joe Gibbs Racing for this Sunday's EA Sports 500 at the Talladega Superspeedway as he takes the wheel of the team's #11 Old Spice Chevrolet .

Tony Stewart believes NASCAR should do away with their controversial restrictor plate engines after Rusty Wallace ran an unofficial lap of nearly 230mph around the 2.66-mile Talladega Superspeedway using an unrestricted engine earlier this year.

Michael Waltrip enters this weekend's EA Sports 500 as the defending race Champion and although luck has rarely been on the side of the highly entertaining veteran driver this year, Sunday could be Waltrip's turn to have some good luck for a change.

Robby Gordon has been placed on probation by Richard Childress Racing for the rest of the 2004 NASCAR Cup Series season following the controversial Sylvania 300 at New Hampshire last weekend.

Globally renowned jeans manufacturer Lee Jeans will provide primary sponsorship for the #51 Competitive Edge Motorsports Chevrolet this weekend at the Dover International Speedway, marking a coup for the first year, part-time team.

Sterling Marlin may not have been a contender for a NASCAR Nextel Cup victory on the track for several months now, but his #40 Chip Ganassi Racing pit crew proved their winning pedigree during Sunday's Sylvania 300 at New Hampshire.

If the sight of 43 stock-cars pounding around the 'Monster Mile' this Sunday wasn't enough to whet your appetite, news that the recently crowned Miss America will be gracing the Dover International Speedway as grand marshal for the MBNA America 400 will surely get you going.

The inaugural autumn NASCAR Nextel Cup race at the Texas Motor Speedway will begin life known as the Dickies 500 as the Fort-Worth circuit continues to attract sponsor dollars from locally based firms.

With three wins, seven top-10s and a total of 621 laps led in 12 career NASCAR Nextel Cup Series races at Richmond International Raceway, the three-quarter mile oval has arguably become Tony Stewart's best track. But in Saturday night's Chevy Rock & Roll 400, it sure didn't seem that way.

Martin Truex Jr will make his first official attempt at a NASCAR Nextel Cup race next weekend at the New Hampshire International Speedway, the site of his un-official Cup debut in July.

NASCAR Nextel Cup rookie Johnny Sauter will make his return to the series this weekend with Richard Childress Racing, the team that released him from the #30 AOL Chevrolet earlier this year.

Elliott Sadler's pit crew captured its fifth victory of the season by taking top honours in the McDonald's Drive-Thru Pit Championship fueled by POWERade in Sunday's Pop Secret 500 at California Speedway in Fontana.

Dover International Speedway has created an exciting new 'monster trophy' to be awarded to the winner of the MBNA America 400 race on Sunday 26 September - the second of the final ten races of the season that will determine the new Nextel Cup champion.

The United States Coast Guard has confirmed that it intends to extend its partnership with Labonte Motorsports to encompass a full 35-race schedule in the 2005 NASCAR Busch Series.

Atlanta based firm Upsales, Inc. have announced the launch of an exclusive and unique scanner designed especially for NASCAR fans. This innovative product keeps loyal fans connected to the racing action while supporting their favourite drivers.

Following his early exit from Saturday night's Sharpie 500, Ricky Craven's career with PPI Motorsport appears to be at an end following the news that his intended replacement for 2005, Bobby Hamilton Jr, will drive the #32 Tide Chevrolet from next weekend onwards.

During his dominant victory in the Brickyard 400 on August 8th, Jeff Gordon earned one of the most unique $400 bonuses in the 11-year history of the classic NASCAR event at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

Former NASCAR Busch Series team co-owner Gary Jones has been sentenced to more than three years in Federal US prison for embezzling more than $1 Million in order to finance his race team.