NASCAR News

NASCAR fans continue to recognise the heroic deeds of the Fire Department of New York City two years after the 11 September tragedy and, when sponsor Stacker 2 asked fans to donate a dollar to FDNY Stationhouse 23 at five NASCAR races this season, they responded with donations totalling $5000.

After a season that flattered to deceive, PPI Motorsports have restructured their behind-the-scenes operation, hiring a new crew chief and re-hiring a former crew chief as competition director.

Dale Earnhardt Jr's pit crew made a late-season charge to capture the 2003 McDonald's Drive-Thru Pit Championship fuelled by POWERade.

After a blistering Ford 400, Larry Foyt climbed out of the No.14 AJ Foyt Racing Harrah's Dodge with a gleam in his eye and a smile on his face.

"We had a great racecar. You win 'em sometimes like that, although I don't know if I've ever won one like that, but I've sure lost 'em. I'm proud of the guys. We've done an awesome job this year. We finished in the top 10 in the points.

Dale Earnhardt Jr and the No.8 Budweiser DEI team never got a handle on the new high banks of the 1.5-mile Homestead-Miami Speedway and finished 24th in Sunday's Ford 400.

Toyota announced today that it has reached agreements with Bang Racing, Bill Davis Racing, Innovative Motorsports Inc., and Waltrip Racing Inc. to campaign Toyota Tundra race trucks in the 2004 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series.

Brian Vickers became NASCAR's youngest ever champion when he clinched the Busch Series crown at the final round at Homestead-Miami Speedway on Saturday night.

Raybestos Rookie of the Year points leader Jamie McMurray became the 15th different driver to win a Winston Cup Bud Pole Award in 2003 as he easily broke the existing track record around the newly banked Homestead-Miami Speedway ahead of Sunday's season-closing Ford 400.

Kyle Busch, the 18 year-old younger brother of current Winston Cup star Kurt Busch will not make his NASCAR Winston Cup Series debut in this weekend's Ford 400 at the Homestead-Miami Speedway after pre-race scrutineering revealed that his Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet did not conform to NASCAR'

Dale Earnhardt Jr may have lost out to Matt Kenseth in the chase for the 2003 NASCAR Winston Cup Championship but his #8 Budweiser DEI pit crew could emerge victorious from this weekend's Ford 400 at Homestead after moving into a tie for the lead of the inaugural McDonald's Drive-Thru Pit Champio

Sharpie values its relationship with Bristol Motor Speedway and race fans, so much in fact, the popular brand of permanent markers has announced a three-year title sponsorship of yet another major event at 'the world's fastest half-mile'.

Richard Childress' goal for his No.21 PayDay Busch Series team entering the 2003 NASCAR Busch Series season was to win the Owners' Championship, despite dividing the year between drivers Kevin Harvick and Johnny Sauter.

2002 NASCAR Winston Cup Series champion Tony Stewart has announced that his eponymous charity foundation has donated $1 million to favourite NASCAR Charity the Victory Junction Gang Camp.

The United States Army Racing Team could not find the right rhythm Sunday as driver Joe Nemechek posted a 25th place finish in Sunday's Pop Secret Microwave Popcorn 400 at North Carolina Speedway.

As the 2003 NASCAR Winston Cup Series comes to a close with only one race remaining on the schedule, Morgan McClure Motorsports suffered its first engine failure of the year after just 130 laps of Sunday's 393-lap Pop Secret Microwave Popcorn 400 at the North Carolina Speedway in Rockingham.

While the 2003 NASCAR Winston Cup Series championship went to Matt Kenseth, the ninth-place finish Tony Stewart earned in Sunday's Pop Secret Microwave Popcorn 400 at North Carolina Speedway showed championship form.

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Lewis Motorsports, which fields the No. 46 NASCAR Busch Series entry driven by Ashton Lewis Jr is pleased to announce that Bob Rinaldi has joined their operation as General Manager effective immediately.

Andy Petree Racing has signed driver Paul Menard to race fulltime in the 2004 NASCAR Busch Series after spending the summer of 2003 nurturing the talented 23 year-old in a variety of different Championships.

"With what's been going on in my life and with the NetZero team, I just feel completely rejuvenated. The relationship with Tony Furr (crew chief) is great and I don't feel like that's going to change. His racing career has been somewhat like mine.

In response to the Southern California wildfires, Lowe's and NASCAR Winston Cup driver Jimmie Johnson are "Racing for Relief" to generate funds for the American Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund.

The 2004 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series will most likely be contested by just Ford, Dodge and Chevrolet after General Motors announced that it would not be supporting its Pontiac brand beyond the end of the 2003 season.

Mother Nature has intervened and forced the Bass Pro Shops MBNA 500 to be postponed until Monday after just 39 of 325 laps had been completed.