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Shift in ownership interest at JR Motorsports revealed
Dale Earnhardt Jr reveals a shift in ownership interest at Nationwide Series outfit JR Motorsports

Furniture Row confirms crew chief split
Crew chief Jay Guy to leave Furniture Row Racing team reveals as it works towards the 2010 Sprint Cup season

BAM is back for 2010
BAM Racing confirms it will return to the NASCAR Sprint Cup full-time for the 2010 season

Earnhardt Jr. 'relevant' to National Enquirer
Dale Earnhardt Jr comments on his NASCAR rant from earlier in the season

NASCAR addresses needs of its partners
A year-long initiative sees NASCAR work on new programmes to help its various partners

NWS: Teams shakedown new car at Talladega
NASCAR's new Nationwide Series race-cars run at Talladega Superspeedway.

Ryan Newman's world turns upside down
Ryan Newman was evaluated and released from the infield medical centre following a spectacular crash in the late stages of Sunday's NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Talladega Superspeedway.
Ambrose to remain in MWR stable
Marcos Ambrose to run from the Michael Waltrip Racing stable for the next two NASCAR Sprint Cup seasons

iRacing.com to expand reach
NASCAR to title sponsor TV show to push its online racing simulator iRacing.com

Johnson to appear on HBO show
Hendrick driver and multiple NASCAR champion Jimmie Johnson to appear on the HBO series 24/7
Montoya, Sabates make light of Griese comment
Earnhardt Ganassi Racing Sprint Cup star Juan-Pablo Montoya insists he was unconcerned by a quip made by ESPN football analyst Bob Griese that backfired spectacularly at the weekend...

Montoya surprised by helping hands
Former McLaren and Williams F1 driver Juan Pablo Montoya initially couldn't believe fellow NASCAR competitors would be so nice in helping him learn the ropes in stock-car racing.
Mike Skinner to become first driver in 200-200 club
Mike Skinner to become first driver in 200-200 club on Saturday when he takes in the Kroger 200 at Martinsville Speedway.

NWS: Stewart excited to drive for Junior
Tony Stewart excited by the prospect of a NASCAR Nationwide Series outing with JR Motorsports at Lowe's Motor Speedway

Petty, Earnhardt, Johnson, Frances in first HOF class
Dale Earnhardt, Richard Petty and Bill France amongst names entered into NASCAR's new Hall of Fame

The 2009 Chase: Is it over?
We're four races into the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup, and Jeff Gordon has written his concession speech. It goes something like this:

2010 Cup races get earlier, uniform start times
NASCAR and its television partners announced this week that 20 Sprint Cup races next year will move to a 1.15 pm ET start, including the Daytona 500, making 21 races scheduled in that time slot. Overall, 28 of the events will start earlier than they did in 2009.

NASCAR, teams consider streamlining licensing
NASCAR and the sport's top teams are discussing ways to rescue their troubled licensing business by bringing all of the team and driver rights under one banner, marking the first major step toward creating NASCAR Properties.

Menard the key element in RPM-Yates merger
The two big unknowns about the pending merger between Richard Petty Motorsports and Yates Racing can be summed up in two words: "When?" and "If".

Jim Beam follows Jack Daniel's out
One day after Jack Daniel's announced it was leaving NASCAR, Beam Global Spirits and Wine Inc., maker of Jim Beam bourbon, announced Tuesday it will not extend its sponsorship with Robby Gordon Motorsports beyond this season and will not return to the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series in 2010.

RCR loses Jack Daniel's
Jack Daniel's will end its NASCAR programme and will not extend its sponsorship with Richard Childress Racing's #07 team, the organisation announced today.

Petty expects Yates deal to be done soon
Team owner Richard Petty said the merger between Yates Racing and Richard Petty Motorsports, now in the form of a letter of intent, should be finalised within two weeks.
Gilliland gets ride with Wood Brothers Racing
NASCAR's version of musical chairs continued Friday, when Wood Brothers Racing named David Gilliland to replace ailing Bill Elliott in the #21 Ford for Sunday's Pep Boys 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway.

Labonte won't sit out Atlanta after all
Bobby Labonte may be out of his Sprint Cup ride at Yates Racing, which operates the #96 Ford for Hall of Fame Racing, but that doesn't mean he will miss this Sunday's Pep Boys Auto 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway.