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Gordon: Repaved Martinsville poses new challenges.
Repaving the Martinsville Speedway, with more tarmac replacing much of the previous tarmac/concrete mix, has not removed its challenges to a driver, but changed them, according to five times winner at the Virginia venue Jeff Gordon.
Dale Jr: Points penalty is history.
Dale Earnhardt Jr admits to having been "really frustrated" when NASCAR this week threw out his appeal against a 25-point penalty, imposed after he uttered a profanity on live TV following victory at Talladega three weeks ago.
Martinsville gets SAFER.
Martinsville Speedway has been "spruced up" for the inaugural NASCAR Nextel Cup 'Chase for the Championship' with a new track surface and some well-received SAFER Barriers.
Texas firms up 2005 sponsor deals.
As the chequered flag flew over the final 'major league' event of its 2004 season, the Texas Motor Speedway set its 2005 season in motion with a number of significant sponsorship deals for 2005 and beyond.
Hornaday to drive #6 GM Goodwrench Truck in '05.
Kevin Harvick, Inc., [KHI] announced today at Lowe's Motor Speedway in Concord, that former two-time NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series [NCTS] champion Ron Hornaday will be behind the wheel of the #6 GM Goodwrench Chevrolet Silverado for the 2005 NCTS season.
G.I. Joe for 'Red Hot' Joe.
Since his Kansas City sweep of winning the Busch and Nextel Cup races last weekend and capturing back-to-back Bud Poles, the number of monikers have increased for Joe Nemechek.
KC win puts M&M's team top of pit crew standings.
Elliott Sadler's pit crew won the McDonald's Drive-Thru Pit Championship fuelled by PowerAde on Sunday at Kansas Speedway, lifting the #38 Robert Yates Racing crew into top spot in the overall season standings.
Q&A: Terry Labonte and friends.
Terry Labonte announced his plan for retirement during a special media breakfast at Hendrick Motorsports on Tuesday. Hosted by Fox's Mike Joy, featured guest speakers included NASCAR's Mike Helton, Team Owner Rick Hendrick, Terry Labonte, Bobby Labonte, and Ken Schrader.
Kyle Busch to replace Labonte.
Kyle Busch will contend for the 2005 Nextel Cup Raybestos Rookie of the Year Championship in the #5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet as the younger brother of current Nextel Cup points leader Kurt Busch steps into Terry Labonte's shoes.
Kansas sweep a 'dream' for Joe.
A jubilant Joe Nemechek called it a dream weekend after he won Sunday's Banquet 400 Nextel Cup race at the Kansas Speedway.
GM Goodwrench unveils Daytona livery.
Nextel Cup sponsor GM Goodwrench has taken the wraps off the Daytona 500 paintscheme that it will use to off its 20th anniversary with Richard Childress Racing.
BUSCH: Bowyer named to ACDelco Chevy.
Nextel Cup aspirant Clint Bowyer has been added to the list of drivers to have piloted the recognisable ACDelco Chevrolet in the supporting Busch Series, following a deal to join Richard Childress racing for 2005.
Sponsor to chase victory without winning kids over
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.
Andretti to make Cup return with ppc.
Cup Series race winner John Andretti looks set to return to the top flight of NASCAR competition after Busch Series team ppc Racing secured sponsorship to complete the final few races of the 2004 season, and a full-time assault on the series next year.
Stewart finds no friends in final laps.
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.
Crew chief change for Schrader.
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.
Dale Jr docked points for swearing.
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.
Post Talladega quotes - Dale Earnhardt Jr.
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
Q&A: Michael Waltrip.
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.
'We don't need restrictor plates' says Stewart.
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.
Stewart: Talladega has more variables.
In the fall of 2002, Tony Stewart left Talladega Superspeedway as the NASCAR Winston Cup Series point leader.
Craven to drive third Gibbs car at Talladega.
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 .