NASCAR News

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

With all three of NASCAR's top sanctioned series competing on the same bill this week at the Bristol Motor Speedway it gives several drivers a chance to try and go for a rare triple-header, including Kevin Harvick, Robby Gordon and Jack Roush's latest discovery, Carl Edwards.

Bobby Hamilton Jr has been released from his NASCAR Busch Series ride, much to the surprise of most observers despite the fact that Hamilton Jr had already signed for PPI Motorsports in 2005.

Evernham Motorsports will have a full-time NASCAR Busch Series team for the first time in 2005, taking over the #6 'Hungry Drivers' programme currently run by one of his Nextel Cup crew chiefs Tommy Baldwin Jr.

Ricky Craven returns to the Bristol Motor Speedway for the 16th time in his NASCAR career looking to improve on his best finish of eighth place last season.

The McDonald's Corporation has revealed that it will be the primary sponsor on Bill Elliott's car for the two forthcoming Nextel Cup races at California Speedway and Atlanta Motor Speedway.

Rookie NASCAR Nextel Cup team Arnold Motorsports have announced that they are expanding into the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series with the Germain Motor Company and Toyota.

By Andrew Charman

Nextel Cup regular Dale Earnhardt Jr has revealed that he will pilot the #81 Menards/ Save Big Money Chevrolet in next weekend's Busch Series Food City 250 at Bristol Motor Speedway.

NASCAR has revealed that it has undertaken an executive reorganisation that includes the appointment of long-time Cup series crew chief Robin Pemberton to the position of vice-president of competition.