NASCAR News

Jasper Motorsports announced today that road racing veteran Boris Said will drive the #67 Jasper Engines & Transmissions Ford at both road course races on the 2002 NASCAR Winston Cup Series schedule, beginning with next weekend's event at Sears Point Raceway.

NASCAR Winston Cup Series rookie Ryan Newman tested a True Value International Race of Champions car June 12 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

Rusty Wallace, driver of the No. 2 Miller Lite Taurus, has won 54 races in his NASCAR Winston Cup career, second among all active drivers. Five of those victories have occurred at Michigan International Speedway, site of Sunday's Sirius Satellite Radio 400.

NASCAR announced on Wednesday a 1/2 -inch increase to the front air dam and 1/4 inch rear spoiler increase for the Pontiac Grand Prix beginning with this weekend's race at Michigan.

Chuck Bown, the 1990 NASCAR Busch Series Champion used to spend his weekends beating and banging on race tracks across the country competing in either the NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Busch Series or Craftsman Truck Series.

Dale Earnhardt Jr had to settle for a twelfth place finish in Sunday's Pocono 500 after trying to eke one lap too many out of his Budweiser Chevrolet's fuel tank in a brave bid to turn a top-ten finish into a win.

Complete results from Sunday's Pocono 500 at the 2.5-mile Pocono Raceway in Pocono, Pennsylvania, round 14 of the 2002 NASCAR Winston Cup Series.

You would expect that David Starr, the point leader in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, would have led plenty of laps during the six races run this season, perhaps even paying a visit a time or two to victory lane.

Quotes from the Dodge drivers. Quotes from Dodge drivers Bill Elliott, Sterling Marlin, Kyle Petty and car owner Ray Evernham.

Richard Childress, team owner of Richard Childress Racing (RCR), comments on the Crew Chief and Crew swap between the No. 29 (Kevin Harvick, GM Goodwrench Chevrolet) and the No. 31 (Robby Gordon, Cingular Wireless Chevrolet).

Dover International Speedway is known as "The Monster Mile," and in today's MBNA Platinum NASCAR Winston Cup race the monster had plenty of fight in it for the Pontiac Racing teams.

Jack Roush, owner of the Roush Racing Tauruses driven by Mark Martin, Jeff Burton, Matt Kenseth and Kurt Busch, made his first appearance at a race track today since being injured in an airplane accident last month. Here he talks about that accident and a lot, lot more:

Hermie Sadler will drive the #90 Donlavey Racing Ford in the MBNA Platinum 400 at Dover International Speedway this Sunday, and in the Pocono 500 at Pocono Raceway on 9 June.

In celebration of the release of the Scooby-Doo movie on June 14, America Online and Warner Bros.

Starting lineup for Sunday's Coca Cola 600, race 12 on the NASCAR calendar, held at Lowe's Motor Speedway.

The No. 99 CITGO Ford Taurus will be sporting a new paint scheme in Sunday's Coca-Cola 600 at Lowe's Motor Speedway. "The Peel out, Reel in and Win" car will launch CITGO's summer promotion that will run from Memorial Day weekend through the July Fourth holiday weekend.

Ricky Rudd, driver of the No. 28 Havoline Taurus, will set the record for consecutive starts on the NASCAR Winston Cup Series this weekend at 656 when he takes the green flag for Sunday's Coca-Cola Racing Family 600.

Hermie Sadler will replace ailing driver Rick Mast this weekend in the Donlavey Racing Ford Taurus, according to car owner Junie Donlavey.

Matt Kenseth and the No. 17 DEWALT Racing team snagged their first pole in the Winston Cup Series Friday night at Lowe's Motor Speedway for the non-points event, The Winston.

Rusty Wallace will be riding his Harley again on Saturday night, but it won't be the two-wheeled version that he has become somewhat a collector of.

Hendrick Motorsports (HMS) president John Hendrick yesterday named Joe Nemechek as the interim driver of the NASCAR Winston Cup Series No. 25 UAW-Delphi Chevrolet. "We're pleased to be able to put a talented veteran like Joe behind the wheel of the No. 25 car," said Hendrick.

Two-time Craftsman Truck Series champion, veteran Winston Cup Series and current Busch Series driver, Ron Hornaday Jr, will take over driving duties in the #49 BAM Racing Dodge car at the next two Winston Cup races.

Star Wars fans, outfitted as Star Wars stormtroopers, stood guard at a Charlotte movie theatre today... but they weren't waiting in line for tickets to Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones .

For the past two-plus years, thousands of race fans have shown their support for Race Fans for a Cure(TM) by wearing pink ribbons. For the next two races, Dale Jarrett's famed No. 88 NASCAR Winston Cup Taurus will do the same.