NASCAR News

The company that supplied Michael Waltrip Racing with the chassis that Michael McDowell so comprehensively wrecked last weekend in Texas have pronounced themselves happy with the way the car reacted to its 180mph head on impact with the outside SAFER barriers at the Texas Motor Speedway.

Former Formula 1 star Juan-Pablo Montoya has insisted the sex scandal enveloping Max Mosley is merely 'a laughing matter', as one of the sport's team owners also sprang to the FIA President's defence but further high-profile motoring bodies deserted him.

During qualifying for last weekend's Samsung 500 at Texas Motor Speedway - the seventh round on the 2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup calendar - Michael McDowell suffered the mother of all shunts in the #00 Aaron's Toyota machine.

Bill Davis Racing has announced a reorganisation of its management team following the addition of several key personnel and the redeployment of others.

Having failed to qualify last weekend at Martinsville and with his #45 team languishing well outside the top 35 in the Sprint Cup owner standings Kyle Petty has elected to sit out this weekend's Samsung 500 at the Texas Motor Speedway.

David Reutimann understands the pressure of racing. He felt it heavy on his shoulders for more than a decade as he ran his own cars on short tracks throughout the Southeast, eking out a living race to race.

Hall of Fame Racing has confirmed that Steve Boyer will take over as crew chief for JJ Yeley on the #96 DLP HDTV Toyota Camry, beginning with the Goody's Cool Orange 500 at Martinsville next weekend.

With Dale Jarrett's final points paying start fast approaching, his fellow drivers have been quick to heap praise on the triple Daytona 500 winner and 1999 Cup Series champion.

Red Bull Toyota driver Brian Vickers has admitted that being on the verge of clinching a coveted top 35 spot in NASCAR's points race is one of the best feelings he has experienced in motorsport.

Adverse comments about Goodyear's choice of Eagle tyres for the Kobalt Tools 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway continued throughout last weekend, with some of the Cup Series' more established members happy to offer their opinions.

Under fire team owner Jack Roush and his driver Carl Edwards have responded angrily to criticism concerning Edwards' oil tank lid infraction at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

Valvoline Racing has announced that the world-renowned oil brand will be the primary sponsor on Robby Gordon's #7 Dodge Charger in this weekend's NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Atlanta Motor Speedway.

With Robby Gordon's appeal against his 100-point penalty dished out by NASCAR for failing pre-race inspection at Daytona hot on the agenda it seems like the penalty review board will be busier than usual this week when UAW-Dodge 400 winner Carl Edwards saw his #99 Roush-Fenway Ford fail post race

Perennial NASCAR favourite Mark Martin will reach another career milestone this weekend when he makes his 700th NASCAR Cup Series start.

Robby Gordon has vowed to appeal NASCAR's decision to dock him and his #7 team 100 championship points and suspend crew chief Frank Carr for six races following a mix-up over parts at Daytona.

Dale Earnhardt Jr made a winning start to his career with Hendrick Motorsports by winning a thrilling Budweiser Shootout at the Daytona International Speedway on Saturday night.

Sprint Cup Series team owner/driver Robby Gordon became the first template casualty of 2008 when the nose section of his new #7 Dodge failed pre-practice technical inspection at Daytona.

Dale Earnhardt Inc. has secured Steak-umm Company LLC as a primary sponsor on its #8 and #01 Chevrolets for selected races during the 2008 NASCAR campaign.

With February season-opening NASCAR Sprint Cup Series event at Daytona International Speedway closer than it might seem, the 'off season' is anything but quiet for the GM Racing technical team that supports Team Chevy key partners in the top-tier of NASCAR competition.

British driver Ed Tilley is set to launch his bid to join the NASCAR grid after securing the chance to take part in the 2008 ARCA series.

The car number may be different, the team may be different and the driver may certainly be different but to many NASCAR fans the site of the distinctive red Texaco star on the hood of a NASCAR Cup Series racer evokes a set of memories that have gone a long way towards making Juan Montoya somethin

Several of NASCAR's multi car teams may be struggling to find sponsors for the 2008 season but single car team owner/driver Robby Gordon has already confirmed that current backer Jim Beam will be returning to his #7 team in 2008.

Despite high hopes heading into the 2007 season and their front row clean sweep at the Daytona 500 few could have predicted the season that befell Robert Yates Racing over the subsequent 35 races and in a bid to claw their way back up the pecking order the team, now known simply as Yates Racing,

Marcos Ambrose will finally make the step up to NASCAR's premier division in 2008, after agreeing to drive the Little Debbie Ford Fusion in twelve Sprint Cup races.