NASCAR News

The ambitious Team Australia umbrella has been expanded to include a new partnership that guarantees backing for ex-pat Australian Marcos Ambrose's NASCAR Craftsman Truck campaign in the United States.

Kevin Harvick has finally signed a contract extension with Richard Childress Racing that should see him driving the #29 GM Goodwrench Chevrolet for another three years at least.

Nextel Cup rookie Denny Hamlin will compete in this weekend's pair of races at the Richmond International Raceway with stitches in his left hand after a post-test competition between his #11 Joe Gibbs team went wrong at the Lowe's Motor Speedway.

In a move to discourage the overly-aggressive bump drafting that has raised many issues and resulted in many accidents during restrictor-plate races, NASCAR has modified the front bumper for Sunday's Aaron's 499 at Talladega.

Oil Company Pennzoil will return to the Nextel Cup Series as a primary sponsor for the first time in several years with Roush Racing and new driver Todd Kluever later this season.

Kurt Busch's crew-chief Roy McCauley will miss this weekend's race at the Phoenix International Raceway after surgery to alleviate chest pains earlier this week.

Kevin Harvick maintained the Nextel Cup's one hundred percent record in the Busch Series this year as he won Saturday's Pepsi 300 at the Nashville Superspeedway.

One of the main talking points of the Samsung/RadioShack 500 weekend was the on-track collision between Kurt Busch and Greg Biffle followed by the off-track confrontation between the girlfriends of the two driver.

The Red Hot Chili Peppers will perform a live show during the intermission between the segments of this year's Nextel All Star Challenge.

The Great Clips Racing programme has added Jason Leffler to its driver line-up, alongside Braun Racing team-mate and rookie of the year contender AJ Foyt IV.

After jumping straight from the Craftsman Truck Series to the Nextel Cup with Jack Roush, Kurt Busch had never driven in a NASCAR Busch Series race until this weekend at the Texas Motor Speedway.

Jeff Gordon has been fined ten thousand dollars for shoving Matt Kenseth at the conclusion of last weekend's Food City 500 at the Bristol Motor Speedway but has not lost any driver or owner points.

For the second week in a row, Tony Stewart's pit crew secured the weekly Checkers/ Rally's Double Drive-Through Challenge competition by spending the least amount of time on pit road in Sunday's Food City 500 at the Bristol Motor Speedway.

Raybestos Rookie of the Year candidate Brent Sherman has been replaced by veteran Jimmy Spencer for this weekend's DirecTV 500 at the half-mile Martinsville Speedway.

MB2 Motorsports has revealed that Ginn Clubs & Resorts has agreed to be a primary sponsor on Sterling Marlin's Chevrolet for three Nextel Cup races, as well as backing MB2 development driver Kraig Kinser's Morgan-Dollar Motorsports Silverado for one Craftsman Truck race.

The Nextel Cup Series suffered its second washout in six days on Friday as persistent rain forced Bud Pole qualifying for Sunday's Food City 500 at the Bristol Motor Speedway to be cancelled.

Nextel Cup debutant Bill Lester says he can't believe the level of support he has received since successfully qualifying for Sunday's Golden Corral 500 at the Atlanta Motor Speedway.

Bill Elliott will return to the cockpit for at least five more races this season with the Michael Waltrip owned #00 Chevrolet team and sponsorship from fast food giants Burger King.

Bill Lester is looking to become the first African American driver to qualify for a Nextel Cup race in 20 years this weekend at the Atlanta Motor Speedway.

For the second race in a row Penske Racing failed to benefit from running the 2004 model Dodge Intrepid as neither Kurt Busch nor Ryan Newman featured in the top 15 with Newman's weekend ending early with a tyre failure.

Hall of Fame Racing's appeal against the penalties NASCAR assessed to them following the Daytona 500 has been quashed.

Wiley X Eyewear a manufacturer of sports, casual and tactical eyewear, will be the primary sponsor on Sterling Marlin's #14 Chevrolet for this weekend's UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

No less than six of NASCAR's greatest living legends will be on hand to serve as Grand Marshals for the upcoming Busch Series race at the Atlanta Motor Speedway as NASCAR continues to promote its new anti-smoking stance.

The John Deere company, best known in NASCAR circles for its colourful late 1990's sponsorship deals with Mark Rypien, Roush Racing and driver Chad Little, will return to the sport as a sponsor of the March 17th Craftsman Truck Series race at the Atlanta Motor Speedway.