NASCAR News

In last year's Auto Club 500 Joe Nemechek and his #01 MB2 Motorsports team were the class of the field only to have their day ruined by engine failure. In Sunday's 251-lap outing at Fontana, Nemechek and his MB2 teammate Sterling Marlin were also-rans.

Nextel Cup drivers claimed the top eleven finishing positions in Saturday's NASCAR Busch Series race at the California Speedway, with Greg Biffle taking the chequered flag first.

Gary Nelson, NASCAR vice-president of research and development, has left his current post to form his own company.

Daytona 500 polesitter Jeff Burton admitted that her made a mistake in his efforts to salvage a good result from a disappointing race after pushing Jamie McMurray into the turn two wall late in the race.

By far the best 'feel good' story of the 48th annual Daytona 500 was Kirk Shelmerdine's remarkable 20th place finish in his underfunded, largely unsponsored #27 Chevrolet.

Hall of Fame Racing co-owner Troy Aikman says it was mission accomplished for the newest Nextel Cup team on Sunday at the Daytona International Speedway as veteran Terry Labonte took a top 20 finish in the Daytona 500.

Prilosec OTC, who appeared on Sterling Marlin's #40 Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge on occasion during 2005, have moved to Richard Childress Racing as an associate sponsor for Jeff Burton and his #31 Richard Childress Racing team.

Brian Vickers came away from Wednesday's pair of Nextel Cup practice sessions with the fastest speed in his #25 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet, although the performances of some of those teams not yet locked into Sunday's Daytona 500 has set the stage for some real drama in Thursday's pair of Gat

NASCAR's decision to penalise drivers for too much bump-drafting in Sunday's Daytona 500 has been met with cautious optimism from many of the drivers, who agree that something needed to be done but also voiced concerns about the series' ability to correctly enforce their new rulings.

Complete starting line-up for Sunday's Daytona 500 at the Daytona International Speedway.

Carl Edwards had the pleasure of taking a trip to the infamous NASCAR hauler after Sunday's Bud Shootout at Daytona after disagreeing with the race organisers over whether or not he should have served a highly debatable drive through penalty.

Reigning Nextel Cup Series Champion Tony Stewart gave NASCAR a stark warning about the risks involved in the current style of restrictor plate racing, saying that someone is going to get killed at either Daytona or Talladega as a result of bump drafting.

Chip Ganassi's 2006 Nextel Cup season didn't get of to a great start in Sunday's Bud Pole qualifying session as all three of his Dodge Charger's failed to make an impression.

Hendrick Motorsports Jimmie Johnson and Hall of Fame Racing's Terry Labonte both had their Daytona 500 Bud Pole qualifying times disallowed after failing post-qualifying inspection on Sunday.

Tony Stewart drove his #20 Joe Gibbs Racing Home Depot Chevrolet to a strong third-place finish in Sunday's Budweiser Shootout at Daytona International Speedway.

Experian Consumer Direct has announced that it will be a major associate sponsor of the Roush Racing team in the NASCAR Busch Series for the 2006 racing season.

NASCAR Nextel Cup team Bill Davis Racing has been told that it did breach its Motorsport Agreement with DaimlerChrysler's Dodge division, resulting in the car manufacturer winning a $6.5 million lawsuit this week.

Nextel Cup veteran Ken Schrader had drawn pole position for what could be his final appearance in the Budweiser Shootout, meaning that he will start his first race with the #21 Wood Brothers team from the best possible position.

Complete results from Friday's qualifying draw for Saturday night's Bud Shootout at the Daytona International Speedway.

Schwan's Home Service, the firm that sponsored Ken Schrader and the #49 BAM Racing team for the past two years, will now sponsor Kyle Petty's #45 team for a four race programme in 2006.

Heading into what could be the final year of NASCAR racing as we know it, there are plenty of pretenders lining up to take Tony Stewart's crown.

In their efforts to thwart the increasing onslaught of Nextel Cup Series drivers and teams that have come to dominate the Busch Series scene in recent years, two independent Busch teams have decided to join forces for the 2006 season.

Legendary single car Nextel Cup outfit the Wood Brothers will field a second car in seven races this year for Jon Wood, grandson of team founder Glen Wood, according to a report on the official website of U.S. TV channel SPEED TV.

While several of his Hendrick Motorsports teammates were busy pounding the pavement during the second week of pre-season testing at Daytona, Jimmie Johnson was busy hitting the big screen thanks to a role in the NBC television series 'Las Vegas.'