NASCAR News

In the midst of rumours surrounding a potential future Nextel Cup event at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal, Jeff Gordon has stated that Canada is the next natural place for the Nextel Cup to expand to, but that he wants to see a Canadian oval race, not a road course event.

Defending NASCAR Busch Series Champion Martin Truex Jr emerged victorious in the first Busch Series event in Mexico on Sunday, beating many of the best road racers Mexico had to offer in the process.

As NASCAR rolls into Las Vegas, more than a dozen drivers will put themselves up for auction for the benefit of Speedway Children's Charity.

A rib and sternum injury suffered in his Gatorade Duel crash at Daytona nearly two weeks ago could sideline Kevin Harvick from the inaugural Busch Series race in Mexico this weekend.

NASCAR continued to hand out fines aplenty at the California Speedway with three more Nextel Cup crew chiefs getting hit where it hurts the most, in the back pocket.

The founder of the three-quarter mile Richmond International Raceway, Paul Sawyer, died on Saturday aged 88.

Ricky Rudd's Wood Brothers team was the subject of one of the most novel methods of communication in NASCAR's history last weekend, as crew chief Michael 'Fatback' McSwain called the Auto Club 500 from his North Carolina home, more than 2000 miles from the race itself.

Phoenix International Raceway along with Banner Desert Health and the Salt River Pima Maricopa Indian Community (SRPMIC) will work together to send three local children to the Victory Junction Gang Camp in Randleman, North Carolina.

General Motors has announced that Mark Kent will be taking over as its new director of racing. Kent, who replaces the outgoing Doug Duchardt, will oversee engineering and marketing activities for all of General Motors motorsports programmes, which includes the IRL, NASCAR and Grand Am.

With 12 caution periods and a total race time of nearly four hours, there weren't many of the 43 starters who crossed the finishing line with all four fenders intact at the conclusion of Sunday's Daytona 500.

Mike Bliss didn't survive Sunday's Daytona 500 unscathed, but was still able to score a lead-lap, top 20 finish for the #0 Hass CNC Racing team.

After his emotional declaration on Thursday that his back-up car couldn't win the Daytona 500, Mark Martin's Roush Racing crew put in a mammoth effort to rebuild the primary #6 Viagra Ford that was all but destroyed in Martin's Gatorade duel clash.

Complete starting line-up for the 2005 Daytona 500 at the Daytona International Speedway.

Tony Stewart averted a multi-car crash and a charging Jeff Burton to win the second of two Gatorade Duel NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series Daytona 500 qualifying races at Daytona International Speedway.

Every single grandstand seat surrounding the monstrous 2.5-mile Daytona International Speedway for Sunday's Daytona 500 has been sold, according to track officials.

A study by the James Madison University in Virginia has revealed that NASCAR fans are more aware of the corporate impact on their sport than the other 'major league' sports in the United States with nearly half of the total number of fans studied choosing their own products based on a brands invo

Defending Daytona 500 Champion Dale Earnhardt Jr. was far from satisfied with his effort in Sunday's Bud Pole qualifying session at Daytona, setting the 39th fastest speed in a car that, by his own admission, just didn't have enough horsepower.

Dale Jarrett will start the Daytona 500 from pole position for the third time in his career after outpacing no less than 56 other hopefuls in a mammoth three-hour Bud Pole qualifying session in Florida on Sunday.

Actor Matthew McConaughey has been named Grand Marshal for the 47th annual Daytona 500.

The 47th annual Daytona 500 will carry the biggest purse in the history of stock car racing at more than $17 million.

Hollywood stuntman/racing driver Stanton Barrett has signed a sponsorship deal with First Trust Portfolios that will enable him to tackle both the Daytona 500 and supporting Busch Series event next weekend.

NASCAR Nextel Cup stars Michael Waltrip and Kyle Petty stepped up their preparation for the 'marathon' that is the forthcoming season by.... taking part in a marathon of another sort.

The most successful driver in terms of race wins in Busch Series history, Mark Martin, will round out his Busch career in the final round of the 2005 series at Homestead with team owner Jack Roush.

Nicorette gum will become the first specific anti-smoking product to sponsor a NASCAR Nextel Cup effort when it provides primary backing to Casey Mears' #41 Chip Ganassi Racing team later this year.