NASCAR News

Bill Davis Racing has announced its driver and crew chief line-up for the upcoming Craftsman Truck Series.

Thirty-three year old racing instructor Chris Cook has been handed a dream NASCAR opportunity by Joe Nemechek, who has hired Cook to contest two Nextel Cup and two Busch Series races in 2005.

Chip Ganassi Racing's 'Young Guns' Casey Mears and Jamie McMurray have both been confirmed as part of Ganassi's three-pronged Rolex 24 Hour assault at Daytona.

Former driver and serving ARCA official Alfred (Al) Beale, Sr died suddenly last Thursday morning, December 23rd after falling ill at his home in Toledo, Ohio.

Many of 2004's independent Nextel Cup drivers and teams are already gearing up for a return to the grids in 2005, their enthusiasm unbarred despite a year that, for many, included far more lows than highs.

Before the first sounds of roaring engines filled the air and the first green flag fell at Talladega Superspeedway, Larry Johnson was hard at work at the now legendary track.

A special team will feature three NASCAR champion drivers from Ford and Roush Racing along with Scott Maxwell in a team dubbed as the 'Team of champions' for the Rolex 24 At Daytona race in early Febuary.

Frank Stoddard has joined MB/Sutton Motorsports as crew chief for the team's #36 Centrix Financial Chevrolet to be driven by Boris Said in a minimum of 10 races during the 2005 NASCAR Nextel Cup season. The newly-created team is part of the MB2 Motorsports umbrella.

NASCAR title sponsors Nextel have merged mobile-telecommunications rivals Sprint in a deal worth an estimated $35 Billion in stocks and shares.

Frank Kimmel, perhaps the only driver in recent Nextel Cup memory to bring sponsorship from 'Pork - The other white meat,' has tied the record for the most Championship victories in the ARCA Series with his sixth straight title win.

With the fight for dates on the Nextel Cup tour showing no signs of easing up, two current venues are doing their best to ensure that their dates remain in concrete by adding further seating in preparation for the 2005 season.

Mike Bliss will be the full-time driver of the #0 NetZero sponsored Haas CNC Racing Chevrolet in 2005 after the driver himself confirmed his new role at last weekend's NASCAR Busch Series banquet.

Robby Gordon's latest venture into team ownership has netted him the assistance of no less than three separate sponsors for the 2005 season with news that Harrah's, Fruit of the Loom and Menards will all provide backing for Team Gordon's 2005 Nextel Cup campaign.

Former Busch Series Champion Greg Biffle will drive for Brewco Motorsports in next year's Championship with sponsorship from Duraflame.

Penske-Jasper Racing has announced that 2003 NASCAR Truck Series champion Travis Kvapil will be drive the #77 Kodak EasyShare Dodge Charger in next year's NASCAR Nextel Cup, replacing Brendan Gaughan.

Jeff Gordon will market a series of upscale wines under a label bearing his own name, starting with a 2004 Carneros Chardonnay, which will be available in October, 2005.

Scott Wimmer will have a new crew chief for his sophomore NASCAR Nextel Cup season in 2005 with the news that Bill Davis Racing has named Derrick Finley as the crew chief for the #22 Caterpillar Dodge.

Not withstanding the terrible tragedy that claimed nine members of the Hendrick Motorsports team in October, Terry Labonte's final year as a full-time driver wasn't one of his more memorable, although he is predicting good things for the future of his now former #5 Kellogg's team.

America's newest reality based TV show centred on Motorsport; "America's Top Driver" will have triple NASCAR Champion Cale Yarborough serving as one of its directors.

Dale Earnhardt, Jr. continued to set standards among NASCAR fans nationwide in 2004. For the second straight year, fans voted Earnhardt, Jr. the Pillsbury Grands! Biscuits NMPA NASCAR Most Popular Driver.

The Jack Daniel Distillery announced Friday it has entered into a partnership with Richard Childress Racing (RCR) as the primary sponsor of the #07 Chevrolet Monte Carlo for the 2005 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series with veteran driver Dave Blaney and crew chief Philippe Lopez.

He may be the oldest regular on the NASCAR Nextel Cup tour but 63 year-old Morgan Shepherd isn't slowing down even though another long, tiring season has only just finished.

Kevin Harvick may have faltered in his bid to win the 2004 NASCAR Nextel Cup title but the same can't be said for his truckie, Jim Baldwin, who has just scooped the 2004 Pilot Truck Driver Challenge.

Prospective Nextel Cup outfit Bang Racing have launched an innovative new race fan membership program as they attempt to graduate into NASCAR's highest echelon.