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Bang Racing goes Nutzz.
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.
Eury steps down as Junior's crew chief.
After guiding Dale Earnhardt Jr to his most successful NASCAR Nextel Cup season to date, Tony Eury Sr has stepped down from the role of crew chief of the #8 Budweiser sponsored DEI Chevrolet.
Old adversaries congratulate Kurt.
The 2004 Championship may be Kurt Busch's first since joining NASCAR's highest echelon, but its not the first NASCAR trophy on his mantelpiece and in the week following his Nextel Cup triumph, some of his rivals from his days in the 1999 NASCAR Featherlite Southwest Series offered their congratul
Charitable Stewart named 'person of the quarter.'
Considering the response he got after winning July's Tropicana 400 at the Chicagoland Speedway, Tony Stewart has done a remarkable job of converting fans back to his side in recent months, with his efforts rewarded by being named as NASCAR's fourth quarter 'person of the year.'
Kahne confirmed as Rookie of the Year.
Raybestos have confirmed that Evernham Motorsports' Kasey Kahne is the 2004 NASCAR Nextel Cup 'Rookie of the Year' after a record-breaking year that yielded everything except a win.
Stewart's pit crew edges Earnhardt's for title.
The pit crew for Tony Stewart captured the season title in the McDonald's Drive-Thru Pit Championship fuelled by POWERade. The #20 Home Depot/Joe Gibbs Racing crew will collect a $200,000 champion's bonus from McDonald's/POWERade, December 3 in New York City.
Craven joins Roush Truck stable.
NASCAR Nextel Cup veteran Ricky Craven has joined 2004 Nextel Cup Championship winning team Roush Racing for an assault on the 2005 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Championship.
Major crew changes at Hendrick.
Hendrick Motorsports owner Rick Hendrick has announced key personnel changes affecting each of his organization's teams going into the 2005 NASCAR campaign in an effort both to bring all four full time teams and Terry Labonte's new team into line and to help replace some of the team members he lo
Nemechek 'disappointed' with end of season run.
The driver was good and the car was good. But a broken arm to the left-front sway bar of the U.S. Army Chevrolet halted Joe Nemechek's march to the front in Sunday's season-ending Ford 400 Nextel Cup race at Homestead-Miami Speedway, resulting in a 27th-place finish.
Stewart sputters to fourth at Homestead.
Tony Stewart's fourth-place finish in the season-ending Ford 400 at the Homestead-Miami Speedway was a microcosm of his 2004 season.
Post race quotes - Busch, Roush, Fennig.
Kurt Busch won his first, and the second straight NASCAR Nextel Cup Championship for car owner Jack Roush at Homestead on Sunday. As a result, Busch is now the third-youngest driver to win the championship at 26 years, 3 months and 17 days.
Earnhardt loses spotter on eve of finale.
Dale Earnhardt Jr will go into possibly the most important race of his career witohut a familiar voice in his ear after NASCAR suspended his spotter Steve Hmiel.
Stewart purchases Eldora Speedway.
NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series driver and former USAC champion Tony Stewart has purchased Eldora Speedway from legendary owner Earl Baltes.
Drive-Thru Pit Championship goes down to the wire.
Just like the Chase for the Nextel Cup, the McDonald's Drive-Thru Pit Championship fuelled by POWERade is also going down to the final race of the season.
NASCAR cuts pre-season test costs.
On the same day that NASCAR announced one cost saving measure in the abolishment of Saturday practice, the series also confirmed that the two main pre-season 'tests in the west' will take place in the same week.
BUSCH: Former driver to Lead Evernham operation.
Evernham Motorsports have announced that former Busch Series veteran Elton Sawyer will lead their first full time NASCAR Busch Series effort as Team Director of the #6 Hungry Drivers Racing Dodge team with driver Paul Wolfe.
Jr's crew takes over in tight points battle.
Dale Earnhardt Jr's pit crew captured the Phoenix round of the McDonald's Drive-Thru Pit Championship fuelled by POWERade. The victory lifted the #8 team into first place in the pit crew standings with two races remaining in the 2004 NASCAR Nextel Cup schedule.
Burton out, Bliss in at Haas.
Ward Burton has finally left the Haas CNC Racing team after a season littered with disappointment and mechanical problems and will be replaced by former NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Champion Mike Bliss for the final two Nextel Cup races of the year.
NASCAR to allow hard-liquor sponsorship in 2005.
After an extended review of its sponsorship policies, NASCAR has announced that distilled spirits, (hard liquor) products will be allowed as sponsors from the start of next season.
Waltrip switches focus to 2005.
Michael Waltrip overcame a practice accident to finish 17th in Sunday's 500-mile race at Phoenix International Raceway.
Poll result: You pick your star of 2004.
You might recall that we asked you recently 'Who has been the most outstanding motorsport performer this season?'
Perseverance pays off for Riggs at PIR.
Perseverance by Scott Riggs paid off Sunday as the Valvoline team battled through adversity to pick up a 14th-place finish at the Phoenix International Raceway.
BUSCH: Smith & Wesson to sponsor team.
Smith & Wesson, the legendary 152-year old firearms manufacturer, has announced a new, multi-year partnership with SKI Motorsports to campaign a NASCAR Busch Series entry in 2005.
Post race press conference - Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Thin windshield or not, Dale Earnhardt Jr was quite simply the class of the field in Sunday's Checker Auto Parts 500 at Phoenix, a fact reflected by his mood in the post race press conference where he admitted that passing Jeff Gordon for the win was a special moment.