NASCAR News

It was an abbreviated afternoon in Talladega (Ala.) for David Green, bearer of the NetZero HiSpeed Racing decals on his Hendrick Motorsports entry, after an accident on Lap nine wreaked havoc on the aerodynamics of his Chevrolet and relegated him to a 35th-place finish Sunday.

When Sunday's EA Sports 500 at Talladega Superspeedway was five laps old, Mike Skinner told himself, "We can win this race - this is one great race car."

It was a combination of experience and no experience that won Saturday afternoon's Food World 300 ARCA race at Talladega Superspeedway for youngster Paul Menard and team boss Andy Petree.

Dale Earnhardt Incorporated teammates Dale Earnhardt Jr and Jason Keller both had their Bud Pole qualifying times disallowed at the Talladega Superspeedway after NASCAR officials found illegalities with the height of the rear quarter panels of their Chevrolet Monte Carlo's.

Kenny Wallace and the #23 Stacker 2 Bill Davis Racing operation haven't enjoyed the success they would have liked so far in 2003 although optimism is high as they prepare for this weekend's EA Sports 500 at the Talladega Superspeedway.

The NASCAR Winston Cup season is drawing to a close but there are still plenty of 'hot topics' being discussed in the garage. Jeff Burton, driver of the No. 99 Roush Racing CITGO Ford, and one of NASCAR's more outspoken drivers took some time to discuss several of these issues.

NASCAR officials announced today that NASCAR Winston Cup Series driver Dale Earnhardt Jr. has received medical clearance to race this weekend at Talladega Superspeedway.

As part of NASCAR's new rules outlawing racing back to the yellow flag, it was also announced that the leading lapped car would get a lap back during each caution period.

NASCAR has officially unveiled the logo for the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series that will begin in 2004, replacing the Winston Cup as the premier competition in US stock car racing.

Dale Earnhardt Jr and Joe Nemechek were lucky to escape with relatively minor injuries after a couple of hefty impacts book-ended the MBNA America 400 at Dover international Speedway on the weekend.

The ever-changing MB2 Motorsports line-up will take another twist for the final four races of the Winston Cup season, after the team revealed that it had struck a deal for Hendrick Motorsports Busch Series standout Brian Vickers to drive the #01 US Army Pontiac in place of the injured Jerry Nadea

From late models at Danbury Fair Race Arena to Winston Cup on the high banks of Daytona, Randy Lajoie has raced just about everything with four wheels - everything, that is, but a truck.

This week's NASCAR Winston Cup Teleconference featured Terry Labonte, double NASCAR Winston Cup Champion and driver of the No. 5 Kellogg's / got milk? Chevrolet Monte Carlo and his crew chief, Jim Long.

Due to the expected drenching and high winds that will accompany Hurricane Isabel as it makes its way north through the mid-Atlantic states, NASCAR and Dover International Speedway have decided to cancel all race activities at Dover International Speedway for this Thursday and Friday.

Rejuvenated veteran Terry Labonte qualified second for Sunday's Sylvania 300 at the New Hampshire International Speedway, his best ever start at the one-mile oval. His best previous start was fifth in July 1993.

Kevin Harvick, driver of the No.

Steve Park is currently 31st in the point standings heading into this weekend's Sylvania 300 at the New Hampshire International Speedway.

A motorway accident on Wednesday night in North Carolina has claimed the life of 29 year-old Tara Parker, the wife of Robert Yates Racing's #88 NASCAR Winston Cup crew-chief Shawn Parker, and her two younger sisters.

Mike Skinner understands the varying degrees of emotion that NASCAR Winston Cup drivers confront on a weekly basis, but insists that his first-hand experience has taught him that keeping emotions in check is sometimes financially and mentally more rewarding.

Brian Vickers will bring his NASCAR Busch Series sponsors GMAC to the 2004 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series with Rick Hendrick's #25 Chevrolet Monte Carlo team.

Kevin Harvick, along with five Richard Childress Racing crew members from the No.

It will be a night of lights and loud noises on Saturday when automobile manufacturer Chevrolet and Warner Music Group join forces to bring the Chevy Rock & Roll 400 to Richmond International Raceway.

This weekend's unveiling of recently-installed SAFER barriers at Richmond International Raceway might be a prelude to one day having all NASCAR tracks equipped with the energy-absorbing walls, and Winston Cup veteran Johnny Benson, for one, welcomes the idea.

The 1.366-mile Darlington Raceway is not a track where anybody wants an ill-handling race car for, as Mike Skinner found out to his cost during Sunday's Southern 500, 'The Lady in Black' will not let you get away with poor handling for 367 laps.