NASCAR News

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.

Paul Menard had the car to beat at Winchester Speedway last Saturday, but as so often is the case in motor racing, the fastest car rarely wins.

No NASCAR Winston Cup (Grand National) Series rookie has won the Southern 500 at Darlington since Nelson Stacy triumphed in his Ford all the way back in September 1961.

Under fire Kurt Busch has issued a statement through his team Roush Racing, apologising to NASCAR and its fans for his recent involvement in the argument that resulted in him receiving several jabs to the face courtesy of Jimmy Spencer and a raft of criticism from his fellow drivers.

John Andretti will drive the #1 Pennzoil sponsored Chevrolet owned by Dale Earnhardt Incorporated in the majority of the final eleven races of the 2003 NASCAR Winston Cup season starting with next Saturday's Chevy Rock 'n Roll 400 at the Richmond International Raceway.

After three races of piloting the No. 01 U.S. Army Pontiac, Mike Skinner is feeling more comfortable in his role as the substitute driver for Jerry Nadeau, who is recovering from injuries sustained in an accident in Richmond.

Roush Racing announced today that Doug Richert has been appointed as crew chief of the No. 16 Grainger Ford driven by Greg Biffle effective immediately.

Robert Yates Racing announced today that effective immediately Todd Parrott will assume crew chief duties for Elliott Sadler and the #38 M&M's Racing Team.

Ryan Newman's last appearance at Bristol Motor Speedway caused a lot of jaws to drop as he shattered the track record in qualifying. The 14.908 second recordsetting lap was the first one any driver had ever turned in the 14- second bracket at the .5333-mile concrete Bristol bowl.

Winston Cup veteran Jimmy Spencer has been suspended for one week and fined $25,000 by NASCAR after punching Kurt Busch in the face shortly after Sunday's GFS Marketplace 400 at the Michigan International Speedway.

"We had another incident and, in this case, it was after the race was over. It was in the garage.

The simmering feud between Winston Cup drivers Kurt Busch and Jimmy Spencer took a turn for the worse in the Michigan International Speedway garage area shortly after Sunday's GFS Marketplace 400.

In a classic fuel mileage race at the two-mile Michigan International Speedway, Penske Racing's Ryan Newman capitalised on Kurt Busch's unsuccessful gamble to try and run 65 laps on a single tank to take home his fifth win of the 2003 season.

As hard it may seem to believe but defending NASCAR Winston Cup Champion Tony Stewart does still not have a single NASCAR Busch Series victory to his credit after rain stopped Saturday's Cabela's 250 at Michigan with Kevin Harvick out front.

Reigning NASCAR Winston Cup Series champion Tony Stewart has formed his own charitable foundation.

Complete final Happy Hour practice times ahead of Sunday's GFS Marketplace 400 at the two-mile Michigan International Speedway.

To say that Tony Stewart will be a busy man this weekend at Michigan International Speedway would be an understatement. The driver of the #20 Home Depot Chevrolet will double-dip at Michigan, running the NASCAR Busch Series race and the Winston Cup race.

A two-hour rain delay couldn't stop Bobby Labonte from taking his second Bud Pole Award this year at the two-mile Michigan International Speedway as the practice formbook got thrown out of the window.

Michael Waltrip, Inc. have announced that Darrell Waltrip will compete in his third NASCAR Craftsmen Truck Series race this year at Martinsville Speedway on Saturday, October 18th with a specially liveried 'Three Stooges' Truck.

It's always been about the racing for legendary team owner Junie Donlavey, and whatever type of racing will accept him, he's happy to oblige.

Fans of NASCAR and the Indianapolis Motor Speedway can relive memories of the first 10 years of the Brickyard 400 through "A Decade at the Brickyard," an upcoming DVD release by NASCAR Images and Shoreline Media Group.

Defending Sirius Satellite Radio at the Glen winner Tony Stewart let the continuing rumours surrounding a possible future deal with Chip Ganassi Racing sail cleanly over the top of his head as he set about earning a second consecutive triumph at the scenic 2.45-mile road course in New York.

It seems that special Sharpie paint schemes are good luck for Winston Cup driver Kurt Busch, and he is determined to put the theory to the test as he seeks a repeat course success at this month's Bristol race.

Rising stock-car star Paul Menard captured his first top-10 in the NASCAR Busch Series last Saturday night at Indianapolis Raceway Park with a sweet 9th-place finish in his Andy Petree Racing Turtle Wax Chevrolet.