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Amick-Parker charity golf ready to tee off.
NASCAR Busch Series drivers Lyndon Amick and Hank Parker Jr. (pictured) are joining forces to host this year's Ashe County Civic Centre Benefit Golf Tournament.
Caterpillar Dodge gets new look for All-Star race.
This year's Winston All-Star event will mark the fourth straight season that Ward Burton, driver of the #22 Caterpillar Dodge, will compete in the race that features NASCAR's most recent winners from its elite series - the Winston Cup - and to celebrate, Burton will feature an all-new livery for
Lewis sees pole car bent as Riggs wins Busch race.
Scott Riggs passed an out-of-fuel Mike Bliss to win Saturday's Charter Pipeline 250 at the Gateway International Raceway as polesitter Ashton Lewis Jr saw his hopes of a maiden victory end with a pile of bent metal.
State governor fine after 160mph crash at Lowe's.
North Carolina Governor Mike Easley walked away from a high-speed crash into a soft-wall foam barrier just before noon on Friday at Lowe's Motor Speedway.
Park confirmed as Green's replacement at RCR.
The first silly season driver swap of the year has been completed with the news that ousted DEI driver Steve Park will take Jeff Green's place in the #30 AOL Chevrolet for Richard Childress Racing.
Nemechek wins Pontiac Excitement 400.
Joe Nemechek notched the third win of Winston Cup career by guiding the #25 Hendrick Motorsport's Chevy to victory lane in the Pontiac Excitement 400 at Richmond International Raceway.
Post race quotes: Kurt Busch, Jack Roush.
"There are a lot of good times ahead of us and I just can't wait to continue moving forward and producing more results like this. And then, of course, going through a bit more hardship to understand what it takes to build better cars and to have a better idea of race track ethics.
New McDonalds ad campaign make US debut tonight.
With NASCAR busily searching for a potential replacement series title sponsor should RJ Reynolds (parent company of 'Winston') confirm that they are stepping down within the next two years, McDonald's are launching what could be a timely series of new TV adverts featuring defending Winston Cup Ch
Starting lineup - Auto Club 500.
Complete Bud Pole qualifying results and unofficial starting lineup for Sunday's Auto Club 500 at the two-mile California Speedway.
Steve Parks it on California pole.
With rumours of his impending departure from DEI swirling around the Fontana paddock Steve Park gave everyone a reminder why Dale Earnhardt selected him to drive for his fledgling Winston Cup operation in 1997 by taking the Bud Pole Award for Sunday's Auto Club 500.
Loony Tunes to return at Phoenix.
The desert racetrack will get a little hotter this fall when Warner Bros.' legendary Looney Tunes characters again team up with top NASCAR drivers to rev up their engines and continue their highly successful and exciting association.

Pre race quotes - Auto Club 500.
"Last year we were running well and competing for wins, but we didn't expect to win that soon or that early into the season. We had hoped that by the end of the year we were going to be a contender for race wins.
KW to sport Cardinal colours in Gateway race.
Kenny Wallace will return to his hometown track, St Louis' Gateway International Raceway, to compete in the NASCAR Busch Series event on May 10th sporting the colours of local Major League Baseball team the St. Louis Cardinals.
First ever Brickyard qualifier Bailey dies.
H.B Bailey, the first driver to ever make an official NASCAR Winston Cup qualifying attempt at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, has died in his native Texas aged 66.
Papis tests at Kentucky for Evernham.
Italian Max Papis completed his long awaited second test behind the wheel of a Winston Cup car yesterday (Wednesday) when he got behind the wheel of the #91 Dodge owned by Ray Evernham at the 1.5-mile Kentucky Speedway.

Q&A: Ken Schrader, Scott Eggleston.
Ken Schrader and the #49 BAM Racing team have spent the first quarter of 2003 proving their respective critics wrong with a series of competitive drives that culminated in last weekend's tenth place finish at Martinsville, the type of result many thought neither the driver nor team were capable o

Interstate team King of the pits at Martinsville.
The Virginia 500 at Martinsville Speedway marked the first time a tiebreaker criteria was needed to determine the race winner of the McDonald's Drive-Thru Pit Championship fuelled by POWERade.
Twice the trouble for Tony at Talladega.
The standard "Big Wreck" came early at Talladega Superspeedway Sunday, when on just lap four of the Aaron's 499, a cut tyre on the #12 Dodge of Ryan Newman triggered a massive accident, collecting 27 of the 43 cars involved in the race.
Green DQ allows Wallace to start.
Mike Wallace and Phoenix Racing have landed a starting spot in Sunday's Aaron's 499 at the Talladega Superspeedway after Hendrick Motorsports driver David Green had his Bud Pole qualifying time disallowed following a rules infraction.
Mayfield scores surprise Talladega pole.
In a long, drawn-out Bud Pole qualifying session at the Talladega Superspeedway Jeremy Mayfield emerged as the surprise polesitter for Sunday's Aaron's 499 with his first Pole Position in more than two full seasons.
Tony and Britney?
The date may be April 1st but according to British tabloid newspaper The Daily Mirror , there may be romance in the air between defending Winston Cup Champion Tony Stewart and Pop Star Britney Spears.
Hermie aiming to make right impact at Talladega.
Hermie Sadler, brother of Robert Yates Racing's Elliott Sadler, will return to the NASCAR Winston Cup Series this weekend with help from Dale Earnhardt Incorporated as Sadler tries to promote Autism Awareness during the Aaron's 499.
Starting lineup - Samsung/Radio Shack 500.
Complete Bud Pole qualifying results and starting lineup for Sunday's Samsung/Radio Shack 500 at the 1.5-mile Texas Motor Speedway.
Team Amick plans Busch Series return.
Former Busch Series outfit Team Amick Motorsports are planning a return to the series later this year with Lyndon Amick behind the wheel and former BGN Champion crew chief Harold Holly assuming control of the crew.