NASCAR News

It's been 18 months since Dale Earnhardt drove his final lap, and Jeff Gordon says there's definitely a difference in NASCAR Winston Cup today without him.

Further strengthening its commitment to remaining a serious competitor in Winston Cup racing, Pontiac today took the wraps off its new 2003 Grand Prix NASCAR racecar prior to this weekend's Brickyard 400 in Indianapolis.

Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates announced today [Saturday] that Coors Brewing Company has extended their contract as primary sponsor of the No. 40 Dodge Intrepid R/T driven by Sterling Marlin.

Shane Lewis of Jupiter, Florida completed two-days of Winston Cup testing here at Watkins Glen International Tuesday.

The Indianapolis Motor Speedway has chosen Sirius Satellite Radio, the country's premier satellite radio broadcaster, and H.H. Gregg, the Midwest's leading home appliance and consumer electronics retailer, to play host to qualifying day during the Brickyard 400 NASCAR Winston Cup weekend, Aug.

Dale Earnhardt Incorporated Winston Cup driver Steve Park emerged unscathed from a massive accident with his DEI teammate Dale Earnhardt Jr on the very first lap of Sunday's Pennsylvania 500.

Robby Gordon was lucky to escape with a pair of sprained ankles when he mis-landed on a motocross bike during an afternoon off with his #31 Richard Childress Racing crew in Pocono on Saturday.

Jason Hedlesky will realize one of his boyhood dreams this weekend when he starts 22nd at the Michigan International Speedway in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Michigan 200.

Chevrolet's Monte Carlo brand will lead the field for the ninth annual Brickyard 400 on August 4th at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway after being confirmed as the official pace car for the 21st round of the 2002 Winston Cup Championship.

Hut Stricklin watched a top ten-finish slip away last weekend at New Hampshire when he was involved in a late race crash with Ricky Rudd but now he must pick himself up and move on to the Pocono International Raceway.

Shane Lewis of Jupiter, Florida announced today that he will compete in the Sirius Satellite Radio at The Glen NASCARWinston Cup race at Watkins Glen International.

Racing brothers David, Jeff and Mark Green are returning to their hometown of Owensboro, Kentucky to host the third annual Green Brothers Celebrity Golf Tournament at Summit Country Club on July 31st.

Chevrolet and Pontiac Winston Cup teams testing at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway over the past two weeks (July 9-10 and July 15-16) were assisted by a number of GM Racing engineers. But that's nothing new.

Chris Carrier is one half of the driver/crew chief combo that Morgan McClure Motorsports are pinning their future fortunes on in the hope that the famous #4 Kodak Chevrolet can return to its former glories. On today's wind tunnel test

Todd Bodine may have been handed a Winston Cup lifeline by Travis Carter and Discover Card for the rest of 2002, but while Carter attempts to piece his #26 Cup team back together, the youngest Bodine brother has been enjoying a fruitful year in Busch Series competition.

Michael Waltrip's recent hot-streak, which included his second career Winston Cup victory at Daytona, may have ended with a mechanical related accident at Chicagoland last Sunday but the NASCAR veteran can look ahead to the rest of 2002 and beyond with a new sense of security.

After months of speculation it has finally been confirmed that Joe Gibbs Racing will make the switch from Pontiac to Chevrolet for 2003 and beyond depriving one GM marque of its two best cars and casting doubts over its continued participation.

Complete results from Sunday's Tropicana 400 at the 1.5-mile Chicagoland Speedway in Joliet, Illinois, round 18 of the 2002 NASCAR Winston Cup Series.

"Right there at the end of the day - we were kind of floundering for three-quarters of the day, and right at the end we found a few things that helped the car. We always run real good here - qualify good, test good. And we tested good." - Dale Earnhardt Jr.

For the second race in a row, Busch team Rensi Motorsports will give a local company their first taste of life as a NASCAR sponsor as the team looks for extra support to back Bobby Hamilton Jr's 2002 title tilt.

Jimmie Johnson and Ryan Newman will both be looking to emulate Kevin Harvick's feat at the Chicagoland Speedway from last year when they go looking for a second Raybestos Rookie victory in two years at the 1.5-mile facility.

Tony Stewart has three good reasons to head to Chicagoland Speedway for the upcoming Tropicana 400, not least because Chicago is hundreds of miles away from the Daytona International Speedway.

Jeff Gordon's hopes of a fifth career Winston Cup win at the famed Daytona International Speedway disappeared early in the running of Saturday's Pepsi 400 when he cut a tyre on his #24 DuPont Chevrolet.

Saturday's Pepsi 400 at the Daytona International Speedway unfortunately contained another multi-car wreck that is becoming increasingly typical of restrictor plate racing. At the center of it was Robert Yates Racing's Dale Jarrett.