NASCAR News

Jimmie Johnson salvaged a ninth place finish in Sunday's Mountain Dew Southern 500 in his #48 Lowe's Home Improvement Chevrolet despite a near disaster when the casing of his left rear tyre came adrift shortly after his final scheduled pitstop.

In a unique tribute that marks the first anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, Team Rensi and the United States Marine Corps will give the #25 Team Marines Ford a new look for the Funai 250 at Richmond on September 6, 2002.

Although he has signed to drive for Bill Davis Racing and the #23 Dodge team for the rest of the Winston Cup season, Kenny Wallace had previously put pen to paper regarding a return to his former employers at Andy Petree Racing at the Talladega Superspeedway.

BH Motorsports, who recently formed a strategic alliance with Hendrick Motorsports in an effort to establish a competitive African-American-owned NASCAR Winston Cup team, have announced the National Guard as their primary advertiser.

Memphis Motorsports Park and Sam's Town Tunica are designating St. Jude Children's Research Hospital as the beneficiary of the Sam's Town 250 NASCAR Busch Series event.

Todd Bodine and Herzog Motorsports head to Darlington Raceway this weekend ready to take on one of the toughest tracks on which NASCAR competes. The site of their first race together, Bodine and the crew have come a long way in a relatively short time.

NVE Pharmaceuticals and Bill Davis Racing have inked a multi-year deal with Kenny Wallace and Stacker 2. Wallace will drive the No. 23 NASCAR Winston Cup Dodge beginning in 2003 and will carry Stacker 2, "The World's Strongest Fat BurnerT" as its primary sponsor.

#10 Valvoline Pontiac driver Johnny Benson says Darlington is one of the biggest challenges a driver faces all season. The "Track Too Tough To Tame" can really be too tough to tame sometimes.

Jimmie Johnson enters this weekend's Mountain Dew Southern 500 at the Darlington Raceway with a three-point lead over fellow Raybestos Rookie of the Year contender Ryan Newman despite finishing 34th in last Saturday's Sharpie 500 at Bristol.

Complete results from Sunday's Sharpie 500 at the 0.533-mile Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tennessee, round 24 of the 2002 NASCAR Winston Cup Series.

The all-new 2003 Chevrolet Monte Carlo racecar has been given the green light by NASCAR. Officials with Chevrolet and GM Racing received the final approval this week.

Q&A: Ricky Rudd/Eddie Wood/Pat Tryson.

Wood Brothers Racing has confirmed that it has inked Ricky Rudd to a multi-year contract to begin driving the #21 Motorcraft Quality Parts Taurus in 2003. In addition, Motorcraft announced a contract extension that will keep Motorcraft as its primary sponsor through to the end of 2005.

"A lot of people get to make decisions time after time again about their life and what direction they're going; to me, this is a career opportunity. This is a once-in-a-lifetime deal. To be in connection with Robert Yates next year is hard to put in words.

Dale Jarrett drove from 43rd to 1st to win Sunday's Pepsi 400 Presented by Farmer Jack at the Michigan International Speedway as Jeff Burton's car cruelly overheated in the final five laps.

One of the worst kept secrets of the year was confirmed on Sunday when Elliott Sadler confirmed his switch to Robert Yates Racing with sponsorship from M&M's. There was a twist however that still leaves Ricky Rudd's future as cloudy as ever.

"I would like to see the day that Dale Jr. or Jimmie Johnson or Jeff Gordon or any of those guys would sandbag. It's just not in their bloodline. It's not going to happen." - Bobby Hamilton

Much to the chagrin of Ford, Pontiac Racing has added the Cal Wells-owned PPI Motorsports team to its 2003 NASCAR Winston Cup team lineup. PPI currently fields the No. 32 Tide entry driven by Ricky Craven.

Complete Saturday morning practice results for the Pepsi 400 at the two-mile Michigan International Speedway.

Karen Fairchild, Kimberly Roads, Phillip Sweet and Jimi Westbrook make up the four-member country group known as Little Big Town and this hot new band will sing the National Anthem prior to Sunday's Pepsi 400 Presented by Farmer Jack NASCAR Winston Cup Series event at Michigan International Speed

GNC Live Well Racing crew chief Gary Cogswell and car chief Bryan Smith might not click their heels three times to get there, but both agree, "There's no place like home."

If you're a maths phobic, Sunday's Pepsi 400 at Michigan International Speedway may not be the race for you. Talk of downforce counts, drag coefficients and valance heights are joined by discussion of points standings, average finishing positions and lap times.

Complete results from Sunday's Brickyard 400 at the 2.5-mile Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Indiana, round 21 of the 2002 NASCAR Winston Cup Series.

Complete Happy Hour results for the Sirius Satellite Radio at the Glen at the 2.45-mile Watkins Glen International Raceway.