NASCAR News

You would expect that David Starr, the point leader in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, would have led plenty of laps during the six races run this season, perhaps even paying a visit a time or two to victory lane.

Quotes from the Dodge drivers. Quotes from Dodge drivers Bill Elliott, Sterling Marlin, Kyle Petty and car owner Ray Evernham.

Richard Childress, team owner of Richard Childress Racing (RCR), comments on the Crew Chief and Crew swap between the No. 29 (Kevin Harvick, GM Goodwrench Chevrolet) and the No. 31 (Robby Gordon, Cingular Wireless Chevrolet).

Dover International Speedway is known as "The Monster Mile," and in today's MBNA Platinum NASCAR Winston Cup race the monster had plenty of fight in it for the Pontiac Racing teams.

Jack Roush, owner of the Roush Racing Tauruses driven by Mark Martin, Jeff Burton, Matt Kenseth and Kurt Busch, made his first appearance at a race track today since being injured in an airplane accident last month. Here he talks about that accident and a lot, lot more:

Hermie Sadler will drive the #90 Donlavey Racing Ford in the MBNA Platinum 400 at Dover International Speedway this Sunday, and in the Pocono 500 at Pocono Raceway on 9 June.

In celebration of the release of the Scooby-Doo movie on June 14, America Online and Warner Bros.

Starting lineup for Sunday's Coca Cola 600, race 12 on the NASCAR calendar, held at Lowe's Motor Speedway.

The No. 99 CITGO Ford Taurus will be sporting a new paint scheme in Sunday's Coca-Cola 600 at Lowe's Motor Speedway. "The Peel out, Reel in and Win" car will launch CITGO's summer promotion that will run from Memorial Day weekend through the July Fourth holiday weekend.

Ricky Rudd, driver of the No. 28 Havoline Taurus, will set the record for consecutive starts on the NASCAR Winston Cup Series this weekend at 656 when he takes the green flag for Sunday's Coca-Cola Racing Family 600.

Hermie Sadler will replace ailing driver Rick Mast this weekend in the Donlavey Racing Ford Taurus, according to car owner Junie Donlavey.

Matt Kenseth and the No. 17 DEWALT Racing team snagged their first pole in the Winston Cup Series Friday night at Lowe's Motor Speedway for the non-points event, The Winston.

Rusty Wallace will be riding his Harley again on Saturday night, but it won't be the two-wheeled version that he has become somewhat a collector of.

Hendrick Motorsports (HMS) president John Hendrick yesterday named Joe Nemechek as the interim driver of the NASCAR Winston Cup Series No. 25 UAW-Delphi Chevrolet. "We're pleased to be able to put a talented veteran like Joe behind the wheel of the No. 25 car," said Hendrick.

Two-time Craftsman Truck Series champion, veteran Winston Cup Series and current Busch Series driver, Ron Hornaday Jr, will take over driving duties in the #49 BAM Racing Dodge car at the next two Winston Cup races.

Star Wars fans, outfitted as Star Wars stormtroopers, stood guard at a Charlotte movie theatre today... but they weren't waiting in line for tickets to Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones .

For the past two-plus years, thousands of race fans have shown their support for Race Fans for a Cure(TM) by wearing pink ribbons. For the next two races, Dale Jarrett's famed No. 88 NASCAR Winston Cup Taurus will do the same.

Rain has forced NASCAR officials to postpone the running of the Winston Cup Pontiac Excitement 400 from Richmond International Raceway. 66 laps were completed Saturday night [early Sunday morning UK time] and the race will now resumed Sunday at noon ET.

NASCAR Winston Cup series veteran Johnny Benson will miss the Pontiac Excitement 400 following a crash in the Busch series race on lap 29.

CART star Christian Fittipaldi will attempt to make his second career NASCAR Busch Series start this coming weekend in the Hardee's 250 at Richmond International Raceway in Richmond, Virginia.

Game fanatic Dale Earnhardt Jr is all set to make an appearance at the Electronic Entertainment Expo to continue his endorsement of the computer racing wheels that he uses to practice tracks when at home.

Pontiac driver Johnny Benson reckons Richmond a "pretty dang good place to have a race." So much so that he will be contesting the Winston Cup and Busch Series races this weekend

Mark Martin, driver of the No. 6 Pfizer Taurus, and his crew chief, Ben Leslie, were this week's guests on the NASCAR Winston Cup teleconference. Martin is in ninth place in the standings heading into Sunday's race at California, where he won in 1998.

Welcome to California Speedway... or is it Kansas Speedway, Chicagoland Speedway, Michigan Speedway or Las Vegas Motor Speedway? Since it's the last weekend in April, it's time for the NAPA Auto Parts 500, which is indeed at California Speedway.