NASCAR News

In a move universally praised, the tight Martinsville pit lane is being reconfigured in time for next year's Virginia 500.

Friends in high places: The election of President George W. Bush means the television at the White House could well be tuned to NASCAR Winston Cup races in the future.

Ricky Rudd has accepted an invitation to race in the twenty-fifth anniversary edition of the True Value International Race of Champions (IROC) Series in 2001.

It has been eight long years since any car other than a Ford, Chevrolet or Pontiac has entered a NASCAR Winston Cup event but with Dodge re-entering the fray for the first time in 17 years next season the battle between manufacturers is already hotting up.

The 2000 season was something of a roller coaster for Jack Roush as he saw Mark Martin suffer his worst year for a long time and the departure of Chad Little and Kevin Lepage, who promised so much but failed to deliver.

IROC sponsor True Value brought a special treat to the NASCAR Weekly Racing Series Champion's party last week by offering one of the ten regional Mechanics of the Year the opportunity to be part of the True Value team next season.

Texas Motor Speedway's mascot, Sparky, is claiming an unusual first, having signed a unique sponsorship agreement with NGK Spark Plugs.

Former single seater ace Robby Gordon will get another chance to prove himself in a competitive ride in the Winston Cup after he inked a five year deal with Larry McClure's Morgan-McClure Motorsports team on Monday.

Saturday was not a good day for NASCAR's lesser-fancied teams as the 1.5-mile Homestead-Miami Speedway proved slower to drive than it had on Friday meaning only Andy Houston improved on his time as the massive 51 car field was whittled down to 43.

Winston Cup front-runner Tony Stewart has become the newest team-owner in the hectic World of Outlaws category, which the eight time WC race winner originally cut his teeth in.

It almost seemed cruel that Ron Hornaday may be left without a competitive ride next year after Dale Earnhardt Inc announced that they would be transferring their #3 NAPA Chevrolet to the Winston Cup in 2001 with veteran Michael Waltrip as the driver, leaving their current steed without a confirm

Penske-South Ford driver Rusty Wallace took an astounding ninth Bud Pole in 2000 in his #2 Miller Lite Ford on Friday afternoon with a record time of 26.830 seconds to beat off the challenge of Jeff Burton and Robert Pressley.

1. Jeremy Mayfield Ford Penske-Kranefuss 23.269secs. 2. Bobby Labonte Pontiac Joe Gibbs 23.283secs. 3. Jeff Gordon Chevrolet Rick Hendrick 23.364secs. 4. Bill Elliott Ford Bill Elliott 23.364secs. 5. Mark Martin Ford Jack Roush 23.399secs.

It was simple, seven drivers knew that unless they beat 36th place Hut Stricklin's lap of 29.699 seconds they would be a spectator for Sunday's UAW-GM Quality 500 at Lowe's Motor Speedway.

As the Winston Cup reaches its closing stretch, Jeff Burton and Jack Roush can now fully devote their attention to the Championship battle after one of their biggest worries, sponsorship, was resolved.

Two new venues headline the release of next year's Winston Cup calendar, which stretches over a mammoth 39 weekends.

The news that Buckshot Jones has signed to drive what will be the #44 Dodge for Petty Enterprises in 2001 with sponsorship from Georgia-Pacific has come as a great relief to many within the team who feared that the intended three car assault on the 2001 Winston Cup Championship would have to be s

John Deere will now NOT be a part of the Roush Racing team next year in the wake of Chad Little's early departure from the team.

Bobby Hamilton became the third casualty of the NASCAR 'silly season' at Loudon last weekend when it was announced that he would split with Morgan-McClure Motorsports at the end of the 2000 after three disappointing years in the bright yellow machine.

Perfection is a term that is hard to apply accurately to a single drive, but Jeff Burton has fully deserved the accolade after he held off Championship leader Bobby Labonte for 300 solid laps to score his third victory of the 2000 season and move into second place in the Winston Cup title chase.

Fifteen year Winston Cup veteran Michael Waltrip announced today that he will drive a NAPA sponsored Chevrolet Monte Carlo in the 2001 NASCAR Championship alongside rising stars Steve Park and Dale Earnhardt Jr for Dale Earnhardt Inc.

In what could be the start of a long running dispute between NASCAR officials and General Motors, Jeff Gordon has been docked more than half the points he earned for winning Saturday's Chevrolet Monte Carlo 400 at the Richmond International Raceway.

Ex-Busch Series campaigner Joe Bessey will join the likes of Bill Elliott and Brett Bodine as Winston Cup owner/drivers this Sunday at Loudon when he begins a nine race stint behind the wheel of the #60 Power Team Chevrolet after firing regular driver Geoffrey Bodine on Monday.

When Kyle Petty announced that he would be vacating the seat of his regular ride in the Winston Cup for the last eleven events on the schedule to take a place in his late son's Busch Grand National team, he realised that he was taking a major gamble.