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May 14, 2008

Dale Jarrett to join ESPN
Dale Jarrett to join ESPN

Jarrett’s newest ride as he heads into the next phase of his career around NASCAR racing will be in a TV booth for ESPN with fellow announcers Andy Petree and Jerry Punch, two old buddies from Newton. 


May 13, 2008

Richard Childress drivers confident about Cup chances
Richard Childress drivers confident about Cup chances

The result of Childress reaching deep into his bank account and a more strenuous testing program is likely to put all three drivers back in the Chase for the Sprint Cup, despite what looks like greater competition


May 02, 2008

Dale Earnhardt Jr. leads Sprint Cup practice at RIR
Dale Earnhardt Jr. leads Sprint Cup practice at RIR

Dale Earnhardt Jr. posted the fastest lap during today’s practice session for NASCAR Sprint Cup teams as they prepared for tomorrow’s 7:30 p.m. 400-lap race at Richmond International Raceway.

Richmond NASCAR race may fail to sell out
Richmond NASCAR race may fail to sell out

Economic downturn, added capacity may be responsible for excess
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Maneuverability called key to success at RIR
Maneuverability called key to success at RIR

Rusty Wallace found race didn’t always go to the swiftest


April 28, 2008

Soaring gas prices hit NASCAR fans
Soaring gas prices hit NASCAR fans

Parking the RV against the fourth-turn fence: $600.  Extra charge for infield wristbands: $105 each.  Fuel to get here: Think body parts.


April 26, 2008

Stewart wins Nationwide race at Talladega
Stewart wins Nationwide race at Talladega

Franchitti breaks his ankle and will miss Cup race Sunday.  Stewart hopes to follow this win with a victory in the Aaron’s 499.


April 25, 2008

Junior, Gordon, Stewart winless
Junior, Gordon, Stewart winless

The focus may be moving toward Tony Stewart coming to a track where he has never won - suddenly the issue is not about Victory Lane but rather his next NASCAR contract.


April 24, 2008

Dale Earnhardt Jr. focused on consistency
Dale Earnhardt Jr. focused on consistency

If Dale Earnhardt Jr. is getting frustrated by his long losing streak—next week it will be precisely two years since his last tour win—he’s hiding it well. 


April 10, 2008

Ryan Newman Wins Pole at Phoenix
Ryan Newman Wins Pole at Phoenix

Virginia native Elliott Sadler joins Newman on the front row after turning the second fastest lap Thursday. 


April 04, 2008

Kahne hopes to recapture magic in Texas
Kahne hopes to recapture magic in Texas

Kasey Kahne knows his way around Texas Motor Speedway. In his first Cup start there, he finished second to Emporia native, and future teammate, Elliott Sadler.  His third Cup victory came two years later on that same 1 1/2-mile surface, in the middle of his best season yet. He won six times that year. 


March 30, 2008

Hamlin Gets Coveted First Win at Martinsville
Hamlin Gets Coveted First Win at Martinsville

Hendrick drivers led 146, 135 and 90 laps--but none of the big three could manage to win the race.


March 28, 2008

Sadler likely out of No. 19, for now, due to injury

Elliott Sadler is apparently incapable of sitting right now without extreme pain after a “sporting injury” suffered Wednesday. Because of that, Gillett Evernham Motorsports has lined up Craftsman Truck Series driver Dennis Setzer as a backup. 


March 26, 2008

NASCAR and moonshine legend Junior Johnson to sign autographs in Martinsville March 28th
NASCAR and moonshine legend Junior Johnson to sign autographs in Martinsville March 28th

NASCAR and moonshine legend Junior Johnson to sign autographs in Martinsville March 28th


March 17, 2008

Hendrick again shut out again, as trend points to parity in NASCAR

Five races into the season, the team that won 18 of 36 races last year is still looking for its first victory. Yet to call it a Hendrick slump might be overstating what’s really going on right now in NASCAR.


March 16, 2008

Burton Steals Bristol Win

Burton steals win at Bristol after Harvick wrecks Stewart with 3 to go


March 15, 2008

Bowyer beats Kahne and the rain to win at Bristol

Clint Bowyer outraced Kasey Kahne and the rain to win the Nationwide Series race at Bristol Motor Speedway when it was stopped just past halfway.


March 12, 2008

Tony Stewart goes from driver to ticket seller at Martinsville
Tony Stewart goes from driver to ticket seller at Martinsville

After voicing his complaints about Goodyear over the weekend, Tony Stewart showed a lighter side selling tickets Wednesday at Martinsville.

NASCAR’s defending champ off to slow start

Jimmie Johnson is off to a terrible start - for Jimmie Johnson, that is.  The two-time reigning NASCAR Sprint Cup champion simply isn’t used to being ordinary.


March 10, 2008

Tires Remain Hot Topic After Atlanta

The NASCAR Cup Drivers were less than satisfied with the quality of tire that was provided for the Atlanta race. What’s new--is that the majority of drivers, not just an outspoken few-- were willing to criticize one of NASCAR’s long term contracted suppliers--Goodyear.

Petty Enterprises donates racecars to research lab
Petty Enterprises donates racecars to research lab

One of NASCAR’s most famous families want to make sure future generations of NASCAR fans can learn how to build and design better racecars.

Kyle Busch wins first race with new team, and takes Toyota along for a historic ride

The Japanese automaker became the first foreign winner in stock car racing’s top series since Jaguar in 1954, when NASCAR was still just a regional attraction not too far removed from its moonshining roots. Tony Stewart crossed the line second in another Camry to give the foreigners a 1-2 finish in the most red, white and blue of American sports.


March 05, 2008

NASCAR penalizes Carl Edwards for post Las Vegas race inspection failure

Edwards was docked 100 points. He also was stripped of the 10 bonus points he earned toward the championship chase


March 03, 2008

NASCAR commission overturns penalty against Rusty Wallace Racing

A NASCAR appeals committee on Monday overturned all the penalties levied against Rusty Wallace Racing for an infraction discovered on David Stremme’s car before the season-opening Nationwide Series race.


March 02, 2008

Stewart injured in hard accident at Las Vegas

Two-time NASCAR champion Tony Stewart bruised his foot, but was otherwise fine following a frightening crash Sunday at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.


February 29, 2008

NASCAR Las Vegas

Vickers rolling, but still sweating out qualifying every week


February 25, 2008

Carl Edwards outduels reigning NASCAR champion to win in California

For Carl Edwards, it’s a signal. At least one NASCAR Sprint Cup team is ready to take on Hendrick Motorsports.

California race a learning experience for former open-wheel drivers

Juan Pablo Montoya, last year’s top Cup rookie, finished 20th, while fellow former open-wheel stars Dario Franchitti and Sam Hornish Jr. had considerably less success. Patrick Carpentier didn’t even get a chance to make the race when qualifying was rained out Friday.

Kyle Busch falls short of 3-peat

Busch finished behind race winner Carl Edwards and his former teammates at Hendrick Motorsports, Jimmie Johnson and Jeff Gordon

Daytona winner Newman finishes 10th at California

“The car was just OK,” Newman said. “At times we were a seventh-place car and, at other times, we were a 15th-place car. If you average it out, I think we did a little bit better than we could have.”

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