Greg Newman could hardly wait for his son to get tall enough to sit behind the wheel of a go-kart and learn about competition.  The father’s dream of being a race car driver had ended early, but the birth of his son gave him another chance.

The NASCAR garage area is filled with snorting 850-horsepower engines that get five miles per gallon on a good day and gruff crew guys who sip coffee out of one plastic foam cup and spit tobacco juice into another.  It’s not the most likely environment for an environmentalist.

There was no time for Sam Hornish Jr. to celebrate his 15th-place showing in Daytona 500. The open-wheel star had to hustle back to Ohio to pitch in on diaper duty.

Kyle Busch sent a message to his old team, his new team and everybody else in NASCAR.  In nearly winning the Daytona 500, Busch proved being fired from Hendrick Motorsports didn’t derail his career.

For some drivers, winning the Daytona 500 is the goal. Ryan Newman considers his win in NASCAR’s Super Bowl a good start to an even bigger ambition.

When push came to shove, Ryan Newman had all the help he needed behind him and a clean view ahead of him.

Ryan Newman snapped an 81-race winless streak Sunday, using a huge push from teammate Kurt Busch to give car owner Roger Penske his first Daytona 500 victory.

Tony Stewart wins Nationwide race at Daytona

Jimmie Johnson starts 2008 NASCAR season at the front in an apparent Hendrick-Gibbs showdown

  It’s been a long wait for veteran Todd Bodine..but his truck victory at Daytona Friday night was one to remember.

Dale Jr and Denny Hamlin reminded everyone why Hendrick and Gibbs are the two dominate teams in NASCAR.

After a 16-race preview last year, the bigger, bulkier and, hopefully, safer vehicle is now the car of today. It will be used for the entire 2008 Sprint Cup season, beginning with Sunday’s Daytona 500.

The day before the 1998 Daytona 500, a race Earnhardt was desperate to win in his 20th try, the unlucky driver had disappeared, leaving his crew chief alone to worry. Again.

If you’re looking for a sign that NASCAR’s sustained surge of success is leveling off, just ask veteran driver Mark Martin if he’d ever be interested in owning a racing team.  “I’m just not going to do it,“ Martin said. “I’ve worked too hard too long, and I know all about this business. I owned a team, and I went broke in 1982. I know how this deal works, even when things look really good, like two years ago. Then you look at the climate of the sport today from an owner’s standpoint or whatever, and the climate is not so good.“

NASCAR puts former champs Kurt Busch, Tony Stewart on 6-race probation following wreck

Earnhardt had a smashing debut in his Hendrick Motorsports ride, getting a boost from his new teammates to power past Tony Stewart to win the Budweiser Shootout on Saturday night.

Tony Stewart’s dustup with Kurt Busch didn’t seem to be a distraction when he returned to the track Saturday.

Kyle Busch might be the busiest driver at Daytona. He’s planning to run all three of the major races next weekend: the Craftsman Truck series race, the Nationwide race and the Daytona 500.

NASCAR officials hope not. They would prefer the focus of the sport’s premier event remain on racing - for a change.
    The cheating crackdown began in 2006, when Jimmie Johnson’s crew chief, Chad Knaus, was thrown out of Daytona and suspended four races after officials found illegal modifications following qualifying.

Michael Annett’s mom wanted him to keep playing hockey. The 21-year-old was determined to go racing.  Looks as though the youngster made the right decision.

Tony Stewart and Kurt Busch were ordered to steer clear of each other Saturday in hopes of preventing a repeat of their high-octane confrontation on the first day of Speedweeks.

Tony Stewart tangles with Kurt Busch, Busch then retailiates as cars head back to garage

Kurt Busch has drawn the top starting spot for Saturday night’s Bud Shootout, but he hasn’t been feeling so hot this week.

Dale Earnhardt Jr.‘s deal with Adidas includes the development of a new driver’s suit, but that project has been put on hold for now.

With a powerful new Chevrolet built by mighty Hendrick Motorsports, Earnhardt hopes to return to his winning ways starting with Saturday night’s exhibition Budweiser Shootout. The first test of the most scrutinized move in NASCAR history is here, and Earnhardt is ready to get rolling in his new ride.

The 45th annual ARCA 200 at Daytona will get Speed Weeks off to a strong start Thursday when practice for Saturday’s race begins with 74 cars and drivers on the entry list.

Beginning his comeback from serious injuries sustained in a crash last September, 14-time NHRA champion John Force wrapped up an impressive preseason test last week at Firebird Raceway in Phoenix, Ariz., with a quarter-mile run in 4.76 seconds at 327.66 mph.

Johnson won 50 NASCAR races, including the 1960 Daytona 500

Busch and Tryson set for full-season effort to put Penske team on top

After assembling NASCAR’s version of a “Murder’s Row” lineup of drivers, owner Rick Hendrick understands the difficulties ahead in ensuring all four of his teams will contend for wins now that Earnhardt is in the mix.