NASCAR has given Sprint Cup crew chiefs proposed testing rules for 2009 that would allow each racing operation, such as Hendrick Motorsports or Joe Gibbs Racing, a certain number of testing days at tracks where the Cup Series competes. more
McClatchy Newspapers motorsports writers David Poole and Jim Utter (Charlotte Observer), Sarah Rothschild (Miami Herald), John Sturbin (Fort Worth Star-Telegram) and Jim Pedley (Kansas City Star) voted on the year's 12 biggest stories in NASCAR. That's Racin's review of those stories concludes this week with stories four through one on the list.
NASCAR has approved Penske Racing's request to transfer the owner points from Kurt Busch to Sam Hornish Jr., a move that locks the three-time IndyCar Series champion into the first five races of next season.
Credit NASCAR for how much it has improved its Nextel Cup awards ceremony over the past two years. This year's soiree at the Waldorf-Astoria on Friday night had more warmth and personality than the annual festivities have had in a long time.
The NASCAR offseason began Monday, and one of the biggest challenges facing teams will be finding a way to beat juggernaut Hendrick Motorsports.
Two Nextel Cup championships down, and Jimmie Johnson and crew chief Chad Knaus are already thinking about a third.
At last we can refer to 10-race winner Jimmie Johnson as the 2007 NASCAR Nextel Cup champion, after he took a virtual stranglehold on the title weeks ago. Well done, Jimmie.
COVINGTON, Ky. -- A federal judge said Monday he will probably decide after Jan. 1 whether Kentucky Speedway may proceed with a lawsuit alleging that NASCAR and International Speedway Corp. have conspired to keep the Sparta track from getting a lucrative Nextel Cup race.
Chad Knaus burst through the doors, almost an hour late for a lunch appointment. "I'll take a bloody mary!" Knaus called from halfway across the room, a distance not great enough to mask his frazzled demeanor from his waiting party. "That's my boy," Steve Letarte replied from his seat at the table. "Nothing wrong with unwinding a little bit."
It's not unusual for Jeff Gordon to visit teammate Jimmie Johnson in Victory Lane, but no one would have been surprised if he skipped it following Johnson's win at Phoenix.
