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WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. (AP) - Ryan Newman won a three-lap dash to the finish Saturday, holding off hard-charging Robby Gordon to win the Busch Zippo 200 at Watkins Glen International.
Brian Vickers was third, followed by polesitter Tony Stewart and Martin Truex Jr., who boosted his series lead to 122 points over Clint Bowyer, who finished [...]

You know the drill, when it rains NASCAR lines’em up based on owner points, and it’s WET! Here are the top 15 for today’s NASCAR [avatar:http://cranialcavity.net/files/cup.jpg]NEXTEL Cup Series[/avatar] Sirius Satellite Radio at the Glen
1 20 Tony Stewart The Home Depot Chevrolet
2 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe’s Chevrolet
3 16 Greg Biffle Subway/National Guard Ford
4 2 Rusty Wallace [...]

Great rivals Marcos Ambrose and Mark Skaife will start line astern in tomorrow

Champ Car veteran Paul Tracy’s flirtation with NASCAR, assisted by matchmaker Richard Childress Racing, has come to and end.
Richard Childress Racing said Friday it will not enter open-wheel star Paul Tracy in the Aug. 20 Nextel Cup race at Michigan International Speedway.
“I’m very impressed with Paul’s ability in a race car, whether it’s a Cup [...]

2005 ARCA RE/MAX SERIES EVENT #16
Nashville Superspeedway, Nashville TN, 8-13-05
Official Starting Grid, ARCA RE/MAX 200
1 9 Joey Miller/Farmington MN Country Joe Homes-Eagle Creek Aviation Dodge 29.737 161.375
2 46 Frank Kimmel/Clarksville IN Advance Auto Parts-Pork Ford 29.815 160.953
3 98 Erin Crocker/Wilbraham MA Auto Value/Bumper-To-Bumper Dodge 29.937 160.297 (Evernham Development driver)
4 7 Kyle Krisiloff/Indianapolis IN ditech.com Chevrolet 30.316 158.293 (Hendrick Motorsports [...]

Let’s do a short recap of the tangled webs of NASCAR’s contractual musical Simpson racing seats.
Jack Roush signs Jamie McMurray to an ‘07 contract - under contract to Ganassi Racing through ‘06 - Chip refuses to release McMurray. In a twist that can only be described as ironic, Penske South lures away current [avatar:http://cranialcavity.net/files/cup.jpg]NEXTEL Cup[/avatar] [...]

Courtesy of Andrew Legare Star-Gazette sports editor.
WATKINS GLEN - It seems like every six months or so a rumor floats around that Nextel Cup’s days at Watkins Glen International are numbered. After all, bigger markets and more modern racetracks beckon, as does the almighty dollar.
But hold up a minute, doomsayers. Not only does Nextel Cup [...]

After the “Kurt Busch Earthquake” Tuesday an announcement that Reed Sorenson will run a full [avatar:http://cranialcavity.net/files/cup.jpg]Nextel Cup[/avatar] schedule next season is only a minor ripple on the NASCAR richer scale. The 19 year old will strap into a fourth team for Chip Ganassi Racing.
The largest part of the story - if the Associated Press [...]

Subtitle: “Who will win NASCAR’s annual stop at the southern tip of scenic Lake Seneca?”
Despite the dominance shown in some quarters of the [avatar:http://cranialcavity.net/files/cup.jpg]NEXTEL Cup Series[/avatar] and my spot on Tony Stewart selection [avatar:http://cranialcavity.net/files/allstate.gif]last week[/avatar], it’s getting harder to pick a winner. This week throws in the road course, with it’s ever present “road course [...]

With NASCAR taking it’s last weekend off before the end of the season it would appear they wanted to make up for lost time. This weeks NASCAR Cesspool is a virtual treasure trove of pratfalls, shear stupidity and an over flowing cup of bad luck. Lets start with the worst offender, and the shear stupidity, [...]

When was the last time a reigning NASCAR Champion announced his intention to jump ship and switch to another race team? I damn sure don’t remember it occuring previously, but there is a first time for everything.
Reigning Nextel Cup champion Kurt Busch has signed a contract to drive for Penske Racing South in 2007 and [...]

NOTE: This post was bumped up from it’s original date of 16 July because Indianapolis Motor Speedway has officially offered the claim forms for ticket refunds.
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In addition to the recent Paul Tracy announcement he may be moving to NASCAR, and his MIS test this week, another Champ Car veteran looks to be getting restless. His move will also be South, way South. The Australian V8 Super Car Series. [Editor's note: for those not familiar with the Super Car Series take [...]

There has been considerable speculation this year about the possibility of Hoosier Ryan Newman changing teams. But it appears the Penske Racing South driver is going to continue to drive for Roger Penske.
Team president Don Miller confirmed today [Sunday] that Newman, in his fourth year in the Cup series and already signed through 2006, has [...]

Some of you may, or may not have noticed a new addition to the sidebar. The “Racing Quotes” section is a list of quotes by drivers, fans, broadcasters and other media types on our favorite subject, auto racing.
At the moment there are about 20 different quotes. They can be seen by refreshing your browser and [...]

Tony Stewart missed his Moose Lodge 398 meeting in Columbus, Indiana Sunday afternoon. Lodge member Dale Moss surveyed the parking lot on Washington Street but didn’t see the shiny Hummer that signals the lodge’s highest-profile member would not be playing cards.
Instead Tony Stewart, Daytona 500 winner, NASCAR Champion, [avatar:http://cranialcavity.net/files/irl.png]IndyCar[/avatar] champion and Moose Lodge 398 member [...]

This past week saw Ford unveil and test their latest entry in the NASCAR wars. The Ford Fusion will enter competition next year. Dale Jarrett tested the car Tuesday at Atlanta Motor Speedway and came away pleased. “I think things went really well.I was pleased with the way the new Ford Fusion was as far [...]

Martin Truex Jr. didn’t allow a rain stoppage of an hour 35-minutes or two extra laps due to a laundry list of late [avatar:http://cranialcavity.net/files/caution.jpg]cautions[/avatar] derail his drive for a second consecutive [avatar:http://cranialcavity.net/files/bgn.gif]Busch Series[/avatar] Championship. Truex averaged 72.930 mph and finished 1.002 seconds ahead of Clint Bowyer on a final two-lap shootout. He increased his lead [...]

Saturday’s qualifying for the [avatar:http://cranialcavity.net/files/allstate.gif]Allstate 400[/avatar] may have provided an early Christmas gift for those outside the [avatar:http://cranialcavity.net/files/cup.jpg]NEXTEL Cup[/avatar] Chase window looking in. Elliot Sadler sits on the pole, but the bigger story is the “gift” handed out while waiting for Santa inspection.
Unlike most gifts that are wrapped in ribbons & bows, this one came [...]