NASCAR News

Earnhardt Ganassi Racing owner/managing partner Chip Ganassi is fed up with media criticism of Teresa Earnhardt, co-owner of the team and widow of seven-time champion Dale Earnhardt Sr.

Kyle Busch led the final five laps of the Gatorade Duel qualifying race to score his first win of 2009 in dramatic fashion, holding off the challenge of Mark Martin on the run to the line at Daytona.

Elliott Sadler knows how to take one for the team - even if it's the same team that tried to oust him in November - as he played his part in ensuring that AJ Allmendinger made the Daytona 500 field for the first time in three attempts.

Boris Said saw his hopes of racing into the Daytona 500 come to an end in the Gatorade Duel when he was forced to retire from the second the second qualifying race.

Rick Clark and Boris Said have announced a merger between Rick Clark Motorsports and No Fear Racing for the 2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup campaign.

Robby Gordon says he is excited by the prospect of making his first race start in his new Toyota in the Gatorade Duels at Daytona. Gordon switches to the Toyota for 2009 after making his final start at the wheel of his Dodge during the Budweiser Shootout.

Atlanta Motorsport Speedway has revealed that its Racing Roulette ticket offer will return for fans purchasing tickets for the Kobalt Tools 500 in March.

David Reutimann and Boris Said both received boosts to their Daytona 500 bids on the eve of qualifying at the Florida superspeedway, with Aaron's agreeing to become the primary sponsor of Michael Waltrip Racing's #00 for the whole of 2009, and US Chrome joining Said's roster of backers.

Martin Truex Jr and Mark Martin are the two men who know where they'll start next Sunday's Daytona 500, having snared the top two times in qualifying for the blue riband event.

Earlier this week, a list of favourites for the Daytona 500 pole probably wouldn't have included Bill Elliott, but that perception changed dramatically during Saturday's two NASCAR Sprint Cup practice sessions.

Robby Gordon's NASCAR season begins this weekend, and the American all-rounder is hoping that he can go some way to keeping up the run of success with which he has started the year.

Tissot, the official watch and timekeeper of NASCAR, will sponsor a Sprint Cup Series in-race contingency award to acknowledge the work of the unsung heroes behind the wall this season.

Richard Petty Motorsports began the build-up to this weekend's Budweiser Shootout at Daytona International Speedway by unveiling a paint scheme with historical significance for the #44 Valvoline Dodge.

Red Bull Racing will hope to make the most of a double entry into the annual Budweiser Shootout at Daytona ahead of the opening round of the NASCAR Sprint Cup - the Daytona 500 - a week later.

Ryan Newman says he is confident that everything is in place for him to try and become the first repeat winner of the Daytona 500 for more than ten years.

Jeremy Mayfield has revealed plans to make a return to the NASCAR Sprint Cup in 2009 as owner/driver of his own Mayfield Motorsports team.

Randy Moss Motorsports has announced that it will partner with Toyota for the 2009 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series season.

Triple NASCAR champion Jimmie Johnson says he is keen to secure more outings in the Grand Am Rolex Series after securing a third top-ten finish in the Rolex 24 at Daytona.

M&M's will be monitoring two races this season - the one involving its driver Kyle Busch in the #18 Toyota, and the one to identify NASCAR's most colorful fan.

Marcos Ambrose will campaign four different liveries on his Michael Waltrip Racing-built machinery in his first full-time season in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series in 2009.

It hard to escape the impact of the inauguration of the 44th president of the United States.

Kyle Petty doesn't have a NASCAR Sprint Cup ride this season, and he certainly won't be part of the combined Petty/Gillett Evernham organisation.

During better economic times, NASCAR teams found infusions of capital from seemingly everywhere - from billionaires such as George Gillett and John Henry to private-equity firms and sugar daddies attracted to the sport's growth.

Robby Gordon has announced that his single-car team will switch to Toyota for the 2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup season.