Roush holds winning hand in Las Vegas
March 9, 2006Jeff Hammond says Sunday's race is Roush Racing's to lose, but Tony Stewart, Jimmie Johnson and Kasey Kahne will give the Roushketeers a fight.
Hamlin, Yeley gain confidence on the road
March 9, 2006Joe Gibbs Racing's Cup rookies Denny Hamlin and J.J. Yeley got a confidence boost with top-five finishes in the Mexico City Busch race. Larry McReynolds says they will only get better by running full-time in both series.
PHOTOS
March 9, 2006
Atlanta still upset at losing NASCAR Hall of Fame
March 9, 2006Losing the NASCAR Hall of Fame to Charlotte has some folks in Atlanta riled up.
Bristol waits its turn for resurfacing until 2007
March 9, 2006Resurfacing of the half-mile track at Bristol Motor Speedway will be put off until 2007 so that engineers and contractors have enough time to do it right, speedway officials said Tuesday.
NASCAR Nation
March 9, 2006
"2006 will be the year of Giancarlo Fisichella, he is undoubtedly the best driver in F1" - M4B
March 9, 2006Have your say about motorsport on the Five Live message board.
Dennis confident over F1 future
March 9, 2006McLaren boss Ron Dennis believes the row over F1's future will be settled, avoiding any breakaway series threat.
Gordon joins Earnhardt in Las Vegas wax museum
March 9, 2006Madame Tussauds was set to unveil a life-size wax statue of four-time NASCAR champion Jeff Gordon this week, adding Gordon to its SPEED attraction at the Venetian Resort Hotel Casino in Las Vegas.
PHOTOS
March 9, 2006
Who will be the first to enter NASCAR's new Hall of Fame?
March 9, 2006Now that we know where NASCAR's much-ballyhooed Hall of Fame is going to be built, the bigger question remains: Who will be the building blocks of its legacy? It was announced this week that the $107.5 million hall, expected to lure hundreds of thousands of visitors annually, will open by 2009 in downtown Charlotte, the heartland of the stock car sport. It beat out Atlanta and Daytona Beach in the final showdown of big plans and big dollars.
Move from open wheel to Busch Series tough for Jourdain
March 9, 2006Little has gone right since Michel Jourdain Jr. left a successful open-wheel career to join NASCAR's Busch Series. As a rookie in 2005, the Mexico City native struggled mightily to adjust to stock car racing - where the vehicles are heavier and less agile, and the mostly oval track races last much longer. The driver of the No. 15 Ford, Jourdain relies heavily on finesse and finished 40th or worse four times in his first 18 races. Sponsorship woes ended his season after 20 starts.