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Dale Jr. & DEI tests at Nashville:

Dale Jr. & DEI tests at Nashville: Dale Earnhardt Jr. is at Nashville Superspeedway testing the #8 Budweiser Chevy today.(Nashville Superspeedway PR)(8-15-2006)...

Unofficial Driver Points Standing

after Watkins Glen [22 of 36 races]: #48-Jimmie Johnson 3241 #17-Matt Kenseth 3117 -124 #29-Kevin Harvick 2918 -323 #31-Jeff Burton 2879 -362 #5-Kyle Busch 2871 -370 #6-Mark Martin 2815 -426 #20-Tony Stewart 2794 -447 #11-Denny Hamlin 2782 -459 #24-Jeff Gordon 2756...

DEI and Dale Jr casually working on a new contract UPDATE:

With #8-Dale Earnhardt Jr. set to become a free agent at the end of next season, constant but casual negotiations are under way to [at Dale Earnhardt Inc.] re-sign NASCAR's most popular driver. "We talk about it all the time," director of motorsports Richie Gilmore...

Kurt Busch wins pole at Watkins Glen:

#2-Kurt Busch won the Budweiser Pole for the AMD at the Glen with a speed of 122.966mph for his 3rd pole of 2006, 2nd of the year at a road course and 6th of his career. Starting on the outside pole is #9-Kasey Kahne, followed by #12-Ryan Newman, #24-Jeff Gordon and...

Johnson wins at Indy:

#48-Jimmie Johnson won the Allstate 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway for his 4th win of 2006 and 22nd of his career. Johnson came back from 38th early in the race when he lost a left front tire and had to pit just before the 4th caution, but didn't lose a lap and...

Rumblings – Race Notes – Indy:

Jimmie Johnson was a "survivor" this afternoon..... Coming back from a blown tire, making a late charge in a 14 lap run for the checkers, he captured the Allstate 400 at the Brickyard over Matt Kenseth today under caution for his 4th win of the season (tying him with...

Unofficial Driver Points Standing

after Indianapolis [21 of 36 races]: #48-Jimmie Johnson 3124 #17-Matt Kenseth 3017 -107 #31-Jeff Burton 2749 -375 #29-Kevin Harvick 2733 -391 #5-Kyle Busch 2733 -391 #6-Mark Martin 2712 -412 #11-Denny Hamlin 2648 -476 #24-Jeff Gordon 2627 -497 #20-Tony Stewart 2619...

Burton wins pole at Indy:

#31-Jeff Burton won the Budweiser Pole for the Allstate 400 at the Brickyard at Indianapolis Motor Speedway with a speed of 182.778mph for his 3rd pole of 2006 and 5th of his career. Burton went out 2nd and only #07-Bowyer and #2-Busch came close to grabbing the pole...

Dale Jr. to star in Payback, thank his sister Kelley:

#8-Dale Earnhardt, Jr., will surprise sister Kelley Earnhardt Elledge with a new custom Chevrolet Tahoe SS in the Speed reality series, Payback on Aug. 9 at 10:00pm/et. Kelley, who handles much of Earnhardt, Jr.'s personal business dealings, is the oft overlooked hero...

Indy Rookie Notes:

Denny Hamlin was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the July 23 Pennsylvania 500 at Pocono Raceway. Hamlin scored his second win of the 2006 season in the race, crossing the finish line 1.510 seconds ahead of second-place Kurt Busch. He grabbed top rookie honors for...

The ‘King’ on Larry King CHANGED to Friday, Mikey and Dale Jr also:

Richard Petty will be a special guest on CNN's "Larry King Live" Thursday night, August 3 [moved to Friday, August 4th - Mideast crisis will air tonight]. The program airs from 9:00-10:00pp/et. Petty, the winningest driver in Nextel Cup history, will discuss the upcoming...

Crawford to join Schrader’s Annual Night of Stars:

Rick Crawford will join Ken Schrader for his annual All-Star charity event at I-55 Raceway in Pevely, Missouri. On August the 2nd, drivers from NASCAR's big three Series will join Schrader for the M & M's Night of Stars that benefit multiple charities including the...

Dale Jr to appear on “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart”:

Dale Earnhardt Jr. is scheduled to be the first NASCAR driver to appear as an in-studio guest on Comedy Central's "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart", the Emmy Award-winning news program. Dale Jr. will appear Thursday, August 10. The show airs at 11:00pm/et and repeats...

Huffman to Make Busch Debut at Gateway: UPDATE 2:

Shane Huffman will make his debut with JR Motorsports in the Busch Silver Celebration 250 at Gateway on July 29. Joe Nemechek's inactive Busch team will provide the car for Huffman, who currently drives for Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s Hooters Pro Cup team. Earnhardt Jr. also...

Truck Series News & Notes:

For Brendan Gaughan (#77 Orleans Dodge) 2003 was a banner year - six wins and a fourth-place finish in championship standings (he finished 40 points behind champion Travis Kvapil) after leading the point standings for much of the second-half of the season - but it ...

Hamlin Sweeps Pocono:

#11-Denny Hamlin won the Pennsylvania 500 at Pocono Raceway for his second career win, following up his first win at the track in June. Hamlin dominated the entire race, leading 151 laps and never running far out of the lead. #2-Kurt Busch was 2nd (he was also second...

Pocono Race Notes:

Denny Hamlin won the Pennsylvania 500 at Pocono Raceway, scoring his second NASCAR NEXTEL Cup victory in his 27th career start. Hamlin also won the June race at Pocono, six races ago, and became the first rookie to sweep both races at a track since Jimmie Johnson...

Rumblings – Pocono Race Notes:

Denny Hamlin's raced at Pocono Raceway twice....and he can't get any better no matter how hard he tries. Two races, two poles, two wins....not bad for a guy who hadn't even seen this joint six weeks ago. Hamlin led early and often today to sweep to the Pennsylvania...

Unofficial Driver Points Standing

after Pocono [20 of 36 races]: #48-Jimmie Johnson 2939 #17-Matt Kenseth 2842 -97 #31-Jeff Burton 2621 -318 #5-Kyle Busch 2582 -357 #29-Kevin Harvick 2563 -376 #6-Mark Martin 2557 - 382 #9-Kasey Kahne 2515 -424 #11-Denny Hamlin 2514 -425 #24-Jeff Gordon 2512 -427 #20...

New Hampshire Race Notes:

Kyle Busch won the Lenox Industrial Tools 300 at New Hampshire International Speedway, scoring his third NASCAR NEXTEL Cup victory in his 61st career start. All three of Buschs victories have occurred on a superspeedway. Busch scored his first victory in 2006. ...