As a part of V8X magazines 10-year celebration, motorsports journalists have rated NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Marcos Ambrose as the best V8 Supercar driver ever.   “It’s just an honor to receive this kind of recognition,” Ambrose humbly stated. “I really want to thank V8X magazine and the motorsport journalists who voted for me. I love the V8 Supercar Series and I have so many fond... more.

The NASCAR Camping World Truck Series has implemented a multi-truck qualifying system in recent weeks which is reportedly being considered for both the Nationwide and Sprint Cup Series next year. The format calls for two vehicles on track simultaneously in an effort to speed up the qualifying session with the order of time trials based on the last practice session starting with the slowest time... more.

Aaron’s, Inc. will sponsor driver Michael Waltrip at Talladega Superspeedway on Oct. 31 as part of its 55th anniversary celebration. The two-time Daytona 500 champion and former Talladega winner returns to the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driving the No. 55 Toyota fielded by his Michael Waltrip Racing organization. Waltrip drove the Aaron’s 55th anniversary paint scheme at Talladega in April in... more.

For the second time in two events, a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series star is going to race in the Traxxas TORC Series Presented by AMSOIL. Last week it was Kyle Busch making his off-road debut; this weekend, it’s proven short course driver Robby Gordon returning to the “Big House” to race in the PRO 2WD class. Gordon, a three-time winner in NASCAR’s top series and a Cup Series team owner, race... more.

Atlanta History: Juan Pablo Montoya has competed in seven NSCS and one NNS event at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Montoya had a career best race earlier this season starting and finishing in the third-position. Montoya has two consecutive third-place finishes at AMS to mark three top-five finishes. In the NNS garage, Montoya’s one start resulted in an eighth-place finish. Bristol Recap: Juan P... more.

Kevin Conway, the leading 2010 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Raybestos Rookie of the Year driver, and ExtenZe Racing officially announce today that they will be teaming with Robby Gordon Motorsports (RGM) for the balance of the 2010 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season beginning this weekend at Atlanta Motor Speedway. For Sunday’s running of the Emory Healthcare 500, fans will find Conway behind the wh... more.

The paint scheme on Ryan Newman’s No. 39 Chevrolet in Sunday night’s Emory Healthcare 500 Sprint Cup race at Atlanta Motor Speedway will pay tribute to the men and women of the U.S. Army Reserve. Founded in 1908, the U.S. Army Reserve (USAR) is the federal reserve force of the U.S. Army. Reserve Soldiers receive the same training as active-duty Soldiers and are offered the opportunity t... more.

Two races remain before the 12-driver Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup field is set. The implications are many: clinch scenarios, bonus points, bursting bubbles. It’s an exciting time, and the two-race stretch run begins with a new holiday tradition – the second Labor Day race at Atlanta Motor Speedway, the Emory Healthcare 500.   The NASCAR Nationwide Series, coming off a typically wild race ... more.

CAR DRIVER HOMETOWN MAKE SPONSOR OWNER 00 David Reutimann Zephyrhills, FL Toyota Aaron's Outdoors Mossy Oak Rob Kauffman 1 Jamie McMurray Joplin, MO Chevrolet McDonald's Teresa Earnhardt 2 Kurt Busch Las Vegas, NV Dodge Miller Lite Walter Czarnecki 5 Mark Martin Batesville, AR Chevrolet Carquest / Go Daddy.com Mary Hendrick 6 David Ragan Unadilla, GA Ford UPS Joh... more.

The biggest event of the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series season will have 11 hours of coverage on ESPN2 this weekend with the running of the 56th annual Mac Tools U.S. Nationals at O’Reilly Raceway Park in Indianapolis. Expanded qualifying and eliminations telecasts will culminate with five consecutive hours on Labor Day Monday, the final day of competition. ESPN2’s coverage of the fi... more.

NASCAR drivers Joey Logano and Justin Allgaier, and NASCAR on SPEED reporter Wendy Venturini will participate in question-and-answer sessions in the Friday, September 10 Scotts Turf Builder Party Zone fan hospitality at Richmond International Raceway. The Scotts Turf Builder Party Zone fan hospitality, which includes a pre-race pit pass to see Friday’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series practice from pit ... more.

Virginia Lieutenant Governor Bill Bolling and state and local officials announced today a Tobacco Commission grant and other initiatives that will help provide an enhanced fan experience at Martinsville Speedway. The Tobacco Commission awarded Martinsville Speedway a grant of $1.5 million dollars, which will be matched by Martinsville Speedway for a $3 million project to upgrade facility infras... more.

Furniture Row Racing announced today that Regan Smith has signed a contract extension through the 2012 season to drive the team's No. 78 Chevrolet in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. Smith, the 2008 Sprint Cup Rookie of the Year, is currently in his second season driving for the Colorado-based Furniture Row Racing team. Last year he competed on a part-time basis, entering 20 races. The 26-year-old... more.

Michael McDowell, former driver of the No. 55 PRISM Motorsports Toyota, will take over driving duties of the No. 46 effective immediately. McDowell, who has been primarily start-and-parking the No. 55 for PRISM, will drive the complete races for Whitney Motorsports. "That’s the main factor for me," McDowell said in an interview with Sirius Speedway. "Prism Motorsports was great and I appre... more.

NASCAR veteran Dave Blaney will be back in the driver’s seat next week at Atlanta Motor Speedway, taking the wheel of the No. 38 A&W All American Food Ford for Front Row Motorsports. Blaney will practice and attempt to qualify the car for the Emory Healthcare 500, a race that the No. 38 team must make on speed. The team intends to run the entire race. Blaney has 350 starts in his 13-year ... more.

The No. 9 Budweiser Ford Fusion will sport a different look at Atlanta Motor Speedway when the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series returns to the track next weekend. Valvoline, the most trusted brand of motor oil in the garage, will have its colors featured on the usually all-red Ford Racing machine. Valvoline has been a rich part of not only NASCAR history but American auto racing since the very first ra... more.

BV: “Most of you know about the blood clots I had, the pulmonary embolisms, the clot in my left leg and clots in the lungs. During that process, I also had a clot that went to my left finger. The only way for a clot to get there from where they were created was through my heart from the right atrium to the left atrium. It’s called a PFO (Patent foramen ovale). It’s a hole between the two atr... more.

This week marks the final open week of the season for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, before a consecutive 12-race/three-month stretch that will determine the 2010 champion and include the “Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup” contested over the season’s last 10 races. The NASCAR Nationwide Series, meanwhile, has one of its marquee events on tap – Sunday’s NAPA Auto Parts 200 Presented By D... more.

According to JJ Yeley's Twitter account, he will no longer be driving the Whitney Motorsports No. 46 in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. He writes, "Speaking of getting it in the balls, I am being replaced by McDowell in the 46 car.... I guess ass kissing really is good for something =)." He adds that Michael McDowell, currently of Prism Motorsports, will be behind the wheel of the No. 46.... more.

Kyle Busch scored the elusive hat trick at Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway by winning Saturday’s Irwin Tools Night Race NASCAR Sprint Cup Series event. The 25-year-old swept the slate of NASCAR races at the .533-mile oval, winning the Camping World Truck Series race Wednesday night and the Nationwide Series race Friday night before wheeling his No. 18 Doublemint Toyota to victory in Saturday nigh... more.

Kyle Busch became the first driver in NASCAR history to sweep all three races in a weekend after winning Saturday’s Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) event at Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway in the Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR) No. 18 Doublemint Camry. Busch started 19th and led four times for a race-high 282 (of 500) laps at the half-mile track en route to victory lane, crossing the finish line 0.677 secon... more.

This weekend Kyle Busch made history by becoming the first driver to sweep NASCAR's top three series races. Each win came in dominating fashion as Busch proved he could do what's never been done before. Next week the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series is off as the NASCAR Nationwide Series heads to Montreal for the NAPA Auto Parts 200. Click on the links to view the news story about the race and th... more.

Red Bull Racing driver Brian Vickers announced Saturday he has been medically cleared to return to the Sprint Cup series next season. Vickers said he had heart surgery to repair the hole July 12. A stent was placed in a vein in his left leg a day later. The 26-year-old Vickers said his choices were to undergo the heart surgery, or "not to close it and run the risk of having a stroke. "I w... more.

RANK +/- DRIVER POINTS BEHIND STARTS POLES WINS TOP 5 TOP 10 1 -- Kevin Harvick 3521 Leader 24 0 3 11 16 2 -- Jeff Gordon 3242 -279 24 0 0 10 13 3 +5 Kyle Busch 3170 -351 24 2 3 6 12 4 +2 Carl Edwards 3113 -408 24 1 0 5 12 5 -2 Denny Hamlin 3108 -413 24 0 5 9 10 6 -2 Tony Stewart 3107 -414 24 2 0 6 13 7 -- Jeff Burton 3101 -420 24 0 0 4 12 8 +1 Matt Kenset... more.

Brad Keselowski pulled off one of the most memorable moments of the NASCAR season on Saturday night when he took the microphone during driver introductions at Bristol and proclaimed over the track's public address system, "Kyle Busch is an ass!" So what prompted Keselowski to share his feelings in an unusual setting? "Juan Montoya and I were talking about it (before driver introductions), an... more.

FIN ST CAR DRIVER MAKE SPONSOR PTS/BNS LAPS STATUS 1 19 18 Kyle Busch Toyota Doublemint 195/10 500 Running 2 5 00 David Reutimann Toyota Aaron's Dream Machine 175/5 500 Running 3 7 1 Jamie McMurray Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops / Tracker 170/5 500 Running 4 24 33 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet Hamburger Helper 165/5 500 Running 5 11 9 Kasey Kahne Ford Budweiser ... more.

Kyle Busch has become the first NASCAR driver to sweep all three NASCAR national touring series races in the same weekend. Earlier this week Busch scored the win in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race and NASCAR Nationwide Series race. Tonight, Busch led the most laps to score the win at Bristol Motor Speedway in the IRWIN Tools Night Race. Like his other wins this weekend, this win d... more.

Pos Car Driver Team Time Speed Row 1: 1 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe's Chevrolet 15.540 123.475 2 99 Carl Edwards Aflac Ford 15.608 122.937 Row 2: 3 20 Joey Logano Home Depot Toyota 15.630 122.764 4 14 Tony Stewart Office Depot / Old Spice Chevrolet 15.653 122.584 Row 3: 5 00 David Reutimann Aaron's Dream Machine Toyota 15.664 122.497 6 39 Ryan Newman Wix Filters Chevrolet 15.680 122.3... more.

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The 2011 NASCAR Pets Calendar will be released for sale this Thursday, August 19th.  The calendar can be purchased at www.gregbifflefoundation.com or at the Food City Race Night in Bristol where Greg Biffle will be on hand to sign the calendars from 6:15 p.m. until 7:15 p.m.  All proceeds from the calendar go to the Greg Biffle Foundation which Greg and his wife Nicole founded in 2005 to create ... more.