The Race: LifeLock.com 400
The Place: Chicagoland Speedway
The Date: Saturday, July 12
The Time: 8 p.m. (ET)
The Track: 1.5-mile oval
The Distance: 400 miles/267 laps
TV: TNT, 6:30 p.m. (ET)
Radio: MRN, SIRIUS Satellite Radio
2007 Winner: Tony…

From the folks at NASCAR ..

Busch Piling On Chase Bonus Points

Every inch matters.

In this case, mere inches amounted to a 20 point swing as drivers compete for Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup eligibility.

When a caution flag…

NASCAR docked Martin Truex Jr. 150 points and dealt a serious blow to Truex’s Chase hopes because his No. 1 car failed inspection last week before the Sodie Zero 400 at Daytona.

NASCAR’s template to measure the roof of cars…

From 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday, Gateway International Raceway is offering two tickets to the Nationwide Series Missouri-Illinois Dodge Dealers 250 on July 19 for $50.

Here’s Gateway’s release …

GIR Offers Ticket Package in Honor of 50 Years…

Here’s the second part to Gateway International Raceway’s countdown to the Nationwide series race on July 19 …

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Seven a Lucky Number for Earnhardt at GIR
by Josh Weinrich

In mid-October of 1998, the NASCAR Nationwide (formerly…

Gateway International Raceway is doing a countdown to the Nationwide Series race there on July.

Here’s Part 1 of their series — 1997

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Hot Temps, Hot Racing for NASCAR Debut at GIR
by Josh Weinrich

July 26,…

Young Kyle Busch won the Sodie Zero 400 Saturday night at Daytona, showing once again why he’s the man this year in NASCAR’s Sprint Cup Series.

The series leader got knocked out of line by teammate Denny Hamlin, shuffled beyond…

Denny Hamlin won in the Joe Gibbs’ racing 20 car Friday night in the Nationwide Series race at Daytona, the week after Tony Stewart drove the car to Victory Lane the previous week for Gibbs at New Hampshire.

Hamlin’s victory…

A few weeks ago, ol’ Left Turns poked fun at the way Greg Biffle barely sips his pre-interview, product-placement sodie, as much of a NASCAR staple as a driver sayin’ the “Sponsor’s Autocompany’s was pretty good today.” Biffie’s perhaps the…

ESPN.com reports that Tony Stewart and Office Depot have reached agreement on a sponsorship deal if Stewart moves to Haas CNC Racing as a co-owner in 2009 after his contract expires with Joe Gibbs Racing.

Wow. So much for my recent…