As well as Speedweeks began for Hendrick Motorsports, the New York Yankees of NASCAR fell flat Sunday in the 50th running of the Daytona 500. ...more

February 18, 2008

Thinking 'out loud until it started to hurt... ...more

February 17, 2008

Drivers say that even under ideal conditions, NASCAR's new race car is harder to drive than the old one. ...more

February 17, 2008

Dale Earnhardt Jr. couldn't win any more with his family's race team. Now that he's with Hendrick Motorsports, he can't lose. ...more

February 15, 2008

Knocked back? Yes. Humbled? Not so much. Only three months removed from a debut season in NASCAR's top series in which Toyota teams placed only one car in the top 35 in the owners standings, Toyota Racing Development general manager Lee White sounds almost brash about 2008. ...more

February 14, 2008

Tony Stewart and Kurt Busch faced fines and point penalties for their run-ins during and after Bud Shootout practice on Friday, but they got off with probation Tuesday. ...more

February 13, 2008

In placing Tony Stewart and Kurt Busch on probation for six races Tuesday, NASCAR officials cited favorite rule 12-4-A, which covers "actions detrimental to stock car racing." ...more

February 13, 2008

Jimmie Johnson posted some of the fastest speeds of Daytona's preseason testing, but the car he drove wasn't good enough for crew chief Chad Knaus. ...more

February 10, 2008

The winner of the first race of 2008 ... NASCAR. Not only did its most popular driver get back to Victory Lane in his first race with his new team, but its much-maligned next-generation race car put on a great show in its Daytona debut. ...more

February 10, 2008

DAYTONA BEACH His ESPN2 documentary, the first part, premiered Friday. His new line of adidas track wear is nearly ready. Out in Junior Land, his legions have traded in red for green, one of his new colors. Hey, how hard is it, really, to get another tattoo? ...more

February 9, 2008