He still doesn't have a sponsor, and his Sprint Cup car did not make Sunday's Daytona 500, but Lakeland's Joe Nemechek was able to smile Friday. ...more

February 14, 2009

Tony Stewart says the biggest surprise he has had so far as an owner/driver is learning he can roust himself from the sack early. ...more

February 14, 2009

Though insisting he will never be a Sprint Cup crew chief again, Ray Evernham on Wednesday wouldn't rule out a reunion in another capacity with Jeff Gordon, the driver he guided to three championships in the 1990s. ...more

February 12, 2009

Brian Pattie didn't want to chat inside the hauler, away from the garage noise. ...more

February 10, 2009

"Let's make a pole run," I said to the driver. ...more

February 9, 2009

David Reutimann and crew chief Brian Pattie of Zephyrhills have built David's dad, Buzzie, an open-wheeled modified race car, and they all will be at East Bay Raceway tonight for its debut. ...more

February 8, 2009

1. JIMMIE JOHNSON Age: 33 Car/team: No. 48 Chevy, Hendrick Motorsports ...more

February 8, 2009

Kevin Harvick charged from fourth place on the final lap of a green-white-checkered finish to win Saturday night's Budweiser Shootout as cars were spinning and wrecking behind him. ...more

February 8, 2009

Month after month, he was the king of the road. Win after win, he ruled over NASCAR, no matter what he was driving. If they'd put him on a unicycle he might have come in first. ...more

February 8, 2009

With a skeleton crew, three race cars and a firm belief sponsorship will come through, Lakeland's Joe Nemechek is setting out to run the full Sprint Cup season as an owner/driver. ...more

February 6, 2009