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Busch used great racing and solid pit stops to come from 30th starting spot to finish eighth in Sunday's Ford 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway, joegibbsracing.com reports.

Gordon finished sixth in the Ford 400 at Homestead after battling handling issues after the sun went down. The driver of the No. 24 Chevrolet had a great season and finished third in the final championship standings, gordonline.com reports.

Gordon and the No. 77 Monster Energy / Toyo Tires team were named the 2009 Overall Series and Trophy Truck division Champion for the Tecate SCORE International Off-Road Racing Series, robbygordon.com reports.

Edwards, who won a Sprint Cup Series-high nine races in 2008, did not win any Sprint Cup Series races in 2009 after finishing seventh in the Ford 400 at Homestead on Sunday, the Roanoke Times reports.

Logano scored a 24th-place finish and was the top rookie in Sunday's Ford 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. He wins the 2009 Raybestos Rookie of the Year award with one win, three Top-5 and seven Top-10 finishes this season, Raybestos PR reports.

Martin finished 12th in the Ford 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway on Sunday.

Busch finished fourth in the Ford 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway on Sunday.

Harvick finished third in the Ford 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway on Sunday.

Burton finished second in the Ford 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway on Sunday.

Johnson finished fifth in the Ford 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway on Sunday. As a result of the Top-5 finish Johnson wins the 2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup Championship.

Hamlin won the Ford 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway on Sunday.

Burton finished third in the Ford 300 Nationwide Series race at Homestead-Miami Speedway on Saturday.

Edwards finished second in the Ford 300 Nationwide Series race at Homestead-Miami Speedway on Saturday.

Busch won the Ford 300 Nationwide Series race at Homestead-Miami Speedway on Saturday. The victory allowed Busch to clinch the 2009 Nationwide Series Championship.

Burton was fastest in Happy Hour practice for the Ford 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway on Saturday. He turned a fast lap of 165.736 mph.

Martin was fastest in Saturday's first practice for the Ford 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. He turned a fast lap of 168.177 mph.

Hamlin will have arthroscopic knee surgery on Wednesday to repair some minor damage to his right knee, scenedaily.com reports.

Edwards won the pole for the Ford 300 Nationwide Series race at Homestead-Miami Speedway on Saturday. He turned a fast lap of 168.366 mph.

Crafton finished second in the Ford 200 Camping World Truck Series race at Homestead-Miami Speedway on Friday night.

Harvick won the Ford 200 Camping World Truck Series race at Homestead-Miami Speedway on Friday night.

Johnson won the pole for the Ford 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway on Friday. He turned a fast lap of 173.919 mph.

Burton was fastest in opening practice for the Ford 300 Nationwide Series race at Homestead-Miami Speedway on Friday. He turned a fast lap of 166.584 mph.

The final race weekend of the 2009 season will also mark one of the busiest weekends of the year for Gordon. Before going to Homestead-Miami Speedway to compete in the 400-mile race on Sunday afternoon, Gordon will travel to the Baja Peninsula to compete in the Tecate SCORE Baja 1000, Robby Gordon Motorsports PR reports.

Gordon will drive through at least the 2013 season for Hendrick Motorsports, ESPN.com reports.

Busch was fastest in opening practice for the Ford 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway on Friday. He turned a fast lap of 173.433 mph.

Skinner was fastest in Happy Hour practice for the Ford 200 Camping World Truck Series race at Homestead-Miami Speedway on Thursday. He turned a fast lap of 167.749 mph.

Red Bull Racing teammates Speed and Brian Vickers switched rides in last season's Ford 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Speed drove the No. 83 Toyota to a solid 16th-place finish in this event one year ago, redbullracingusa.com reports.

The Wood Brothers and their No. 21 Motorcraft Ford Fusion, driven by former NASCAR champion Elliott, head to Homestead-Miami Speedway this weekend for the final race of the season the Ford 400, woodbrothersracing.com reports.

This weekend will mark the end of an era for Kenseth and Roush Fenway Racing. After more than a decade serving as the primary sponsor for the No. 17 team, DEWALT will run its last race aboard the No. 17 Ford Fusion this weekend at Homestead, roushfenway.com reports.

Earnhardt Ganassi Racing announced that they will add McMurray as a teammate of Juan Pablo Montoya, to drive the No. 1 Bass Pro Shops / Tracker Boats Chevy for the 2010 NASCAR Sprint Cup season, earnhardtganassi.com reports.

Sorenson will make his final NASCAR Sprint Cup start for Richard Petty Motorsports in Sunday's Ford 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway, scenedaily.com reports.

Rumor has it that a one-year deal was inked last Wednesday between McMurray and Earnhardt Ganassi Racing, FOX Sports reports.

Reutimann spent much of Sunday's Checker O'Reilly Auto Parts 500 frustrated with the way his Aaron's Dream Machine was performing. But he and the team displayed the never-give-up attitude that helped them to catch the leaders and score an impressive Top-10 finish at Phoenix International Raceway, michaelwaltrip.com reports.

Team Target came into the weekend at Phoenix sixth in the championship points and looking to gain some ground on the Top 5. Montoya would run in the Top 10 the entire race and eventually cross the finish line in the eighth position, earnhardtganassi.com reports.

Bowyer and the No. 33 Richard Childress Racing team posted their second consecutive seventh-place finish in Sunday's Checker O'Reilly Auto Parts 500 at Phoenix International Raceway, clintbowyer.com reports.

Busch led early in Sunday's Checker O'Reilly Auto Parts 500 at Phoenix International Raceway and challenged eventual winner Jimmie Johnson for the first half of the race, but had to settle for a sixth-place finish at the end of the day, kurtbusch.com reports.

Stewart finished 25th in the Checker Auto Parts 500 at Phoenix International Raceway on Sunday.

Gordon finished ninth in the Checker Auto Parts 500 at Phoenix International Raceway on Sunday.

Martin finished fourth in the Checker Auto Parts 500 at Phoenix International Raceway on Sunday.

Hamlin finished third in the Checker Auto Parts 500 at Phoenix International Raceway on Sunday.

Burton finished second in the Checker Auto Parts 500 at Phoenix International Raceway on Sunday.

Johnson won the Checker Auto Parts 500 at Phoenix International Raceway on Sunday.

Busch finished ninth in the Able Body Labor 200 Nationwide Series race at Phoenix International Raceway on Saturday.

Sorenson finished third in the Able Body Labor 200 Nationwide Series race at Phoenix International Raceway on Saturday.

Harvick finished second in the Able Body Labor 200 Nationwide Series race at Phoenix International Raceway on Saturday.

Edwards won the Able Body Labor 200 Nationwide Series race at Phoenix International Raceway on Saturday.

Johnson was fastest in Happy Hour practice for the Checker Auto Parts 500 at Phoenix International Raceway on Saturday. He turned a fast lap of 132.348 mph.

Hamlin won the pole for the Able Body Labor 200 Nationwide Series race at Phoenix International Raceway on Saturday. He turned a fast lap of 133.968 mph.

Almirola finished third in the Lucas Oil 150 Camping World Truck Series race at Phoenix International Raceway on Friday night.

Busch finished second in the Lucas Oil 150 Camping World Truck Series race at Phoenix International Raceway on Friday night.

Harvick won the Lucas Oil 150 Camping World Truck Series race at Phoenix International Raceway on Friday night.

Labonte is expected to remain driver of the No. 71 TRG Motorsports Chevy in 2010, FOX Sports reports.

Gordon, who has run a full Sprint Cup schedule as a driver/owner since 2006, says he has enough sponsorship for only eight races in 2010, ESPN.com reports.

Sauter won the pole for the Lucas Oil 150 Camping World Truck Series race at Phoenix International Raceway on Friday. He turned a fast lap of 131.019 mph.

Hornish Jr. was fastest in opening practice for the Checker Auto Parts 500 at Phoenix International Raceway on Friday. He turned a fast lap of 133.884 mph.

Edwards was fastest in opening practice for the Able Body Labor 200 Nationwide Series race at Phoenix International Raceway on Friday. He turned a fast lap of 131.038 mph.

Kahne is set to make his 11th career start at Phoenix International Raceway and his 215th NASCAR Sprint Cup Series start this weekend. In 10 starts at PIR, Kahne has one Top-5 and three Top-10 finishes, kaseykahne.com reports.

Newman has come close to winning at the one-mile Phoenix track, scoring a second-place finish in November 2004. In this year's spring race at Phoenix, Newman was leading with six laps remaining, before being shuffled back in the field, ryannewman.org reports.

Harvick was fastest in opening practice for the Lucas Oil 150 Camping World Truck Series race at Phoenix International Raceway on Thursday. He turned a fast lap of 129.399 mph.

Sauter was fastest in Happy Hour practice for the Lucas Oil 150 Camping World Truck Series race at Phoenix International Raceway on Thursday. He turned a fast lap of 131.617 mph.

It's been a while since Yeley's name resonated in NASCAR circles. The former Joe Gibbs Racing driver is trying to make his way back after a serious accident Aug. 22 in a Sprint car event at Lakeside Speedway in Kansas City, Kansas, scenedaily.com reports.

Hornish Jr. considers Phoenix International Raceway to be a special track in his racing career. The "Jewel of the Desert" is the site of Hornish's first IndyCar Series win in 2001, penskeracing.com reports.

Montoya will be making his sixth Sprint Cup start at Phoenix International Raceway this weekend. His best finish at Phoenix came in the spring 2008 race where he finished 16th, earnhardtganassi.com reports.

Edwards and the No.99 team will make their 11th NASCAR Sprint Cup Series start at Phoenix International Raceway in this weekend's Checker O'Reilly Auto Parts 500. In his previous 10 starts, Edwards has accumulated one pole, four Top-5 and an amazing seven Top-10 finishes at the raceway, roushfenway.com reports.

Entering this Sunday's Checker Auto Parts 500 at Phoenix International Raceway, Vickers has 10 career starts at the flat oval with a career best finish of fifth which came in April of 2005, redbullracingusa.com reports.

After collecting a pair of Top-10 finishes in his last two races, Biffle heads to Phoenix International Raceway, a track where he has four Top-10 finishes, including three Top 5's, in the last 11 races, for Sunday's Checker O'Reilly Auto Parts 500, scenedaily.com reports.

Casey Mears and Sorenson are among the four drivers No. 09 Phoenix Racing is considering for the 2010 Sprint Cup season, ESPN.com reports.

Almirola has filed a lawsuit in North Carolina Superior Court alleging that Earnhardt Ganassi Racing and Dale Earnhardt Inc. have breached their contract with him, scenedaily.com reports.

In his second week calling the shots for the CAT Racing team, crew chief Todd Berrier guided Burton and Company through hardship and misfortune to earn their second consecutive Top-10 finish in Sunday's Dickies 500 at Texas Motor Speedway, rcrracing.com reports.

Earlier this year at Texas, Biffle led 93 laps and was a contender for the win. The 3M team had hopes of doing the same this weekend, but it seemed that a Top-10 finish would be their destiny, roushfenway.com reports.

Bowyer's strong performance in Sunday's Dickies 500 resulted in a seventh-place effort and the No. 33 team's 15th Top-10 finish of the 2009 season, clintbowyer.com reports.

Stewart led the two-car Stewart-Haas Racing contingent at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth by finishing sixth in Sunday's Dickies 500, stewarthaasracing.com reports.

Busch finished 11th in the Dickies 500 at Texas Motor Speedway on Sunday.

Johnson finished 38th in the Dickies 500 at Texas Motor Speedway on Sunday.

Harvick finished fifth in the Dickies 500 at Texas Motor Speedway on Sunday.

Martin finished fourth in the Dickies 500 at Texas Motor Speedway on Sunday.

Kenseth finished third in the Dickies 500 at Texas Motor Speedway on Sunday.

Hamlin finished second in the Dickies 500 at Texas Motor Speedway on Sunday.

Busch won the Dickies 500 at Texas Motor Speedway on Sunday.

Johnson was fastest in Happy Hour practice for the Dickies 500 at Texas Motor Speedway on Saturday. He turned a fast lap of 186.670 mph.

Leffler finished third in the O'Reilly Challenge Nationwide Series race at Texas Motor Speedway on Saturday.

Mears finished second in the O'Reilly Challenge Nationwide Series race at Texas Motor Speedway on Saturday.

Busch won the O'Reilly Challenge Nationwide Series race at Texas Motor Speedway on Saturday.

Crafton finished second in the WinStar World Casino 350k Camping World Truck Series race at Texas Motor Speedway on Friday night.

Busch won the WinStar World Casino 350k Camping World Truck Series race at Texas Motor Speedway on Friday night.

Stremme, who has been replaced by Brad Keselowski in the No. 12 Penske Dodge, will drive the No. 09 Chevy for Phoenix Racing at Homestead in a couple of weeks, FOX Sports reports.

TUMS announced a multi-year partnership with Michael Waltrip Racing to sponsor Reutimann's No. 00 Toyota Camry starting with the 2010 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season, Michael Waltrip Racing PR reports.

Gordon won the pole for the Dickies 500 at Texas Motor Speedway on Friday. He turned a fast lap of 191.117 mph.

Bowyer was fastest in opening practice for the Dickies 500 at Texas Motor Speedway on Friday. He turned a fast lap of 189.381 mph.

Busch and his No. 2 Penske Racing Team return to Texas Motor Speedway for Sunday's Dickies 500. The intermediate oval in Fort Worth has yielded eight Top-10 finishes in 13 career starts for the veteran driver, kurtbusch.com reports.

In seven NASCAR Sprint Cup Series starts at Texas Motor Speedway, Bowyer boasts two Top-5 and three Top-10 finishes. His best finish of fourth came when series raced at TMS last November, clintbowyer.com reports.

Ragan was fastest in opening practice for the O'Reilly Challenge Nationwide Series race at Texas Motor Speedway on Friday. He turned a fast lap of 184.401 mph.

McKee Foods, a family bakery best known for their Little Debbie brand, announced that they will once again sponsor Ambrose and the No. 47 JTG-Daugherty Racing Toyota Camry in 2010, jtgdaughertyracing.com reports.

Crafton won the pole for the WinStar World Casino 350K Camping World Truck Series race at Texas Motor Speedway on Thursday evening. He turned a fast lap of 179.354 mph.

Crafton was fastest in Happy Hour practice for the WinStar World Casino 350K Camping World Truck Series race at Texas Motor Speedway on Thursday. He turned a fast lap of 180.180 mph.

After a strong run and disappointing finish last week at Talladega, Kenseth and the No. 17 DeWALT Team head west to Texas Motor Speedway, where they have been strong in 14 starts, including a track-leading 497 laps led, mattkenseth.com reports.

Reutimann will run chassis #625 this week at Texas Motor Speedway. This Aaron's Dream Machine has seen action in three races with a best finish of fourth at Las Vegas, michaelwaltrip.com reports.

Smith and the No. 78 Furniture Row Racing team put the disappointment of Talladega behind them and head to Texas Motor Speedway this weekend hoping for a solid finish, furniturerowracing.com reports.

Busch will attempt to become the first driver in NASCAR history to win all three national series races in the same weekend as he goes for the "triple" at Texas Motor Speedway, Joe Gibbs Racing PR reports.

Mears will make his 250th-career NASCAR Sprint Cup Series start this weekend in the Dickies 500 at Texas Motor Speedway, Richard Childress Racing PR reports.

Penske Racing officials announced Monday that Brad Keselowski will replace Stremme in the organization's No. 12 Dodge for the remaining three NASCAR Sprint Cup races this season, scenedaily.com reports.

Earnhardt Jr. climbed from his 24th-place starting spot to run in the Top 5 at Talladega. He led five times for nine laps and crossed the finish line 11th in Sunday's AMP Energy Drink 500, hendrickmotorsports.com reports.

In one of NASCAR's biggest "wild card" races, 2000 Sprint Cup Champion Labonte piloted the No. 71 TRG Motorsports Chevrolet to the team's first Top-10 finish of 2009 in the AMP Energy 500 at Talladega Superspeedway, trgmotorsports.com reports.

Keselowski will compete for Penske Racing in the final three Sprint Cup Series races of the 2009 season. He will drive the No. 12 Penske Dodge in the upcoming races at Texas, Phoenix and Homestead, penskeracing.com reports.

Sadler drove the No. 19 RPM Ford from 26th starting spot to a brilliant ninth-place finish in Sunday's AMP Energy Drink 500 at Talladega Superspeedway, richardpettymotorsports.com reports.

Keselowski returned to the secne of his amazing debut Sprint Cup victory and achieved a strong Top-10 finish in Sunday's AMP Energy Drink 500 at Talladega, bradracing.com reports.

Waltrip led one lap and finished seventh in the wreck-filled Amp Energy 500 on Sunday at Talladega Superspeedway, mikeypower.com reports.

Johnson once again extended his lead in the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup championship by finishing sixth at Talladega Superspeedway on Sunday afternoon, jimmiejohnson.com reports.

Newman finished 36th in the AMP Energy Drink 500 at Talladega Superspeedway on Sunday.

Martin finished 28th in the AMP Energy Drink 500 at Talladega Superspeedway on Sunday.

Burton finished fifth in the AMP Energy Drink 500 at Talladega Superspeedway on Sunday.

Biffle finished fourth in the AMP Energy Drink 500 at Talladega Superspeedway on Sunday.

Logano finished third in the AMP Energy Drink 500 at Talladega Superspeedway on Sunday.

Kahne finished second in the AMP Energy Drink 500 at Talladega Superspeedway on Sunday.

McMurray won the AMP Energy Drink 500 at Talladega Superspeedway on Sunday.

Bodine finished third in the Mountain Dew 250 Camping World Truck Series race at Talladega Superspeedway on Saturday.

Almirola finished second in the Mountain Dew 250 Camping World Truck Series race at Talladega Superspeedway on Saturday.

Busch won the Mountain Dew 250 Camping World Truck Series race at Talladega Superspeedway on Saturday.

Johnson was awarded the provisional pole for the AMP Energy Drink 500 at Talladega Superspeedway on Saturday as qualifying was rained out.

Allmendinger was administered a breathalyzer prior to Friday's first Sprint Cup practice at Talladega Superspeedway. He has been placed on probation by NASCAR through the end of the season and, according to sources close to the situation, will be monitored closely by the governing body during that time, ESPN.com reports.

Bowyer was fastest in Happy Hour practice for the AMP Energy Drink 500 at Talladega Superspeedway on Friday. He turned a fast lap of 193.154 mph.

Kahne was fastest in opening practice for the AMP Energy Drink 500 at Talladega Superspeedway on Friday. He turned a fast lap of 195.944 mph.

Skinner was fastest in Happy Hour practice for the Mountain Dew 250 Camping World Truck Series race at Talladega Superspeedway on Friday. He turned a fast lap of 191.398 mph.

Former NASCAR driver Mayfield is selling items worth about $5 million on the auction block next month as part of a favorite hobby of the N.C. resident, news14.com reports.

Hendrick Motorsports owner Rick Hendrick has named Lance McGrew the full-time crew chief of the No. 88 AMP Energy/National Guard Chevys driven by Earnhardt Jr., hendrickmotorsports.com reports.

In seven NASCAR Sprint Cup Series starts at Talladega Superspeedway, Bowyer boasts one Top-5 and two Top-10 finishes. His best finish of fifth came in the October 2008 running of the 500-mile race, clintbowyer.com reports.

Edwards and Talladega Superspeedway have a love-hate relationship, the team came so close to a win in the spring but unfortunately ended up in a scary wreck that sent Edwards spinning up into the fence on the final lap, roushfenway.com reports.

Talladega is a track where Ragan and the No.6 team have collected several strong finishes. The team is excited about having the new motor in the car for this weekend's AMP Energy Drink 500 as well, and feel that this will be a good track for its debut, roushfenway.com reports.

The last time Sorenson and the RPM No. 43 team visited Talldega Superspeedway he posted the best finish of his seven career Talladega starts with a solid 11th-place finish in the Aaron's 499, reedsorensononline.com reports.

For the second time in a week a NASCAR driver is in trouble with the law. Allmendinger, driver of the No. 44 Richard Petty Motorsports Dodge, was arrested for drunk driving on Thursday morning, the News Observer reports.

Hendrick Motorsports' Earnhardt Jr. must be happy to see Talladega Superspeedway on the schedule this weekend since it's the track where he has collected the most wins in his career, scenedaily.com reports.

Tony Eury Sr. says he expects to remain crew chief of the JR Motorsports No. 88 team and paired with new driver Bires in 2010, scenedaily.com reports.

Sadler's No. 19 Stanley car will race as a Ford for the first time in NASCAR Sprint Cup competition this weekend at Talladega Superspeedway, Richard Petty Motorsports PR reports.

Joe Gibbs Racing announced that Dave Rogers will be assuming the duties as crew chief for the Sprint Cup Series No. 18 Toyota and driver Busch starting with the November 8 race at Texas Motor Speedway, joegibbsracing.com reports.

Stewart hung on for a respectable ninth-place finish in Sunday's TUMS Fast Relief 500 at Martinsville Speedway after a late-race caution thwarted his chance for a Top-5 result, tonystewart.com reports.

Jimmie Johnson, Martin and Jeff Gordon scored Top-10 finishes in Sunday's Sprint Cup Series event at Martinsville Speedway and still are ranked 1-2-3 in the championship standings, hendrickmotorsports.com reports.

Harvick and the No. 29 Shell-Pennzoil Chevrolet team turned a Top-10 qualifying position into their seventh Top-10 finish of the season at Martinsville Speedway in Sunday's 500-lap race, kevinharvick.com reports.

Newman produced another strong short track result, finishing seventh in Sunday's NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Martinsville Speedway, ryannewman.org reports.

McMurray makes no secret of the fact that he enjoys racing at Martinsville Speedway. McMurray and his Crown Royal team came to Martinsville looking to repeat and even improve upon the 10th-place finish they earned back in March, and despite a weekend with limited track time, they were able to achieve their best finish of the season with a sixth-place finish Sunday afternoon, jamiemcmurray.com reports.

Joe Gibbs Racing is looking at several things to improve the performance of Busch's No. 18 team in 2010, including the possibility of replacing crew chief Steve Addington, ESPN.com reports.

Busch finished 16th in the Tums Fast Relief 500 at Martinsville Speedway on Sunday.

Gordon finished fifth in the Tums Fast Relief 500 at Martinsville Speedway on Sunday.

Busch finished fourth in the Tums Fast Relief 500 at Martinsville Speedway on Sunday.

Montoya finished third in the Tums Fast Relief 500 at Martinsville Speedway on Sunday.

Johnson finished second in the Tums Fast Relief 500 at Martinsville Speedway on Sunday.

Hamlin won the Tums Fast Relief 500 at Martinsville Speedway on Sunday.

Allmendinger will run the last three races of the Sprint Cup season in a Ford Fusion, a team source told FOX Sports.

Bodine finished second in the Kroger 200 at Martinsville Speedway on Saturday.

Skinner won the pole for the Kroger 200 Camping World Truck Series race at Martinsville Speedway on Saturday. He turned a fast lap of 95.733 mph

Newman won the pole for the Tums Fast Relief 500 at Martinsville Speedway on Friday afternoon. He turned a fast lap of 96.795 mph.

Skinner was fastest in Happy Hour practice for the Kroger 200 Camping World Truck Series race at Martinsville Speedway on Friday. He turned a fast lap of 95.472 mph.

Martin was fastest in opening practice for the Tums Fast Relief 500 at Martinsville Speedway on Friday. He turned a fast lap of 96.156 mph.

Newman and the first-year No. 39 Stewart-Haas race team come to Martinsville Speedway this weekend still looking for that elusive first team win, ryannewman.org reports.

Vickers and the No. 83 team limp into Martinsville Speedway this weekend hoping to turn their luck around. He had some bad luck in March at the Virginia short track, as a fluid leak sent him to a 33rd-place finish, redbullracingusa.com reports.

Stemme and the No. 12 Dodge team will bring chassis PRS-600 to Martinsville Speedway for Sunday's 500-lap event. This is the same machine the team utilized at Bristol Motor Speedway in August. The car ran on the lead lap all day and crossed the finish line in the 20th position, davidstremme.com reports.

Mooresville police are reporting that NASCAR driver Waltrip has been ticketed after getting involved in a traffic accident with a motorcycle, WSOCTV.com reports.

Speed's first Sprint Cup start came at Martinsville Speedway one year ago. The driver of the No. 82 Toyota returns to the foothills of Southern Virginia this weekend in hopes of collecting a career best finish at the half-mile oval, redbullracingusa.com reports.

Ambrose will be a part of a short-track tussle as the 2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series enters its final stages in the TUMS Fast Relief 500 at Martinsville Speedway this weekend, marcosambrose.com.au reports.

Holding down the seventh position in the points standings, Biffle and the No.6 team head to Martinsville this weekend looking for a win. Martinsville is a track that Biffle has struggled with in the past and the team is looking to turn his luck around at the half-mile track this Sunday, roushfenway.com reports.

Reutimann's No. 00 Toyota for this week is chassis No. 628. This Aaron's Dream Machine has run several races this year and scored several top finishes including an 8th at Phoenix, a 3rd at Pocono, and a 4th at Loudon. It was also used in the last Martinsville race where Reutimann was in the Top 10 all day before a late-race accident, davidreutimann.com reports.

Almirola has filed paperwork in North Carolina Superior Court indicating that he has a breach-of-contract dispute with Earnhardt Ganassi Racing and Dale Earnhardt Inc., scenedaily.com reports.

NASCAR Camping World Truck Series driver Mike Skinner appears set for a return to Randy Moss Motorsports next season - with or without full sponsorship, scenedaily.com reports.

Robby Gordon Motorsports announced Doug Richert as the crew chief of the No. 7 Camry for the remainder of the 2009 season, Robby Gordon Motorsports PR reports.

Rumor has it that McMurray is close to signing a deal to drive the No. 1 Earnhardt Ganassi Racing Chevy in 2010, jayski.com reports.

Sound pit strategy allowed Mears and the No. 07 Jack Daniel's Chevrolet team to come from the back of the pack in Saturday's NASCAR Banking 500 to finish seventh at Lowe's Motor Speedway, mearsgang.com reports.

Hamlin will take to the track in the No. 51 Toyota Tundra at Martinsville Speedway Saturday, October 24 in the running of the Kroger 200 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race, billyballewmotorsports.com reports.

Sirius Speedway has learned that a press conference will be held early next week to announce personnel changes on Burton's No. 31 Caterpillar Chevrolet team, including the signing of crewchief Todd Berrier.

Busch told Sirius NASCAR Radio's Sirius Speedway that the search is narrowing for a 2010 crew chief for the Miller Lite Dodge.

Martin finished 17th in the NASCAR Banking 500 at Lowe's Motor Speedway on Saturday night.

Logano finished fifth in the NASCAR Banking 500 at Lowe's Motor Speedway on Saturday night.

Gordon finished fourth in the NASCAR Banking 500 at Lowe's Motor Speedway on Saturday night.

Kahne finished third in the NASCAR Banking 500 at Lowe's Motor Speedway on Saturday night.

Kenseth finished second in the NASCAR Banking 500 at Lowe's Motor Speedway on Saturday night.

Johnson won the NASCAR Banking 500 at Lowe's Motor Speedway on Saturday night.

Blaney finished third in the Dollar General 300 Nationwide Series race at Lowe's Motor Speedway on Friday night.

Bliss finished second in the Dollar General 300 Nationwide Series race at Lowe's Motor Speedway on Friday night.

Busch won the Dollar General 300 Nationwide Series race at Lowe's Motor Speedway on Friday night.

On Friday at Lowe's Motor Speedway, Earnhardt Jr. didn't sound like a driver who was sure Lance McGrew should be his crew chief in 2010, ESPN.com reports.

Johnson was fastest in Happy Hour practice for the NASCAR Banking 500 at Lowe's Motor Speedway on Friday night. He turned a fast lap of 185.478 mph.

Edwards won the pole for the Dollar General 300 Nationwide Series race at Lowe's Motor Speedway on Friday. He turned a fast lap of 183.799 mph.

Newman is optimistic about his chances at Lowe's Motor Speedway this weekend. After all, he finished as runnerup in the rain-shortened event at the track in May, scenedaily.com reports.

Richard Childress Racing driver Jeff Burton acknowledged on Thursday that teammate Harvick is expected to leave the company when his contract runs out at the end of the 2010, scenedaily.com reports.

Earnhardt-Ganassi Racing is close to naming a driver for the No. 1 car next season and it apparently won't be McMurray, as has been widely speculated, ESPN Insider reports.

Bliss was fastest in Happy Hour practice for the Dollar General 300 Nationwide Series race at Lowe's Motor Speedway on Thursday. He turned a fast lap of 181.959 mph.

Johnson won the pole for the NASCAR Banking 500 at Lowe's Motor Speedway on Thursday night. He turned a fast lap of 192.376 mph.

When Elliott climbs behind the wheel of the No. 21 Ford this weekend at Lowe's Motor Speedway for the NASCAR Banking 500, it will mark Wood Brothers 100th start at the intermediate oval in North Carolina, woodbrothersracing.com reports.

Hornish Jr., driver of the Penske Racing No. 77 Mobil 1 Dodge Charger, returns to Lowe's Motor Speedway after a successful showing in May at the 1.5-mile quad-oval, penskeracing.com reports.

Robby Gordon Motorsports is pleased to announce that Freightliner Trucks will serve as the primary sponsor of the No. 7 Camry in the NASCAR Banking 500 at Lowe's Motor Speedway, robbygordon.com reports.

Sorenson endured his first DNF of the season last week at Fontana. He comes to Lowe's Motor Speedway this weekend for the NASCAR Banking 500 and hopefully a rebound performance, richardpettymotorsports.com reports.

Burton will reach another career milestone when he makes his 850th career NASCAR start in Friday night's NASCAR Nationwide Series race at Lowe's Motor Speedway, rcrracing.com reports.

Darnell appears to be without a ride at Roush Fenway Racing for 2010, scenedaily.com reports.

For the first time in NASCAR's history, a father-daughter duo will race in a national series event. Wallace and his 21-year-old daughter, Chrissy Wallace, are slated to compete in the Camping World Truck Series Mountain Dew 250 at Talladega Superspeedway on Oct. 31, NASCAR PR reports.

Sadler and the No. 19 RPM team battled a loose Dodge Charger for most of Sunday's Pepsi 500 at Fontana. The bad day come to a close when the veteran driver was collected in a multi-car accident with six laps to go and he finished 32nd at Auto Club Speedway, richardpettymotorsports.com reports.

Mears and the No. 07 Jack Daniel's team earned their 11th Top-15 finish of the season in Sunday's Pepsi 500 at Auto Club Speedway, mearsgang.com reports.

Hard work, perseverance, and avoiding a late-race, multi-car incident paid off in the form of a ninth-place finish for Bowyer and the No. 33 team in Sunday's race at Auto Club Speedway, clintbowyer.com reports.

Busch finished eighth in Sunday's Pepsi 500 at Auto Club Speedway and is now sixth in the NASCAR Sprint Cup point standings with six races remaining, kurtbusch.com reports.

Harvick and the No. 29 Shell-Pennzoil Chevrolet team turned a Top 10 qualifying position into a Top-10 finish at Auto Club Speedway in Sunday's 250-lap race on the two-mile oval in Southern California, kevinharvick.com reports.

A weekend in California proved to be just what Ragan needed to get things headed in the right direction for the end of the season. Ragan earned a Top-10 finish in his Nationwide car on Saturday and followed it up with another Top-10 finish on Sunday in the Pepsi 500 at Fontana, roushfenway.com reports.

Edwards battled a loose race car and trouble in the pits at Auto Club Speedway. He was as far back as 21st with 21 laps to go, but good pit strategy and a fast race car in the end helped him climb all the way up to sixth-place when the checkered flag flew, roushfenway.com reports.

Michael Waltrip wants to race next year but the priority at Michael Waltrip Racing is to fill the sponsorship for Sprint Cup driver Reutimann next season, scenedaily.com reports.