Homestead trends and notes

Mark Garrow takes an early look at the season-finale race at Homestead.

Depressed economy forces Earnhardt's hand at JR Motorsports

...Photo/Wade Payne The No. 88 Chevy will be the lone full-time Nationwide Series entry for JR Motorsports in 2009. In a robust economy, JR Motorsports might have remained a two-car Nationwide Series...

Nationwide Up to Speed: 11/4

...at Kyle Busch's win at Texas, preview this weekend's race at Phoenix and spotlight Bobby Hamilton Jr

Edwards earns pole at Texas, in good spot to make up ground on Bowyer

Carl Edwards, who won last week at Memphis to move within 116 points of Bowyer with three races left, earned his fourth pole of the season Friday night at the 1½-mile high-banked Texas track with a lap of 188.101 mph in his Ford.

Kansas trends and notes

Mark Garrow takes an early look at the upcoming race at Kansas.

NASCAR won't run Nationwide race in Mexico, will focus on Corona circuit

While NASCAR's Nationwide Series won't return to Mexico City for a fifth year in 2009, the sanctioning body isn't abandoning its efforts to build a stronger fan base in the country. It'll just do so by focusing on the NASCAR Corona Series.

Chicago trends and notes

Mark Garrow looks at some of the trends and notes for the race at Chicagoland Speedway.

Double-duty drivers (and Kyle Busch) brace for one busy weekend

Doing the Nashville-Pocono twin bill can be a logistical nightmare for Sprint Cup regulars, but it also can be a heckuva lot of fun, writes Mark Ashenfelter.

CAPTION: Nov. 17, 2007; Homestead, FL, USA; Nascar Busch Series driver Bobby Hamilton Jr during the Ford 300 at Homestead Miami Speedway. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-US PRESSWIRE

Things looked bleak for Ganassi Racing on Saturday; Sunday took care of that

TALLADEGA, Ala. -- Bad news one day; good news the next. It was a weekend of mixed emotions for Chip Ganassi Racing. Dario Franchitti's mentally tryi...

Stewart edges Junior to nab Nationwide race, first career victory at Talladega

Tony Stewart held off Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s last-lap charge to win the Nationwide Series race Saturday for his first career victory at Talladega Superspeedway.

Nationwide Up to Speed: 3/18

Mark Garrow shines the spotlight on Bobby Hamilton Jr. and previews this weekend's race in Nashville

Driver Bobby Hamilton Jr. stands with his 6th place trophy at the NASCAR Busch Series auto racing awards banquet in...

UAW-Dodge 400 Preview

Mark Garrow has the early look at this weekend's race in Las Vegas.

The Nationwide Series likely to come down to some usual suspects

It should be an exciting season of change on many levels in the Nationwide Series, but the title still is likely to be in the hands of a Cup driver when it's over, writes Mark Ashenfelter.