NASCAR's free-market system unlike any other

NASCAR calls it free enterprise at its best. Ray Evernham's not so sure. Free agency for drivers and other team members has no checks and balances, he says. And sooner or later, NASCAR will be forced to take a stand.

Juan Pablo Montoya will drive for Chip Ganassi Racing on the Nextel Cup circuit in 2007

Urge to race could keep Wallace semi-active

Rusty Wallace made his 700th start in NASCAR's top series on Sunday at Kansas Speedway, and hinted that he might not stop at No. 706 at the end of the season.

NASCAR diversity at the crossroads of troubled past, desired future

Wendell Scott crossed the color barrier in NASCAR in 1961. Now 47 years later, there are still hurdles on the way to NASCAR's stated goal of diversifying the sport, writes Ed Hinton.

NASCAR playing catch-up when it comes to driver compensation

Stock car drivers raced for 10 bucks and a case of beer in the old days. Today they have million-dollar motor homes and private jets. What happened?