NEWS

Ultimate Makeover winner collects prize at Homestead Nov 19, 2008

Shirley Campbell is a NASCAR fan from upstate New York, and she came to Homestead-Miami as a winner. She left with victory and a whole lot more as the 2008 NASCAR season came to a close in sunny South Florida. read more

ESPN2 ratings up in 2008 with seven percent gain Nov 19, 2008

A season of improved ratings and viewership for the Nationwide Series on ESPN2 ended on a high note as the Ford 300 at Homestead-Miami Speedway delivered a 1.6 household coverage rating, an increase of 33 percent from the 1.2 rating for last year's race that also aired on ESPN2. read more

Teams continue to reduce staff in wake of season end Nov 19, 2008

Petty Enterprises, The Wood Brothers, Bill Davis Racing and Ernie Elliott's engine shop all reduced their staffs in the two days since Sunday's season finale. read more

HoF Racing will trim staff even if it gets sponsorship Nov 18, 2008

Hall of Fame Racing, the NASCAR team owned by Arizona Diamondbacks executives, will cut its staff even if it secures sponsorship to run a full 2009 season. read more

Menard, Carter pairing up at Yates Racing for 2009 Nov 18, 2008

If veteran crew chief Larry Carter earned his "master builder's certificate" for what he engineered in the second half of the 2008 Sprint Cup season with Jamie McMurray at Roush Fenway Racing, he has an even more ambitious project ahead of him. read more