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NASCAR NEXTEL Cup at 7 p.m. ET Sunday on ESPN; NASCAR Busch Series at 9:45 p.m. ET Saturday on ESPN2

August 30, 2007 -- The NASCAR NEXTEL Cup and NASCAR Busch Series head west to California Speedway in Fontana this weekend for night racing on the 2-mile oval.    » read more »

Tim Brewer Reports Live During NASCAR on ESPN Events from the ESPN DISH Tech Center

August 28 , 2007 --
Q - The Cup and Busch teams were just at Michigan International Speedway, the sister track of California Speedway. Are there many differences in the setups between the two tracks?    » read more »

August 28, 2007 - ESPN on ABC is the home for the final 11 races of the 2007 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series, including the 10-race Chase for the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup. For the first time since NASCAR introduced the Chase format four years ago, all 10 Chase races will be televised by a single network.    » read more »

NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series Live in Prime Time on ESPN from California Speedway

August 27, 2007 -- The fast and competitive California Speedway near Los Angeles will host the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup race presented by Principle Financial on Sunday, Sept. 2, for 500 miles of prime-time racing. ESPN will have live coverage from the 2-mile Fontana, Calif., oval beginning at 7 p.m. ET with the pre-race NASCAR Countdown program.    » read more »

Different Tune, Same Old Song: Bristol Motor Speedway Gets a Facelift

August 25 , 2007 -- ESPN NASCAR PLAY BY PLAY ANNOUNCER DR. JERRY PUNCH - “What a match-up – The Car of Tomorrow vs. the concrete of today.”    » read more »

- NASCAR NEXTEL Cup at 7 p.m. ET Saturday on ESPN
- NASCAR Busch Series at 7:30 p.m. ET Friday on ESPN2

August 23, 2007 -- The NASCAR NEXTEL Cup and NASCAR Busch Series head to Bristol Motor Speedway in Tennessee this weekend as drivers and teams get ready to lay down rubber on the newly resurfaced concrete racing surface. Fans will see sparks fly with the high speeds and close quarters of Bristol night racing.    » read more »

August 21, 2007 -- Rusty Wallace won nine times in NASCAR NEXTEL Cup competition at Bristol and is tied with Dale Earnhardt and Cale Yarborough for second in all-time wins at the track.

1) What made you such a successful driver at Bristol, and how special is the track to your career?    » read more »

NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series Live in Prime Time on ESPN from Bristol Motor Speedway

August 20, 2007 -- One of the most popular events on the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series schedule looms this Saturday night as the series makes its annual visit to Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway for 500 laps of night racing. ESPN will have live coverage from the half-mile concrete oval beginning at 7 p.m. ET with the pre-race NASCAR Countdown program. The race telecast will be presented by Pennzoil.    » read more »

August 19, 2007: NASCAR DRIVER JEFF GORDON TO ESPN PIT REPORTER JAMIE LITTLE ON THE EMPHASIS OF EARNING EXTRA POINTS FOR WINS IN THE CHASE FOR THE NEXTEL CUP CHAMPIONSHIP - “If we were in the Chase we’d want to get bonus points for leading laps, leading the most laps, every point and every position counts. I think that you’ve got to give a lot credit to NASCAR in making the changes this year and pushing guys to win races as hard as you are. Last week was proof of that. I was pushing really hard, I wanted that win and had the opportunity to get it. I pushed too hard.    » read more »

EA delivers the heart-pounding thrill and excitement of pure competition

REDWOOD CITY, Calif. August 15, 2007 – Electronic Arts Inc. today announced the start of the 2007 EA SPORTS™ Challenge Series which kicked off July 26 with the EA SPORTS Craftsman NASCAR Challenge in Indianapolis. The EA SPORTS Challenge Series is a series of gaming competitions taking place across North America over the next six months.    » read more »

NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series Live on ESPN at Michigan International Speedway

August 13, 2007 -- The NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series visits the 2-mile Michigan International Speedway this weekend for Sunday’s 400-mile race. ESPN will have live coverage from the Brooklyn, Mich., oval beginning at 1 p.m. ET with the pre-race NASCAR Countdown program.

ESPN, which has televised more NASCAR Cup races than any other network, and ABC will have live coverage of the final 17 races of the 2007 season, including all 10 races in the Chase for the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup on ABC.    » read more »

Scheduled for next Monday

08/13/2007, CINCINNATI -- The Cincinnati Reds and NASCAR are teaming up for a very special event on Monday, August 20, when the Reds play the Atlanta Braves at 7:10 p.m. at Great American Ball Park.    » read more »

Watch three "races" for one money-saving price

08/10/2007, MILWAUKEE -- There are auto races and there are pennant races in the world of sports. The Milwaukee Brewers are in the pennant race, while Wisconsin's biggest NASCAR superstar Matt Kenseth will be racing at The Milwaukee Mile for the first time in six years.

The Milwaukee Brewers and The Milwaukee Mile have put together an attractive ticket offer that brings together three races in one affordable ticket package.    » read more »

August 5, 2007 -- Before the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series race Sunday at Pocono Raceway, ESPN’s pre-race show, NASCAR Countdown, analyzed the event as well as recent news in NASCAR. Suzy Kolber hosted NASCAR Countdown from the ESPN Pit Studio, joined by ESPN's lead racing analyst and 1989 NASCAR Cup champion Rusty Wallace and ESPN analyst and former winning NASCAR team owner Brad Daugherty. Two-time NASCAR champion crew chief Tim Brewer reported from the ESPN Chevy Cutaway Car.

NASCAR Parks Robby Gordon after Black Flag in Saturday's Busch Series Race    » read more »

"The King" to throw out first pitch and conduct autograph session before May 16 game at The Ballpark at Disney

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla., 05/01/2007 4:02 PM ET -- NASCAR legend Richard Petty will be a part of the excitement surrounding the Tampa Bay Devil Rays-Texas Rangers series, conducting an autograph session and throwing out the first pitch before the May 16 game at The Ballpark at Disney's Wide World of Sports Complex.    » read more »