Jeff Gordon News

Brian France was pissed. The note he had just opened from a high-ranking motorsports executive was quick and to the point: "Step up, we're waiting for you." Perturbed, France immediately called the guy and wanted to know the meaning.

There was a tangible sense of electricity surrounding the first event of Speedweeks, a race everyone expected to be so rough and tumble that NASCAR's relaxed rules toward aggressive driving would most certainly be tested.

New season, same old result: Hendrick Motorsports on top of the charts. The 2009 season ended with Jimmie Johnson winning his fourth straight Sprint Cup championship, and teammates Mark Martin and four-time champion Jeff Gordon finishing second and third in points, respectively.

Harvick, who battled flu-like symptoms before the race and missed the Shootout practice, was in fourth when the racing resumed with two laps left.

Martin, the only driver to top 191 mph during qualifying, earned his first Daytona 500 pole.

Carrie Underwood "American Idol" winner and country superstar Carrie Underwood will appear in the upcoming biopic about champion surfer Bethany Hamilton, who at 13 lost her arm to a shark.

The driver let his fans know on the World Wide Web with a posting on his website.

Start your engines - there's another Gordon on the way. Jeff Gordon and wife Ingrid Vandebosch are expecting their second child in August, the NASCAR star announced on his Web site Thursday.

Four-time NASCAR champion Jeff Gordon is getting ready to become a father for the second time.

A plan to turn Cooper Stadium into a racetrack has a group of Franklinton area residents speaking out against the proposal.

Dale Earnhardt Jr. likes what crew chief Lance McGrew is doing in the shop, and the first few races are huge.

Desperate for work, Carl Long spends his days talking to anyone who might be able to give him a job -- any job -- in NASCAR.

NASCAR star Jeff Gordon wants to be involved in the proposed race track at Cooper Stadium and is interested in starting an auto mechanic's school at the site.

NASCAR drivers feel the yellow line is for their own good and that it prevents risks that lead to massive pile-ups. AP The Media Tour may be over, but the NASCAR hype Concert Tour 2010 has just begun.

Two of the four Hendrick Motorsports drivers have scored the honor of making SI.com's Fortunate 50 list.

Is Jimmy Johnson's run of dominance hurting NASCAR attendance and Nielson ratings? It may be but it is also hurting the Las Vegas sportsbooks, as they keep getting pounded on Jimmy Johnson NASCAR futures bets year after year.

Monday, January 18, 2010 at 5:41 p.m. Read more: Local , Extreme Home Makeover , Move that Bus , Crowd of Fans Cheering , Extreme Makeover Crew The "Move that Bus" moment just wouldn't have been the same without a big crowd of fans cheering on the Extreme Makeover crew.

Rick Hendrick and Jeff Gordon smile Wednesday at Hendrick Motorsports. The organization has sent two planes to Haiti to help in the relief efforts.

It was a welcome home celebration of a lifetime for one Horry County family Monday, whose home was destroyed and rebuilt in just over 100 hours by the crew of Extreme Makeover: Home Edition.

DAYTONA BEACH - Coming off the worst season of his 10-year full-time NASCAR career, Dale Earnhardt Jr.