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Car owner Michael Waltrip is rumored to be dangling a two-year, $20 million contract in front of Dale Jarrett to get him into a Toyota.
  -- Speed Channel

Waltrip drove a Dodge in Monday's race, and he has plans to drive Chevrolets at selected tracks later in the season. He can do that because his loyalty is to Toyota, which will move to the Nextel Cup Series next year. Drivers were asked to introduce themselves before Monday's race, and instead of identifying his car as a Dodge, Waltrip said he was in the "NAPA Auto Parts hot rod."
  -- Florida Times-Union

Lowe's Motor Speedway's $3.5 million repaving project got rave reviews from Nextel Cup drivers Tuesday, their first day on the new surface. Goodyear's choice of a harder tire to use in this month's NASCAR races at the track didn't fare nearly as well. "Rubber restrictor plates" is how one crew chief described the tires, which are of a harder compound and similar to those used at Daytona and Talladega. The fastest in the afternoon session was 180.620 mph by Kevin Harvick. To compare, Ryan Newman was fastest in the final afternoon practice before last year's Coca-Cola 600 with a lap at 184.761 mph.
  -- Charlotte Observer

There were eight incidents Tuesday at Lowe's Motor Speedway, with the most serious wrecks involving Kurt Busch and Martin Truex Jr., who demolished their cars. None of the incidents appeared to involve blown tires, which plagued Charlotte's two Nextel Cup races last season.
  -- Charlotte Observer

NASCAR executives who toured Montreal's Circuit Gilles Villeneuve yesterday already are sold on the success -- in attendance terms -- a stock car race would have at the 4.361-km road course. But there are real concerns about whether the world-famous track, which plays host to the annual Formula One Canadian Grand Prix, physically can handle the 1,545-kg race cars that make up NASCAR Busch Series grids. F-1 cars weigh only 606 kg, about one-third of a NASCAR sedan.
  -- Toronto Sun

James Finch's Phoenix Racing Team has decided to not compete in this weekend's Nextel Cup Series race at Richmond (they tested there) so they can pool all their efforts towards their Miccosukee Gaming Dodge entry in the Busch Series race the day before at the same track. Mike Wallace will continue as the driver of the No. 1 car this weekend. Also, Wallace tested the No, 52 car for Rick Ware at Lowe's Motor Speedway. Wallace will drive the No. 52 in the Nextel Open race later this month.
  -- motorsportslounge.com

Since Chad Knaus' return to full duty five races ago, Jimmie Johnson has added three more top-10 finishes, including Monday's win in the rain-delayed Aaron's 499 at Talladega. Johnson leads the points standings and leads the circuit in wins (three) and top-10 finishes (seven). That doesn't mean there aren't potential pratfalls ahead. Johnson is on probation through the end of the year. He'll be watched closely because of Daytona and because of previous indiscretions.
  -- Tampa Tribune

The diversity program started by Joe Gibbs Racing and the late Reggie White has produced another intriguing prospect in Marc Davis. The 15-year-old black driver earned his second win Saturday in the limited late-model class at Hickory (N.C.) Motor Speedway. A sophomore at Lake Norman High in Mooresville, N.C., Davis leads limited late-model division standings at Hickory. Gibbs' most successful diversity program participant to date is Tampa's Aric Almirola, who is in his first season competing full-time in the Craftsman Truck Series.
  -- Tampa Tribune

This season Sterling Marlin joined a new team, MB2 Motorsports, and wants to run at least this season and next. The team has been up-and-down in the early going, but Marlin said he has confidence in its ability. The Marlin family lost its racing past last year when Coo Coo lost a battle with cancer, and is working toward its future as Sterling's son, Steadman, tries to get his racing career on track.
  -- The Tennessean

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