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Defending the Indianapolis 500 title will be tough enough for Sam Hornish Jr., but he says he'd like to win twice on the historic 2 1/2-mile oval this year. Hornish, who already has driven in two NASCAR Busch races this season, said Wednesday he likes the idea of trying to drive in both major American races at the track -- Indy and the Allstate 400 at the Brickyard.
-- ThatsRacin.com

With rain predicted for Friday in Atlanta, some drivers who desperately need to qualify could be out of luck. Ward Burton had hoped that a recent deal could have helped him in such a situation. Burton's Morgan-McClure Motorsports team struck a deal with Phoenix Racing between California and Las Vegas to get the points from Mike Wallace's fourth-place finish at Daytona. Phoenix Racing owner James Finch is now listed as the owner of the No. 4 Morgan-McClure car in the owner rankings, and Larry McClure is listed as the car owner of the No. 09 Phoenix Racing car.
-- SceneDaily.com

Michael Waltrip said he's continuing his companywide investigation into who tampered with his fuel, to no avail. It's made it difficult for Michael Waltrip Racing to move on, and the lack of on-track results hasn't helped matters.
-- Charlotte Observer

Because of NASCAR's complicated qualifying process that guarantees teams in the top 35 in points a spot in the field each week, the Toyota bunch could be looking at an entire year of qualifying nightmares. It's a terrible start after such a ballyhooed entrance into NASCAR's premier series, leaving Toyota's top officials somewhat frustrated.
-- Charlotte Observer

The new R07 Chevrolet engine will make its debut this weekend in a Richard Childress Racing vehicle, and if all goes well, it could be in many cars in a few weeks. Pat Suhy, GM Racing's NASCAR manager, is optimistic about a quick turnaround from the current SB2 engine to the R07. RCR will put the engine in a car driven by Scott Wimmer and not one of its three fulltime drivers. Full-time teams haven't wanted to take a risk with the new engine, so RCR is going to use the high-speed Atlanta race as a test.
-- SceneDaily.com

Speedway Motorsports Inc. saw a decrease in admissions revenue in 2006 from 2005, a possible result of high gas prices dissuading people from buying tickets without a view of pit road, company President H.A. "Humpy" Wheeler says.
-- SceneDaily.com

The No. 66 and No. 70 Haas CNC Racing Chevy Monte Carlos will "swap" sponsors this weekend at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Johnny Sauter, whose primary sponsor is normally Yellow Transportation, will instead carry the Best Buy logos on his No. 70 entry this weekend. Jeff Green's No. 66 car, which usually carries a blue and yellow Best Buy paint design, will instead be sponsored by Yellow Transportation.
-- jayski.com

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