Michael Waltrip went from failing to qualify for 19 of 29 races to winning his first pole since 2005, and Zephyrhills' David Reutimann qualified a career-best fifth Saturday at Talladega. ...more

October 6, 2007

Zephyrhills' David Reutimann is one driver who wishes NASCAR's Car of Tomorrow wasn't making its super speedway debut this weekend at Talladega. He had a very good run in the old car in Talladega's spring race, climbing into the top five when his engine expired in the closing laps. In this week's edition of his Tampa Tribune diary, Reutimann says he doesn't expect his COT Toyota to be as competitive. ...more

October 4, 2007

GM's tentative new contract with the United Auto Workers offers the other struggling domestic automakers, Ford and Chrysler, enough cost-cutting inducements to find common ground and strike a deal with the union, analysts said Wednesday. ...more

September 27, 2007