Edwards placed on 3 weeks' probation

• Kenny Wallace: Kenny Wallace gets... Mar 10, 8:24PM

  Jay Robinson Racing and HotRodGrills jointly announced that HotRodGrills will serve as the primary sponsor of the No. 28 driven by Kenny Wallace, for the NNS race Saturday March 20th in Bristol. The HotRodGrills product is the ultimate grill for race fans and gear heads alike. This is the only grill on the market featuring an authentic 1:1 scale for a true, realistic engine look. It has a die cast aluminum lid & body, 30,000 BTU's, two stainless steel burners with individual cords, electric igniter, a stainless steel cooking grate, professional grade temperature gauge and locking casters and full moon hubcaps.-TheHotLap.com

• Michael Waltrip: Aaron's sponsors... Mar 10, 8:12PM

  In celebration of its 55th year, Aaron's, Inc. will sponsor PRISM Motorsports' No. 55 with driver Michael Waltrip in the Aaron's 499 at Talladega Superspeedway April 25. Waltrip, a two-time Daytona 500 champion and former winner at Talladega, will return to NASCAR Sprint Cup Series racing with a long-time sponsor in Aaron's and a long-time friend in PRISM co-owner Phil Parsons. "This is cool. I'm ready to race again and Talladega is a place where I know we will be very competitive," said Waltrip who owns four restrictor plate victories including a Talladega win in the fall of 2003. Waltrip owns 760 Sprint Cup starts and finished 18th in the Daytona 500 on Feb. 14 in his lone 2010 start.

• David Reutimann: Reutimann's no-DNF... Mar 10, 8:08PM

  David Reutimann started the Kobalt Tools 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway in ninth and experienced a difficult handling condition that dropped the No. 00 to the 26th position within the first 30 laps. When Reutimann came to pit road on lap 36 Rodney Childers called for several adjustments that made the car come to life on the restart. Reutimann soon found himself back among the top-10 and battling to crack the top-five on the restart on lap 164. Reutimann soon began to experience overheating which eventually ended his day prematurely. This marked Reutimann's first "Did Not Finish" since Oct. 5, 2008 at Talladega-the longest such streak in the Sprint Cup Series (44 races).

• Boris Said: Boris Said, Roush... Mar 9, 7:43PM

  NASCAR will conduct a test at Road America on March 24th and has turned to Roush Fenway Racing and crew chief Mike Kelly to conduct the test while road-course ace Boris Said will be the driver. Said has 20 NASCAR Nationwide Series starts to his credit and 14 of those have come on road courses. He's collected two poles and six top-five finishes in those races. His best result was a second-place finish in the 2006 event in Mexico City from the pole. He's run in each of the three races in Mexico City and Montreal, however, he won't compete in the June 19 event at Road America. That factor is a must for the test driver. Jeff Burton and Richard Childress Racing handled the Mexico City test while RCR and Terry Labonte were on point for the test in Montreal. Neither driver participated in the inaugural races at those tracks. -NASCAR PR

• Carl Long: Carl Long team member... Mar 9, 7:32PM

  Matthew Huffstetler and William Keith have been indefinitely suspended from NASCAR for violating the sanctioning body's substance abuse policy. On March 5, both were found to have violated Sections 12-1 and 19 (violation of the NASCAR substance abuse policy) of the 2010 NASCAR rule book. Huffstetler is a crew member on the No. 01 Daisy Ramirez Motorsports Truck Series team. In two starts, the No. 01 finished 10th at Daytona with driver J.J. Yeley and failed to qualify at Atlanta with driver Carl Long. Keith is a crew member for Front Row Motorsports' No. 38 driven by David Gilliland in the Cup Series. After four races, the No. 38 is 32nd in owner points. -NASCAR PR

• David Gilliland: David Gilliland crew... Mar 9, 7:30PM

  Matthew Huffstetler and William Keith have been indefinitely suspended from NASCAR for violating the sanctioning body's substance abuse policy. On March 5, both were found to have violated Sections 12-1 and 19 (violation of the NASCAR substance abuse policy) of the 2010 NASCAR rule book. Huffstetler is a crew member on the No. 01 Daisy Ramirez Motorsports Truck Series team. In two starts, the No. 01 finished 10th at Daytona with driver J.J. Yeley and failed to qualify at Atlanta with driver Carl Long. Keith is a crew member for Front Row Motorsports' No. 38 driven by David Gilliland in the Cup Series. After four races, the No. 38 is 32nd in owner points. -NASCAR PR

• Carl Edwards: Carl Edwards put on... Mar 9, 3:16PM

  NASCAR has placed Carl Edwards, driver of the No. 99 car in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, on probation for the next three series events for a rule violation he committed during the race at Atlanta Motor Speedway on March 7. Edwards' probation will run until April 14 of this year. Edwards was found to have violated Section 12-1 (actions detrimental to stock car racing - aggressive driving) of the 2010 NASCAR rule book. -NASCAR PR

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