NASCAR

• ELKHART LAKE, Wis. — Nelson Piquet Jr. has raced on some of the worlds biggest stages. Now he hopes Saturdays Nationwide series victory at Road America will help him catch the eye of a NASCAR team owner willing to give him a boost.
(St. Petersburg Times)
• When Juan Pablo Montoya came to NASCAR from Formula One, he had a three-year plan to succeed in the Sprint Cup Series. In the third year, Montoya made the Chase. The following season, Earnhardt Ganassi Racing won four races.
(SBNation.com)
• SONOMA — Dale Earnhardt Jr. knows exactly where he stacks up on road courses. I dont really take them lightly, but I know thats not my forte, he said Friday. Thats not really where my bread is buttered.
(Monterey County Herald)
• SONOMA, Calif.—Robby Gordon believes Sundays race at Sonoma will be his last one of the NASCAR season. Gordon has no sponsorship lined up beyond this week. Hes raced only twice this season—the Daytona 500 and at Phoenix.
(San Jose Mercury News)
• ELKHART LAKE, Wis.—After a frightening crash at Talladega, Eric McClure had to sit out six weeks while dealing with the lingering effects of a concussion. Now he has received clearance from NASCAR officials and was back in his No.
(Sporting News)
• Marcos Ambroses native Tasmania is known for kangaroos and wombats, but its the NASCAR drivers ability to tame a dinosaur that might take him to victory lane this weekend at Sonoma.
(WUSA)
• ELKHART LAKE — Ron Fellows has made his peace. He wants redemption, to be sure. But hes made his peace. Fellows, wholl be driving the No.
(Sheboygan Press.com)
• NASCAR drivers will enjoy a different kind of whine this weekend in Sonoma. Call it Chateau Defeat.
(RealClearSports)
• Marcos Ambrose has scored his second NASCAR Sprint Cup Series pole position in two races, claiming the top starting position at California's Sonoma Raceway aboard the Stanley 'Racing for a Miracle' Ford Fusion.
(Race Line-Up - Auto Racing Daily)