Career Highlights:

- Five races, one pole and two podium finishes in Champ Car World Series (2006)

- One pole and four podium finishes in Champ...

John Andretti is a NASCAR Busch Series driver from Indianapolis, Indiana. He is the nephew of open-wheel racing legend Mario Andretti, cousin of Mario's son...

Stanton Barrett(born December 1, 1972 in Bishop, California is a NASCAR Nextel Cup and Busch Series driver and Hollywood stuntman. He currently drives the #52...

Greg Biffle made NASCAR history in 2002 and came within 35 points of doing it again last year when he finished second in the Chase...

Dave Blaney has returned home, of sorts, in 2006.

Blaney will drive Bill Davis Racing's No. 22 Dodge, reuniting him with the owner that put...

Bliss began racing in NASCAR in 1995, driving the #08/2 Ford F-150 for Ultra Motorsports in the new Craftsman Truck Series. Competing in 19 out...

A native of Walkerton, Ind., Chad Blount has been around racing since he was a very young child.

"I could probably build a race car...

Born: February 27, 1964
Resides: Davidson, NC
Hometown: Chemung, NY
Daughter: Ashlyn, 7

Racing Career Highlights
- Began racing career driving SK modifieds in the Northeast in 1983
- Made first...

After an impressive first full season in the Busch Series, Clint Bowyer will drive Richard Childress Racing's No. 07 Chevrolet on the Cup circuit in...

Jeff Burton has been racing for more than 30 years now. It was at age 7 that Burton first got behind the wheel...

Ward's Racing Highlights

2002 winner of the Daytona 500 and the New England 300.

2001 winner of the Southern 500 in Darlington.

Ward's win in 2001 at Darlington...

As with many drivers, Kurt Busch's racing tree can be traced to go-karts, but it was in the Dwarf Car Series in his native Las...

In just five years, Kyle Busch has gone from a Craftsman Truck driver to a top-20 driver on the Nextel Cup circuit....

Chad Chaffin’s journey in racing began in 1981, at the age of 13, in Nashville, when his father, Neil, helped him build a street stock...

Derrike Cope
Hometown: Spanaway, WA
Resides: Huntersville, NC

Marital Status: Single

Religion: Catholic

Favorite Food: Chicken and dumplings

Favorite Music: '70's music, Country

Birthplace: San Diego,...

Dale Earnhardt Jr. is the most popular -- and well-seen -- driver in NASCAR. From television to videos to magazines and books (as an author)...

Carl Edwards burst onto the Nextel Cup scene in 2005, winning four races including back-to-back victories at Atlanta and Texas late in the year. Edwards...

Seven 2006 starts.

Best 2006 finish was 16th in October at Kansas.

Six wins helped propel Bill Elliott to the 1988 NASCAR Winston Cup Championship....

David Gilliland (born on April 1, 1976 in Riverside, California) is a NASCAR driver.

David Gilliland was the 1997 Crew Chief of the Year in...

Jeff Gordon has a racing link to Richard Petty.

Gordon's first Cup race, in Nov. 1992 at Atlanta, was Petty's last. In '98 Gordon also equaled...

Robby Gordon owns an extensive and diverse racing background as both a driver and owner.

In 2005 he drove his own car, the No. 7...

Jeff Green was destined to become a race-car driver. He grew up in a racing town, the youngest of three racing brothers.

Like many drivers...

Joe Gibbs showed he wasn't afraid to put a virtual newcomer into a Cup ride and Denny Hamlin immediately set out to reward Gibbs' faith....

Kevin Harvick parlayed a kindergarten graduation gift into a big-time racing career -- one that now has him overseeing his own team.

During the 10...

Unlike most drivers who come from a racing background, Dale Jarrett's path to NASCAR stardom didn't begin until he was 20 years old.

Sure, Jarrett,...

Jimmie Johnson has been winning championships since the age of 8.

In six full NASCAR seasons, Johnson has finished in the top 10 in points...

Kasey Kahne remains one of NASCAR's promising young drivers as he begins his third season on the Nextel Cup circuit.

Despite picking up his first...

Now that Kurt Busch is gone, Matt Kenseth is the only one of Roush Racing's five Cup drivers with a championship to...

Franklin James Kimmel (born April 30, 1962 in Clarksville, Indiana) drives the #46 Pork, The Other White Meat Ford for Tri-State Motorsports in the ARCA...

Travis Kvapil not only was interested in driving race cars at an early age, he was busy working on them, too. It was at age...

Bobby Labonte holds a couple of distinctions in NASCAR lore.

He is the only driver to win both a Busch Series and Cup Series championship....

A native of Vermont, Kevin Lepage began his NASCAR racing career in the Northeast United States in the early 1980's. Lepage is not only a...

Sterling Marlin's career path was set forth by his father, Coo Coo, a Grand National driver who introduced him to Cup racing at a very...

Mark Martin returns for his 19th season with Roush Racing in 2006, after owner Jack Roush asked Martin to stay on one...

Birthday: May 27, 1969
Hometown: Owensboro, Ky.

Hard work at an early age paved the way for Jeremy Mayfield, one of only seven drivers to make the...

Born just minutes from Bristol Motor Speedway, Eric McClure was predestined for racing. Since the age of five when his family started Morgan-McClure Motorsports, McClure...

Jamie McMurray won his first Cup race in just his second start, subbing for the injured Sterling Marlin in 2002.

McMurray completed six of the...

Casey Mears took a U-turn and steered away from the racing circuit for which his surname is most known -- the Indy Racing...

Four 2006 starts. Best 2006 finish was 7th in March at Atlanta.

Paul Menard, 26, is currently in his 2nd full season of Busch Series...

2002: After coming off of an incredibly successful season in 2001, Johnny Miller, one of the premier drivers in the Trans-Am series, teamed up with...

Won the Indianapolis 500 in 2000 and the CART series Title in 1999.

Juan Pablo Montoya will be joining Target-Ganassi racing as a Rookie in...

In 2005 Joe Nemechek had one of his best seasons in the Cup Series, finishing 16th in points and tying a career high with nine...

Ryan Newman has the perfect background to be successful in today's technological NASCAR.

Because Newman graduated from Purdue University in August 2001 with a degree...

Kyle Petty comes from a long line of racers, from pioneering grandfather Lee to dad, King Richard. cc Yet Kyle had a choice growing up....

As a former Nextel Cup driver - and the current director of legends of Georgia - most of Ken Ragan’s life has revolved around racing....

Despite hailing from nearby Indianapolis, Tony Raines' interest was more into stock cars, not IndyCars.

In 1988 Raines made his American Speed Association debut, and...

In October 2006, Michael Waltrip Racing announced that David Reutimann completed the 2007 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series lineup for the organization. Reutimann will be the...

Scott Riggs began racing motocross before making the move to stock cars.

At age 17, Riggs began his ascent up the NASCAR ladder in the...

When the checkered flag fell at the final race of the 2005 season, many believed veteran driver Ricky Rudd had competed in his final NEXTEL...

Four 2006 starts. Best 2006 finish was 4th in July at Daytona.

Boris Said is looking for a full time ride in the NASCAR Nextel...

Like many drivers in NASCAR, Elliott Sadler began racing go-karts at a young age. c Sadler racked up more than 200 go-kart victories since he...

Seven 2006 starts. Best 2006 finish was 35th in August at Michigan.

While Hermie Sadler's brother, Cup Series star Elliott Sadler, may get more attention...

2006 marked Johnny Sauter’s sixth season of competition in the NASCAR Busch Series and after turning in consistent weekly performances, he finished eighth in the...

Ken Schrader has been driving in circles since the age of 3. That's when his dad first tied a cable from a go-kart to a...

Kirk Shelmerdine began his career as a Crew Chief and a pit stop tire changer at the age of 18. By the age of 28,...

Morgan's racing career began when he used his souped-up moonshine car to earn extra money on the weekends. He won 21 of 29 races to...

Mike Skinner’s rise to greatness is unlike that of most past NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series champions. Growing up in Susanville, Calif., he did not have...

When Ginn Racing tabbed Regan Smith to co-drive the No. 01 U.S. Army Chevrolet with Mark Martin in 2007, the rookie Nextel Cup driver said...

In 2006 Reed Sorenson takes over the No. 41 Dodge of Chip Ganassi in 2006 after his first full Busch Series season resulted in a...

Tony Stewart holds 10 racing championships, including two on the NASCAR Cup circuit. Stewart won five races in 2005 and led all Nextel Cup drivers...

David Stremme begins his first full season in the Cup Series driving Chip Ganassi Racing's No. 40 Dodge.

Stremme is coming off his first full...

Martin Truex Jr. is following a similar path as his more well-known teammate, Dale Earnhardt Jr.

After back-to-back Busch Series championships, Truex begins his first...

Brian Vickers hasn't wasted any time making a name for himself in NASCAR.

In 2003, in just first full year in the Busch Series, Vickers...

13 2006 starts. Best 2006 finish was 25th twice: April in Phoenix and May in Richmond.

Kenny Wallace won the first race he ever entered....

Mike Wallace has won races on almost every kind of track you can drive on. He has over 300 Short Track Wins. He has won...

Michael Waltrip's place in NASCAR history was secured on one of the sport's darkest days.

In 2001 Waltrip recorded his first career Cup victory in...

Brandon Whitt knew that he wanted to be a professional racecar driver even before he climbed into a go-kart for the first time at age...

After finishing 11th in points in his first full season in the Busch Series, J.J. Yeley gets the nod to pilot Joe Gibbs Racing's No....