"The Obama campaign will not be sponsoring a car in the Sprint Cup series, though we will continue to look for ways to reach out to voters and convey Senator Obama's message of change." said Bill Burton, an Obama campaign spokesman
Night vision?
Although there will be floodlights around the track, NASCAR teams still are very much in the dark going into the first Sprint Cup night race at Chicagoland Speedway.
After seven years of racing at the 1.5-mile track on the outskirts of suburban Chicago during the daytime, the race was moved to a Saturday night this season.
But NASCAR threw its teams a curveball by not scheduling any nighttime practice sessions at the track in the two days leading up to the race. And Thursday night's qualifying session was rained out, meaning the first time many drivers will see the track under the lights will be when they take the green flag.
Add in NASCAR's new Car of Tomorrow, which is being used at Chicagoland for the first time after it appeared only in selected races last season, and Sprint Cup series champion Jimmie Johnson says teams are doing a "large degree" of speculating on how to properly adjust their cars to make them handle properly. "There is a lot of guessing going on," Johnson said.
"And engineers are working hard with the crew chief to dream up the optimum setup."
It's Busch again
Kyle Busch, the pole-sitter tonight as the Spring Cup points leader, captured the Nationwide Series race last night at Chicagoland.
It was Busch's 13th victory of the season - six Sprint, five Nationwide, and two Craftsman Truck.
After the race, Busch did his customary victory bow to the crowd - a gesture that is becoming a staple in NASCAR this season.
