Although the silly season can be fun for fans, negotiating contract extensions or new deals during the racing season can be a major distraction for the drivers involved.
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nascar/SIG=12rp9uoeg/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/nascar/news?slug=ap-nascar-daytona-nationwide&prov=ap&type=lgns"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080705/thumb.7acff3cb37b845259bd3ebadba18f421.nascar_daytona_nationwide_auto_racing_dbr126.jpg" width="130" height="81" alt="NASCAR Nationwide Series driver Denny Hamlin (20) beats Kyle Busch to the finish line to win the Winn-Dixie 250 Nationwide series race Friday night July 4, 2008 at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla. " align="left" border="0"></a></p><p>Denny Hamlin, Kyle Busch, Tony Stewart or Joey Logano. It doesn't matter who's behind the wheel of the No. 20 Toyota, it always seems to end up in Victory Lane.</p><br clear="all" />
Running a partial schedule the past two years, Mark Martin was able to rekindle his passion for racing and ponder the championship that has eluded him his entire career.
Scott Pruett beat Alex Gurney by 0.081 seconds Thursday night in the Brumos Porsche 250 at Daytona International Speedway, the closest finish in the history of the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series. It was the fifth victory of the year for Pruett and Memo Rojas in the No. 01 TELMEX Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates Lexus Riley.
