Summer has slipped by, soon to be joined by another seemingly never-ending Sprint Cup season. Pete Pistone takes a look at recent news stories that will affect 2009 and beyond.

NASCAR has placed Kyle Busch and Carl Edwards on probation for the next six races in the Sprint Cup Series, the result of their on-track incident last weekend at the end of the race at Bristol Motor Speedway.

The Budweiser Shootout at Daytona will have a new format that places the emphasis on the four manufacturers in NASCAR's Sprint Cup series.

Reed Sorenson has signed a multiyear contract to join Gillett Evernham Motorsports, beginning in 2009.

Joe Gibbs Racing has selected 18-year-old Joey Logano to replace Tony Stewart in the No. 20 Sprint Cup Toyota next season.

Summer has slipped by, soon to be joined by another seemingly never-ending Sprint Cup season. Pete Pistone takes a look at recent news stories that will affect 2009 and beyond.

NASCAR has placed Kyle Busch and Carl Edwards on probation for the next six races in the Sprint Cup Series, the result of their on-track incident last weekend at the end of the race at Bristol Motor Speedway.

The Budweiser Shootout at Daytona will have a new format that places the emphasis on the four manufacturers in NASCAR's Sprint Cup series.

Reed Sorenson has signed a multiyear contract to join Gillett Evernham Motorsports, beginning in 2009.

Joe Gibbs Racing has selected 18-year-old Joey Logano to replace Tony Stewart in the No. 20 Sprint Cup Toyota next season.