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News: Nextel Cup


February 28, 2008

Stock Car bets on new gearbox technology

The 2008 Nextel Cup Stock Car season hasn’t even began and the category’s engineers are already preparing surprises for the 2009 championship. One of the confirmed changes for next year’s races is the gearbox. (more…)


February 22, 2008

Goodyear and Stock Car Press Conference

On Monday, 11th of March, a press conference took place with top representatives (more…)


January 23, 2008

Photography Contest: Winning Shots

The veteran photographer Sérgio Sanderson is the winner of the 1st Annual Stock Car Photography Contest. (more…)


December 18, 2007

Final Nextel Cup race in São Paulo

Marcos Gomes won a Nextel Cup race for the first time in the final round of the 2007 season. (more…)


December 14, 2007

The Sperafico Family will keep on racing

Following Rafael Sperafico’s tragic death in the last Stock Car Light round of the season in Interlagos, some wondered whether the future of the Sperafico clan (more…)



Rafael Sperafico’s 7th Day Memorial Service

The Stock Car family would like to invite fans, friends and family of the late Rafael Sperafico to the 7th day memorial service on Monday the 17th of December at Nossa Senhora do Brasil church in São Paulo, at 7 p.m.



Renato Russo is released from ICU

According to his press aid, the Stock Car Light driver Renato Russo has physically recovered from the accident last Sunday (09/12). (more…)


December 8, 2007

Stock Car Parade in São Paulo

The Nextel Cup Stock Car Parade is already a tradition at every city venue, and with the final on Sunday coming in fast, São Paulo (more…)


December 3, 2007

Rio de Janeiro: Duda Pamplona’s first win in Stock Car career

The 11th Nextel Cup Stock Car round in Rio de Janeiro was filled with excitement for all podium winners (more…)


November 26, 2007

Cacá Bueno wins the Nextel Cup championship in Rio

Cacá Bueno of Eurofarma RC (Mitsubishi) has maintained himself at the top of the game for the last five years in Stock Car racing. With his early championship win in Nextel Cup Stock Car in Rio de Janeiro, (more…)


November 16, 2007

Clubbing with the drivers

A few days before the penultimate race in Rio de Janeiro, Nextel Cup drivers relaxed at the famous night club Baronetti. (more…)



Stock Car Parade: Rio de Janeiro

The wonderful city of Rio de Janeiro was host to a Stock Car parade on Thursday morning (15/11). (more…)


November 14, 2007

Luca Bassani’s Stock Car vision

With over 20 years of professional experience, Stock Car photographer Luca Bassani is considered one of the top auto-racing photographers in the world. (more…)


November 12, 2007

An artistic view by Stock Car photographer André Durão

With vast experience in photographing world cups, Olympics and the most diverse sporting events, André Durão is one of the official Stock Car photographers. (more…)


November 9, 2007

Stock Car camping

Every Stock Car round attracts more and more spectators as the category becomes increasingly popular. So much so that it has become a habit for Stock Car fans and spectators to camp on the outskirts of the track (more…)


November 7, 2007

Photography Contest: Brasília and Buenos Aires winning photo

One more finalist has been chosen in the 1st Annual Photography Contest, (more…)


November 5, 2007

Benefit Football tournament in São Paulo

On Thursday the 1st of November in São Paulo, F1 Felipe Massa along with Stock Car drivers and former football players held matches at Morumbi stadium in benefit of the AACD institution. (more…)


November 3, 2007

Interview: Allam Khodair’s efforts to make Stock Car greener

Not even fellow Nextel Cup Stock Car drivers knew that Allam Khodair of Boettger Competições (Chevrolet) is so determined in his efforts to preserve the environment. (more…)


November 1, 2007

Hoover Orsi will fight for more wins

Hoover Orsi of Red Bull Racing (Volkswagen) has no more chances of winning the Nextel Cup Stock Car championship, but the driver still has his sights set on another win before the end of the season. (more…)


October 29, 2007

Rodrigo Sperafico holds pole position and wins in Tarumã

The Nextel Cup race started with little trouble in Tarumã, and pole position Rodrigo Sperafico of Genéricos Biosintética Stock Car (Volkswagen) (more…)


October 27, 2007

Rodrigo Sperafico: pole position in Tarumã

Playoff driver Rodrigo Sperafico of Genéricos Biosintética Stock Car is pole position once more in the 2007 Nextel Cup season. Check out the starting grid. (more…)



Nonô Figueiredo surprises with best time on Friday

The Officer Pamplona’s driver Nonô Figueiredo was the fastest driver of the day as well as the biggest surprise. (more…)


October 26, 2007

Nextel Cup drivers at traditional gaúcho centre

On the night before the first Open Training sessions at Autodromo Taruma, Nextel Cup drivers spent the afternoon at a centre for gaúcho traditions, (more…)



Stock Car Parade in Porto Alegre: it’s a hit!

The Stock Car parade that took place this Thursday morning was a total hit amongst the passers-by and Nextel Cup fans. (more…)


October 23, 2007

Maluhy bets on timing for a win in Taruma

Felipe Maluhy finished in fifth position in Buenos Aires and is betting on timing to get to the title. The Terra Racing (Mitsubishi) driver points out that there are still other drivers to worry about other than the 10 Playoffs, (more…)


October 22, 2007

Rodrigo Sperafico has to hit the mark

Rodrigo Sperafico in Genéricos Biosintética (Volkswagen) currently occupies the sixth position in the Nextel Cup 2007 championship with 217 points. (more…)



Thiago Camilo believes in luck for the Playoffs

At three rounds from the end, the fight for the Nextel Cup Stock Car 2007 championship is still far from over. (more…)


October 18, 2007

Nextel Cup race review in 2006: Tarumã

The 9th Stock Car round of the 2006 season in Tarumã was won by then category champion Giuliano Losacco. The Texaco Vogel Motorsport driver defended the Medley/ A. Mattheis (Chevrolet) team. (more…)


October 17, 2007

Pizzonia’s disqualification in Buenos Aires

Only two laps away from the end of the 9th Nextel Cup Stock Car race in Buenos Aires, Antonio Pizzonia, Win Motorsport (Volkswagen), was disqualified. (more…)


October 15, 2007

Popó Bueno shares podium with brother Cacá

For the first time in the 2007 season and after 3 years of waiting, Popó Bueno of São Luiz/ Hot Car (Chevrolet) finally climbed the podium with a solid third place. (more…)


October 14, 2007

F1 Felipe Massa visits Stock Car friends in Buenos Aires

Brazilian F1 Ferrari driver Felipe Massa is in Argentina for the Stock Car race this Sunday, and in one week from now, he will be back in São Paulo for the championship final. (more…)



Cacá Bueno achieves third victory in the 2007 Nextel Cup season

With just a little bit of luck, Cacá Bueno achieved his third victory in the 2007 Stock Car Nextel Cup season. This is his most important win for the Eurofarma RC team (Mitsubishi), as it was the first Playoff round. With this result, Cacá continues to secure the championship lead, ahead of the pack with 252 points. (more…)


October 12, 2007

Rodrigo Sperafico is the fastest driver during extra training session in Argentina

The Nextel Cup extra training session this Friday morning (12/10) had Rodrigo Sperafico, Biosintética Stock Car (Volkswagen), as the fastest driver (more…)


October 11, 2007

Nextel Cup 9th round in Buenos Aires: extra training session added to official schedule

The third Stock Car participation in Argentina begins officially this Friday, at 9 a.m. at Autódromo Oscar Alfredo Gálvez. This is the ninth Nextel Cup round, and both teams and drivers will face an extra practice session, making it a total of 3 sessions. (more…)


October 10, 2007

Argentinian public is eligible for trip to final Stock Car round in Brazil

Stock Car Nextel Cup has come to its decisive phase, where only the top 10 drivers of the season until the eighth round may win the title. (more…)


October 9, 2007

Photography Contest: Curitiba’s winning photo

The 1st Annual Stock Car Photography contest has one more finalist. Curator and renowned Brazilian photographer Márcio Scavone has chosen the winning photo from Curitiba, (more…)


October 8, 2007

Stock Car Light driver André Bragantini declines invitation to race in 2 Nextel Cup rounds

Vice-leader in the Stock Car Light championship, André Bragantini Jr., Nova/ RR Competições was invited to participate in the next two Nextel Cup races (more…)


October 7, 2007

Cacá Bueno compliments the circuit in Argentina

Cacá Bueno, who races for the Eurofarma RC (Mitsubishi) team in Brazil, also has solid experience on the argentine tracks. (more…)


October 6, 2007

Video: Nextel Cup race in Brasília

The race in Brasília on the 23rd of September was the most exciting in the 2007 season. (more…)


October 5, 2007

Stock Car social investment

At each and every venue, the Stock Car organization tries its best to invest, or contribute in any way to the cities that welcome the category with open arms. (more…)



Nextel Cup Driver Standings
Pos Driver Make Number State Total
1 Cacá BUENO (CHAMPION) M 0 RJ 278
2 Rodrigo SPERAFICO V 19 PR 265
3 Thiago CAMILO C 21 SP 247
4 Marcos GOMES C 80 SP 240
  Felipe MALUHY M 33 SP 240
6 Ingo HOFFMANN M 17 SP 239
7 Valdeno BRITO P 77 SP 237
8 Daniel SERRA V 29 SP 223
9 Ricardo MAURICIO C 90 SP 221
10 Hoover ORSI V 12 MS 219
Click here for full standings.