NASCAR’s message: Don’t push in the corners. But drivers still will be looking for an edge at Talladega, Lee Spencer says.

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Kyle Busch got a generous bump from teammate Aric Almirola a few hundred yards from the finish to win the NASCAR Camping World Trucks race at Talladega Superspeedway on Saturday.

Busch and Almirola pulled wide behind leader Todd Bodine on the final lap and Almirola nudged Busch’s No. 51 Toyota to the front. They overtook Bodine just before the finish line in the fading daylight at the massive 2.66-mile oval.

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Dodge is giving its NASCAR Nationwide entry more than a facelift when the series introduces its own version of the Car of Tomorrow in 2010.

The company is switching from the Charger to the Challenger for four races next season, coinciding with the implementation of the new Nationwide car that will be fully integrated into the series in 2011. Dodge unveiled the updated Challenger on Friday.

Toyota and Chevrolet followed suit Saturday, showing off revamped models of the Camry and Impala.

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You first heard about the new Nationwide Series cars here. Now we’ve got your first look at the Cars of Tomorrow.

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Jimmie Johnson’s No. 48 team has consistency, focus and dedication, which makes it the best Darrell Waltrip has ever seen.

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Last spring’s crazy wreck doesn’t faze Carl Edwards. He’s ready to go at it again. Hear his take on Talladega, the crash and more.

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Jimmie Johnson will be starting from the pole at Talladega Superspeedway after rain washed out qualifying and the field was set by points.

His Hendrick Motorsports teammates Mark Martin and Jeff Gordon will start second and third.

Johnson, the three-time defending series champion, has a 118-point advantage over Martin with four races remaining in the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship. But Talladega is his weakest track, and he’s got a 17.7 average finish.

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Results suggest otherwise, but Dale Jr. is improving with Lance McGrew, and the pair is optimistic about the future, Lee Spencer says.

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Talladega - probably the most important and most exciting race of the year. That’s all.

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NASCAR driver A.J. Allmendinger has been fined $10,000 and placed on probation through the 2010 season by Richard Petty Motorsports following his arrest on a charge of drunken driving.

Police in Mooresville, North Carolina said Allmendinger, who drives the No. 44 Dodge for RPM, failed a field sobriety test after being pulled over early Thursday. Allmendinger said in a statement he had drinks with dinner and made a mistake by getting behind the wheel.

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