Dawn has broke on another day of racing at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, the Camping World Series East cars are on the track, and -- for the moment at least -- the skies are mostly bright. So long as that continues we've got a full day ahead, with the Sprint Cup Series having arrived in town, the Nationwide tour having done the same, and the East drivers set to race late this afternoon.

One of the worst-kept secrets in motorsports was made official this morning, as Greg Biffle told the media he has indeed agreed to a three-year contract extension with Roush Fenway Racing that'll keep him in the No. 16 Fusion until 2011.

A letter to our beloved region on behalf of Kyle Busch ...

Dear New England Sports Fans:

As the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series heads to Loudon, N.H., for Sunday’s Lenox Industrial Tools 301 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, it would be entirely appropriate for you to jump on the Kyle Busch bandwagon.

Casey Mears and Hendrick Motorsports will part ways at season's end, opting to void the final year of their agreement and leaving one of NASCAR's top teams with an opening in a coveted seat.

All you fans hoping to catch a glimpse of elephants racing down pit road before Sunday's Lenox Industrial Tools 301 are in for a bit of a disappointment.

Due to last-minute permit issues, the pre-race event has been canceled. According to the NHMS press release, officials were unaware of regulations that require pachyderm permits to allow elephants across state lines.

Dog & Pony Show

Today was the big day for Democrats, gathering in Unity was a crowd of enthusiastic supporters; most appearing to be a cross between back woods farmers and Ben & Jerry. Seriously though, it had to be a thrill for Granite state Dems as their nominee and heroes stood in “UNITY” to back the presumptive nominee.

As the presidential candidates take the stage to discuss health care and support, to varying degrees socialized medicine, the following article is truly frightening. I urge readers, whether you agree with me or disagree with me to read this piece. Democrat or Republican, liberal or conservative, the insured or the uninsured will find this very interesting!

Heluva Good Pole Day turned into one Heluva long day -- but a pretty darn good day of action at NHMS.

Late in the afternoon Canadian Patrick Carpentier became the first rookie ever to win a pole at the Magic Mile, taking advantage of a track cooled by a long rain delay and turning a blistering lap around the 1.058-mile oval. Then, a couple hours later, Eddie MacDonald spent much of the final 10 laps banging door-to-door with Trevor Bayne and ultimately surged ahead on a restart to claim victory in the Camping World Series East contest.