Team owner Jack Roush said Wednesday he's satisfied with the penalty NASCAR levied against driver Carl Edwards for his intentional accident with Brad Keselowski.

Despite NASCAR president Mike Helton's concern about Brad Keselowski's airborne car Sunday at Atlanta Motor Speedway, don't look for a solution to flying stock cars in the short term, if ever.

Asked following Sunday's Kobalt Tools 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway if Goodyear took a step in the right direction with the type of tire it brought to the 1.54-mile track, driver Ryan Newman pulled no punches.

NASCAR president Mike Helton on Tuesday announced Sprint Cup driver Carl Edwards had been placed on probation for the next three Sprint Cup races as a result of Edwards intentionally wrecking Brad Keselowski this past Sunday at Atlanta Motor Speedway.

Elliott Sadler didn't seem to care much about who was at fault in the simmering feud between Carl Edwards and Brad Keselowski. He was much more concerned about the No. 12 car flipping through the air after the two drivers clashed Sunday at Atlanta Motor Speedway.

It might be tough for the race fans in Elkhart Lake, Wis., to imagine right now, but the inaugural Nationwide Series race at Road America in June isn't that far off. And in two weeks, a car on the track will make that event seem even closer.

While the Sprint Cup Series and the Camping World Truck Series are at Atlanta Motor Speedway this weekend, the Nationwide Series has the first of six open dates on its schedule.

R3 Motorsports has signed driver Coleman Pressley to a multiple-race deal for the 2010 Nationwide Series season.

Key Motorsports team owner Curtis Key announced Tuesday the return of Westerman Companies to the quarter panels of the No. 40 Chevrolet for eight Nationwide Series races in 2010.

Steve Plattenberger has been named the interim crew chief for R3 Motorsports and the team's No. 23 Chevrolet in the Nationwide Series effective immediately. He replaces John Quinn, who is no longer with the team.