How bad is the economy?

So bad that NASCAR is banning testing at all its sanctioned tracks next year - not Camping World Truck Series, Nationwide Series, or Sprint Cup test. Here's how bad it is - the car owners are HAPPY about it:

Reaction among competitors was almost universally positive, from drivers happy to have a little more time off to car owners who see the measure as a way of saving money that's hard to come by right now. Testing is an expensive proposition, requiring the transport of several crewmen and truckloads of equipment, and costing teams an estimated $100,000 a day.

At least they found a sponsor for the Truck Series - after looking for almost a year for a replacement for Craftsman, which has been the title sponsor since the series began 14 years ago, Camping World stepped up to take over.