NASCAR plane crash is settled

NASCAR's insurance company has settled with the family of a woman and infant killed last year when a plane owned by the racing organization slammed into their Sanford, Fla., home, the family's attorney said Monday.

The agreement was reached last week between Joseph Woodard, who lost his wife and 6-month-old son in the crash, and United States Aviation Underwriters, attorney Natalie Jackson said.

Jackson said the exact terms of the agreement are confidential. But the agreement ensures that Woodard's 4-year-old daughter's college tuition and other expenses will be paid. Woodard and his daughter narrowly missed being in the home when the twin-engine Cessna 310 slammed into two homes while trying to make an emergency landing at Orlando International Airport on July 10.

"Mr. Woodard wanted to put this behind him," Jackson said. "He was not interested in litigation."

MORGAN-McCLURE FINISHED? After 25 years and three Daytona 500 victories, Morgan-McClure Motorsports appears to be out of the racing business.

The Abingdon, Va.-based team laid off 28 employees last week, and co-owner Larry McClure said without sponsorship, the team would not be able to compete in its 26th Daytona 500 next month.

The team ran last season with Ward Burton as the driver and finished 47th in points.

RED BULL ADDITIONS: Red Bull Racing made two offseason additions, naming Jay Frye general manager and Kevin Hamlin crew chief for Brian Vickers.

Frye spent 12 years as the CEO and general manager of MB2 Motorsports, which later became Ginn Motorsports. When that team merged with Dale Earnhardt Inc. last summer, Frye resigned.

Hamlin most recently was crew chief for Dave Blaney at Bill Davis Racing.