<p>North Carolina Gov. Mike Easley brushed a NASCAR race car against a track wall while driving about 165 mph Friday but said he was not hurt, only "a little embarrassed."</p>
<p>Easley was driving one of Jimmie Johnson's No. 48 car at Lowe's Motor Speedway to practice for pace laps in next week's Winston race when the car hit the so-called soft inside retaining wall at Turn 2.</p>