Race team owner/driver Carl Long, who has been banned from competing in the NASCAR Cup garage since having an illegal engine during the all-star race weekend in May 2009 and unable to pay the team's $200,000 fine, plans to be back in the Cup garage next week. "[NASCAR] made me an agreement so I can get over there. … I'm just pleased to be able to make a living on the Cup side again," Long said. Long, who had bought that engine from a supplier and has said he had no idea it was illegal, has been working as a car owner and part-time driver in the Xfinity Series and will continue those efforts as well. He bought a Cup car from HScott Motorsports after last season and plans to field it, pending sponsorship, next week at Kansas Speedway since the Xfinity teams have an off week. A NASCAR spokesman confirmed that Long has met conditions to return to the Cup garage.