Briefly: NASCAR compilation features Metallica, Sammy Hagar tracks

plus: Enrique Iglesias sets concert dates. Ocean Colour Scene calls off tour. New Busta Rhymes album due.

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"I Can't Drive 65," an updated version of Sammy Hagar 's 1984 hit "I Can't Drive 55," is among the tracks that appear on "NASCAR: Full Throttle" (Hybrid/Atlantic) the racing organization's first compilation to feature rock artists.

The 13-track CD also includes Metallica 's "Fuel For Fire," an alternate version of "Fuel" (from the "Reload" album) with different lyrics.

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Latin pop star Enrique Iglesias has scheduled three shows in support of his new CD "Escape" (Interscope). They are: Dec. 12 at Paul E. Tsongas Arena in Lowell, Mass. (KISS 108 "Jingle Ball"), New York's Madison Square Garden on Dec. 13 (Z100 "Jingle Ball"), and an as-of-yet unconfirmed venue in Philadelphia on Dec. 14.

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A planned North American tour by Ocean Coluor Scene has been scrapped due to an illness in the band, according to a spokesperson.

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"Genesis," Busta Rhymes fifth solo album and his first for Clive Davis' J Records label, is set for release on Nov. 27. The Neptunes, Pete Rock, Diamond D, Dr. Dre and Battlecat are among the album's producers.

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