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Matt Kenseth received the final "Winston Cup Champion" title last night at a star-studded affair at New York's Waldorf-Astoria. An impending blizzard hammered the city with heavy snow, but did not hamper NASCAR ushering in their 2003 champion and...

Dale Earnhardt, Jr. may be one of the biggest stars in NASCAR racing, but after spending a few minutes with him you realize that he's just a regular guy. There is no glitz, no glamour. Ask a question, get an answer. He's not interested in witty ...

Part 5: Clinching the Cup Richmond II One year ago, Kenseth twice came back from being a lap down and went on to his fourth win of the season under the lights at Richmond. This year, Kenseth started 18th and was fighting a loose race car ...

Part 4: Taking control As the 2003 season progressed, Matt Kenseth and the ...

Part 3: The quest continues. The Winston Matt Kenseth came to Charlotte for The Winston with a new car, a new paint scheme and thoughts of the new $1 million prize up for grabs in the annual all-star event. Matt Kenseth and Todd ...

Part 2: Moving up the ladder. Rockingham The ...

Matt Kenseth put together a pretty special season one year ago. He led the Winston Cup circuit with five wins. He finished a career-high eighth in the championship point standings and he also won his first pole. Matt Kenseth celebrates...

After an arduous two years with Evernham Motorsports, Casey Atwood and Ray Evernham have decided to end their relationship ."Casey is a good friend and a talented driver," said Ray Evernham. "We want what's best for him and his ...

Joe Gibbs Racing has signed United States Auto Club (USAC) racer J.J. Yeley to a multi-year contract beginning in 2004. Gibbs, who has won two Winston Cup championships with Bobby Labonte and Tony Stewart since its inception in 1992, has long been...

Normally the phrase "Are you hot? Is reserved for some of the more seedy spots along Atlantic Avenue in Daytona Beach. Due to a change in NASCAR policy, it is now the buzz of the Winston Cup Garage area. The Budweiser Shootout at Daytona was the...

Petty Enterprises announced that it has given permission to veteran driver John Andretti to pull double duty in May and seek a ride the 87th running of The Indianapolis 500. Andretti, who cut his racing teeth in the open wheel ranks, was the ...

Jamie McMurray bested fellow rookie Greg Biffle to earn the Raybestos Rookie of the year honors for 2003. Although Biffle won an event (Pepsi 400) and McMurray did not, more consistent finishes and a panel vote helped McMurray beat Biffle by 33 ...

On the heels of winning his first career race at Homestead Miami Speedway, Kasey Kahne has become the next big thing. Speculation in the garage for months has been that Busch series star Kasey Kahne was being spied as a future Nextel Cup ...

When Matt Kenseth claimed the 2003 Winston Cup championship last Sunday at Rockingham, he made official what most of the competitors on the circuit have known for months. Everyone else is running for second place. Matt Kenseth and Jimmie...

Kasey Kahne's first career win may have been overshadowed by the glare of Brian Vickers championship trophy, but Kahne didn't seem to mind. As media and television focused on the race between Vickers and David Green for the title; Kahne coasted ...

Darlington has been Brian Vickers' favorite track to race, but after Saturday at Homestead Miami Speedway things may change: it will forever be the site where Vickers won his first NASCAR Busch series title. Brian Vickers. Photo by...

Bobby Hamilton won the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series season finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway in a race marred by both mistakes and controversy. However, Hamilton hung tough to edge out Rick Crawford in the closing laps. The Square D Dodge...

Bill Elliott overcame starting from the rear of the field (engine change), as well as a late race charge by Jimmie Johnson to earn the first victory of the season for Evernham Motorsports. It was a sweet victory for Elliott, who made his first ...

It's been a long time coming for Roush Racing. After 16 years and four second place finishes, Jack Roush can finally be called a Winston Cup Championship car owner. Matt Kenseth brought his ...

Jamie McMurray has earned his first career pole at the season finale at Homestead Miami Speedway. Previously, McMurray's best start was second at the fall event in Talladega. McMurray's hot lap of 181.111 mph blistered the rest of the field, only...

Bobby Labonte has been on a tear at the short tracks this season. In fact, the ...

Ricky Craven is in his 10th year in the Winston Cup series in 2003, and he's hoping for it to be the most successful one of his career. In 2001, Ricky made his mark by bringing the ...

After a heated side-by-side battle for the lead, Tony Stewart denied Ryan Newman his ninth season victory With ten laps to go, Newman led the UAW-GM 500 at Lowe's Speedway, but the fast approaching car of Stewart was making ground. Tony...

In a sport where winning is everything, where it is equally as hard to find victory lane, when someone blows into the sport and sets it on fire, it's bound to raise some people's ire. Ryan Newman is starting to experience some of the backlash ...

Jimmie Johnson grew up racing motorcycles before venturing into off-road racing, where he captured 25 wins and 3 Rookie of the Year titles. Johnson then leaped to the ASA before joining the NASCAR Busch Series fulltime in 2000. Jimmie ...

Ryan Newman took the lead with 28 laps left to go and held off a hard-charging Bill Elliott to win the Banquet 400 Sunday at Kansas Speedway. It was Newman's eighth win of the season and third in the past five races. Ryan Newman. Photo...

It's a trip that Elliot Sadler would like to forget. After a wild ride in a spectacular crash on lap 181 of the EA Sports 500 last Sunday at Talladega, Sadler is medically cleared and mentally ready to get back in the car this weekend at ...

David Green jumped into the lead on the final green-flag lap of Mr. Goodcents 300 at Kansas Speedway on Saturday to claim victory in the race. The win moved Green into the Busch Series points lead, 21 ahead of Scott Riggs. David ...

Jimmy Johnson obliterated the Kansas Speedway lap record on Friday, easily winning the pole for Sunday's Banquet 400 with a fast lap of 180.373 miles per hour. Johnson improved on Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s record lap of 177.924 from one year ago. It...

Michael Waltrip nailed his 15th career Busch Series pole and second of the season when he turned a fast lap of 178.365 miles per hour in his ...