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Flat Spot On by Jonathan Ingram ALL HAIL CALE Now that Jimmie Johnson has clinched this year's Sprint Cup, the question looms. Was it tougher to win three straight championships in the current era of the Chase versus the old points ...

Jimmie Johnson might not be ready to admit it yet, but he is becoming one of NASCAR's all-time greats. Jimmie Johnson. Photo by Action Sports Photography. He's been telling the media at Miami-Homestead Speedway all weekend that ...

Carl Edwards did everything he needed to do to win his second straight Nationwide Series championship. Unfortunately for him, it wasn't enough. Race winner Carl Edwards celebrates. Photo by Action Sports Photography. Edwards led 66...

The recent economic downturn has affected all facets of life, and motorsports has not been immune from it either. With high-dollar sponsors hard to come by nowadays, a number of NASCAR teams have had to look at ways of keeping its organizations ...

Flat Spot On by Jonathan Ingram What's Not To Like? Clean cut. Rough edges long gone, without much sanding required. Occasionally gets angry, but usually at himself. Speaks in full sentences. Has made a couple of bonehead moves at Talladega,...

After his dominant win Sunday at Phoenix, Jimmie Johnson holds a firm grip on the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series title heading into this weekend's season-ending Ford 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Jimmie Johnson and Carl Edwards. Photo by...

Carl Edwards may not believe in momentum, but he's certainly riding it now. After scoring back-to-back wins at Atlanta and Texas Motor Speedway, Edwards has now closed the gap to Chase leader Jimmie Johnson to 106 points, keeping his NASCAR Sprint...

With only three races to go in the Chase for the Sprint Cup, Carl Edwards is keeping a positive outlook on his chances for his first series title. Despite back flipping his way to victory lane at Atlanta Motor Speedway Sunday, the Roush Fenway ...

Carl Edwards did everything he could to close the gap on championship points leader Jimmie Johnson. Unfortunately, he didn't gain much ground. Edwards led 98 laps and claimed the checkered flag in the Pep Boys Auto 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway...

Flat Spot On by Jonathan Ingram Holy Smoke! Stewart's Back All must be right with the world. Tony Stewart is back in victory lane. It matters not that NASCAR officials at Talladega had to give Smoke an escort with a ruling against rookie...

Jimmie Johnson was out to send a message to the rest of the NASCAR world that the championship chase was more than a two-car race. On Sunday, he backed it up. Jimmie Johnson takes the checkered flag. Photo by Action Sports ...

Ryan Newman is looking forward to having some fun with his new team. Newman, who was announced on Friday as the newest driver in the newly formed Stewart-Haas Racing stable, said that he hasn't had a lot of fun lately at the track and can't wait...

Carl Edwards may have a future as a weather man. The Roush-Fenway Racing driver believed that a rain delay in the second half of the race wouldn't end their day so he came in for fuel and tires and then waited out the weather. Race ...

The Indianapolis Motor Speedway was host to the United States Grand Prix eight times. The Grand Prix circuit traverses the globe, racing in exotic places, and fashionable places like Monaco and the twisty street circuit through the tiny ...

Kyle Busch won his sixth Nationwide Series race of the year after leading 197 of the 200 laps around the 0.686-mile oval at O'Reilly Raceway Park. It was his 17th Nationwide Series victory. Busch crossed the finish line 1.111 seconds ahead of...

It was like running the Kentucky Derby and stopping at every quarter pole to check the horses' shoes as Jimmie Johnson of Hendrick Motorsports repeated as champion at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Sunday (July 27th) by winning a series of ...

Jimmie Johnson drove the Hendrick Motorsports No. 48 Chevrolet to the Allstate 400 at the Brickyard pole on Saturday (July 26th) at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Johnson's speed of 181.763 mph was well off the track qualifying record held by Casey...

While Tony Stewart prepares for this weekend's NASCAR action at the Chicagoland Speedway, he took time to meet with the media on hand for Thursday's Nationwide and Sprint Cup series on-track activities. The formal press conference was held to ...

Tony Stewart to leave Joe Gibbs Racing was confirmed today by the team he has been with for 12 years, winning two NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championships and 32 victories, thus far in his career with the same team. Stewart will hold a press ...

It came at the hands of different drivers, but it was back to business as usual for Dale Earnhardt Inc. on Friday at Daytona International Speedway. The DEI Chevys of Paul Menard and Mark Martin had the best qualifying times of the day and will...

After struggling through most of this season, Kurt Busch feels like he was finally in the right place at the right time. Busch took advantage of a fuel strategy call in the pits and some help from Mother Nature to win the rain-shortened Lenox ...

The No. 10 Dodge of Patrick Carpentier took the first step towards earning his keep with Gillett Evernham Motorsports today after grabbing the pole for Sunday's NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race. Carpentier put down a lap of 29.349 (129.776 mph) to...

Kasey Kahne is starting to feel like the king of comebacks. Kahne, who was winless in 2007, won for the second time in three starts when he rebounded from a pit-road mistake to take the checkered flag in the Pocono 500 today at Pocono Raceway in...

Kasey Kahne had to fight his way into the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series All-Star event at Lowe's Motor Speedway in North Carolina, and he did it thanks to the fans who voted him into the non-points special event. Thanks to the vote of the fans and his...

Kyle Busch, in the No. 18 Toyota, got his third victory of the season in strong fashion Saturday night at Darlington Raceway. Busch also set a new record, becoming the youngest winner in Darlington Raceway history, at the age of 23. Busch, who had...

Greg Biffle in the No. 16 Roush Fenway Racing Ford grabbed his first NASCAR Sprint Cup Series pole of the year and he did it at Darlington. With a 27.405 (179.442 mph), he also set the new track record. forty-one of the 44 drivers who put in a...

Kyle Busch scored his second victory of the season at Talladega for the 2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup series; it was also the third Cup win of the year for Toyota. Busch had to overcome some difficulties and come from the back with less than 70 laps to...

Jimmie Johnson and the No. 48 coasted their way into victory lane Saturday night using fumes to cross the finish line on the final lap of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race on the Phoenix International Raceway 1-mile oval. Jimmie Johnson...

The No. 12 of Ryan Newman, who has been the bright spot for Penske Racing this season, grabbed his first pole of the year for Saturday nights NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Phoenix International Raceway. Newman grabbed his first pole of the...

Denny Hamlin got his first NASCAR Sprint Cup victory of the season at Martinsville on Sunday after 500 grueling laps at the famous paper clip shaped 0.526-mile oval. Hamlin started the day in the second position and overcame some late race ...