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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 ...

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...

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 ...

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...

Dale Earnhardt, Jr. is awaiting clearance from NASCAR regarding his medical standing, as to whether he can compete in this weekend's EA Sports 500 at Talladega. Earnhardt has won the last four consecutive Cup races at the 2.66-mile Alabama super...

Ryan Newman motored to a series-high seventh pole of the season at the 1.058-mile oval in Loudon, New Hampshire. Newman set the track record this event last year with a speed of 132.241 mph. This year's pole lap bested that one by one mph to give...

Kevin Harvick is making a strong case to prove that the 2003 Winston Cup championship is not a one-horse race. Since the Dodge/Save Mart 350 at Infineon Raceway in June, Harvick has charged from 11th to third in the Winston Cup point standings.

Jeff Gordon is looking to make a little history this weekend at Darlington Raceway. The four-time Winston Cup champion is the active leader in wins at the historic track and would love to be the man that wins the last Labor Day race at...

Ryan Newman earned his sixth pole of the season, and 13th of his career at the 1.366-mile track at Darlington. Newman's hot lap of 169.048 mph secured his first ever Darlington pole. "The guys did a great job with the car," said Newman. "We were...

Kurt Busch battled battery voltage problems and a record-tying number of cautions (20) to score his fourth win of the season at Bristol Motor Speedway. Upon exiting his car, he was immediately apologetic to Sterling Marlin, whom he turned...