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It went long, some of the speeches were a trifle wordy, and Jay Mohr was disturbingly mean, but in the end NASCAR wrapped up its season with quite a bash at the Waldorf-Astoria in Manhattan. NASCAR Nextel Cup Awards Banquet at the...

The 'big apple' braces for NASCAR as championship festivities descend on midtown Manhattan. It's the usual look of complete befuddlement by manhattan-ites as the NASCAR flag flies from the Waldorf-Astoria and stock cars take to the ...

Tony Stewart didn't do it in spectacular fashion. But he did it. His race car left something to be desired, so he played it safe, ran for points and when all the scenarios had played out, it was Stewart on top by 35 points. NASCAR Nextel...

If Tony Stewart is nervous about his championship chase on the eve of the season finale, he isn't about to let you know it. Stewart's fate is in the hands of the people that he trusts the most -- himself and crew chief Greg Zipadelli. A 10th...

Tony Stewart should be getting nervous. The cards seem to be falling Carl Edwards way heading into the season finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Edwards knocked out the quickest lap in Bud pole qualifying, posting a 176.051 mph. Carl ...

Greg Biffle held off Mark Martin on a last lap door-to- door battle to win the Nextel Cup series season finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Biffle grabbed the lead in dramatic fashion in the races closing laps after having not been a factor all...

Kyle Busch stayed out during the final caution to gain track position on lap 227 and that savvy move gave him the win at Phoenix International Raceway. It is Busch's second win in his rookie NASCAR Nextel Cup season. Greg Biffle and Kyle...

Denny Hamlin wheeled his way to his first NASCAR Nextel Cup Series pole at Phoenix International Raceway. Hamlin's lap of 134.173 bested the field by nearly one mile-per-hour in the No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet. Denny Hamlin. Photo...

With the 2005 NASCAR Chase for the Nextel Cup winding down pundits have sized up this year's championship as a two man battle between Tony Stewart and Jimmie Johnson. Well. Greg Biffle has something to say about that. Greg Biffle. Photo...

Carl Edwards led 115 of 325 laps to sweep both NASCAR Nextel Cup events at Atlanta Motor Speedway this season. Edwards took the lead early in Sunday's race, swapping the top spot several times before settling into the lead on lap 241 to earn his...

Greg Biffle may not know it, but he got an assist on Carl Edwards' first Nextel Cup win last March at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Carl Edwards. Photo by Eric Gilbert. With a handful of laps left in the fourth points race of the new ...

Jeff Gordon's ruinous streak of bad luck seems to have ended. After a summer marred with race mishaps that took him out of the championship hunt, the No. 24 Chevrolet team of Gordon has finally turned it around. Jeff Gordon. Photo by...

Tony Stewart knows that this weekend marks the turning point in the Chase for the Nextel Cup. After losing ground to Jimmie Johnson at Charlotte, putting the pair in a dead heat for the title, Stewart came out of the box with a strong statement at...

Denny Hamlin making just his third Cup start posted the fastest time in final practice for Nextel Cup teams. Hamlin put the No. 11 Chevy on the top of the charts with a speed of 96.869 mph. Denny Hamlin. Photo by Kurt Dahlstrom. "The...

Jimmie Johnson endured a series of late-race cautions, a green/white/checkered finish and the hard-charging Chevy of teammate Kyle Busch to earn his third victory of 2005. Johnson was leading with Busch breathing down his bumper-cover when Joe ...

Todd Parrott, crew chief of the No. 38 Robert Yates Racing Ford, and driver Elliott Sadler have parted ways. Parrott will be reassigned to the No. 88 RYR Ford of Dale Jarrett. Kevin Buskirk, chief engineer for the No. 38, will assume crew chief ...

Ryan Newman fought an embittered battle with Tony Stewart to earn his first race of the year at New Hampshire International Speedway. Stewart led a race-high 173 laps, but as pit strategies played out Newman managed to grab the lead on lap ...

It was the thrill of watching Dale Earnhardt, Jr. vie for his first championship while Jeff Gordon battled for his fifth that made last years 'Chase for the Championship' so compelling. This season with five Roush drivers, Ryan Newman, Rusty ...

Dale Earnhardt, Incorporated Racing announced today that Tony Eury, Jr. would rejoin the No. 8 Budweiser Chevrolet team effective immediately. Eury, Jr. worked with Earnhardt from 1998 through the end of 2004 before being swapped out to the No. 15...

Kurt Busch led a race high 185 laps on his way to his third win of the season. Busch first took the lead on lap 155 but swapped the top spot several times with Kevin Harvick and Kyle Busch before grabbing the lead for the final time on lap 323 to...

After 26 grueling races, that proved anything can happen in the NASCAR Nextel Cup series; the field for the 'Chase for the Championship' is finally set. Tony Stewart maintains his reign at the head of the class leading into the first playoff race...

Tony Stewart has looked like a man playing against boys lately and he toyed with the field again on Sunday, claiming his fifth win of the season in the Sirius Satellite Radio at The Glen. Tony Stewart. Photo by Eric Gilbert. Stewart,...

It may be the understatement of the season so far to say that Tony Stewart is on a hot streak. The Indiana native has won four of the past six races, including last weekend's emotional win at the Brickyard that vaulted Stewart past Jimmie...

Tony Stewart once said that he would trade his NASCAR Cup championship for a win at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Luckily, he won't have to do anything that extreme; Stewart held off Kasey Kahne in the closing laps of the Brickyard 400 to earn the...

It took Tony Stewart until 1:45 am to finally get his Daytona victory but he did it in style. Stewart promptly exited the No. 20 Chevy climbed the fence to the flag stand and commandeered the checkered flag. Tony Stewart and Scott ...

Things are starting to get desperate for Jeff Gordon. Jeff Gordon. Photo by Kurt Dahlstrom. The four-time champ has had such a string of bad luck lately that his fans have started to offer their help. They may not be willing to ...

A late-race caution set-up a green-white-checkered finish, with Carl Edwards leading with Brian Vickers laying wait for the lead. On the final restart with three laps to go, Edwards jumped out to an advantage over the field, but he didn't get the...

The last time Michael Waltrip started upfront for a Cup series race, Paula Abdul was atop the pop charts and "Cheers" was the hottest show on television. Several members of the NASCAR/ Nextel media core weren't old enough to vote and Brian Vickers...

A new crew chief for the No. 8 Dale Earnhardt, Incorporated Chevrolet of Dale Earnhardt, Jr. hasn't made much of an impact. But, maybe, interim crew chief Steve Hmiel has other things on his mind. Dale Earnhardt Jr.. Photo by Bob ...

Greg Biffle earned his series-high fourth win of 2005 winning the MBNA 400 at Dover International Raceway. Biffle didn't make much of a splash in the first half of the event but once he took the lead on lap 241 he dominated the field for the ...