Published Friday, Nov. 20, 2009
Jimmie Johnson kicked off his probable championship weekend by winning Friday's qualifying for the Ford 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
Sports: Nextel
Published Friday, Nov. 20, 2009
Points leader Jimmie Johnson signed a five- year contract extension Friday to drive for Hendrick Motorsports through the 2015 season.
Published Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2009
Johnson rebounded from his Texas setback by winning last weekend's race at Phoenix. He now leads second-place Martin by 108 points. Johnson will lock up his unprecedented fourth consecutive title with a 25th-place finish or better at Homestead. Jeff Gordon, currently third in points (-169), officially will be eliminated from championship contention when Johnson starts the 400-mile race in South Florida.
Published Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2009
Sprint Cup Series
Published Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2009
Published Monday, Nov. 16, 2009
The rivalry between Denny Hamlin and Brad Keselowski reached its apex in last Saturday's Nationwide Series race at Phoenix, and chances are the heated feud will boil over into this weekend's season finale at Homestead.
Published Sunday, Nov. 15, 2009
Carl Edwards did all he had to do to postpone Kyle Busch's opportunity to clinch the Nationwide Series until next week by winning Saturday's Able Body Labor 200 at Phoenix International Raceway.
Published Saturday, Nov. 14, 2009
Bobby Labonte will drive for TRG Motorsports full-time in next year's Sprint Cup Series campaign, with TaxSlayer.com sponsoring his team's efforts in a limited number of races.
Published Friday, Nov. 13, 2009
Johnny Sauter will start on the pole for Friday's Lucas Oil 150 Camping World Truck Series race after posting the fastest lap in qualifying at Phoenix International Raceway.
Published Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2009
Published Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2009
The largest deficit ever overcome with two races remaining occurred in 1992 when Alan Kulwicki trailed by 85 points, but edged Bill Elliott for the Cup title by just 10 points, making it the second closest points battle in series history.
Published Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2009
Sprint Cup Series
Published Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2009
NASCAR assessed a 50-point penalty to both driver Martin Truex, Jr. and car owner Teresa Earnhardt and fined crew chief Kevin Manion $50,000 after Truex's No.1 Chevrolet failed post-race inspection last Sunday at Texas Motor Speedway.
Published Monday, Nov. 09, 2009
In what looked to be a ho-hum battle for this year's Sprint Cup Series championship, Jimmie Johnson's misfortune at Texas Motor Speedway has made for an interesting turn of events in the Chase.
Published Sunday, Nov. 08, 2009
Kurt Busch managed to conserve enough fuel to win Sunday's Dickies 500, while Jimmie Johnson crashed in the opening laps and saw his points lead drastically reduced at Texas Motor Speedway.
Published Sunday, Nov. 08, 2009
Points leader Jimmie Johnson remains in the garage for repairs after crashing on the third lap in Sunday's Dickies 500 at Texas Motor Speedway.
Published Friday, Nov. 06, 2009
Matt Crafton topped the qualifying charts on Thursday to take the pole for the WinStar World Casino 350 Camping World Truck Series race at Texas Motor Speedway.
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