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Knaus and 'his driver' are perched on the edge if NASCAR history

Monte Dutton

            HOMESTEAD, Fla. – Behind most Cole Trickles, there’s a Harry Hogge.             Trickle and Hogge were the... Full story

Biffle kept Johnson at bay ... in 2004

NASCAR Notebook

Monte Dutton

            HOMESTEAD, Fla. – Though it didn’t result in a championship for him, Greg Biffle once deprived Jimmie Johnson of the Sprint (then Nextel) Cup championship at... Full story

NASCAR Ford 400 Fact Sheet

Monte Dutton

Even though Ford Championship Weekend is a bit of a misnomer, this is still the: Ford 400. NASCAR’s capital of pastel shades of green, yellow and blue: Homestead-Miami Speedway, Homestead, Fla. Not exactly comforting to the also-rans: Jimmie... Full story

One big, happy renewal

NASCAR Notebook

Monte Dutton

            HOMESTEAD, Fla. – Hendrick Motorsports, being notably adept at tying loose ends, announced the retention of Lowe’s as sponsor and Jimmie Johnson as driver of the... Full story

For everyone but Johnson, the end is near

Monte Dutton

            AVONDALE, Ariz. – The guy who raced Jimmie Johnson hardest on Sunday was Joey Logano.             It was the rookie... Full story

NASCAR Checker O'Reilly 500 Notes 'n' Quotes

Monte Dutton

POSTRACE RAIL Checker O’Reilly Auto Parts 500 Phoenix International Raceway, Avondale, Ariz.   All over but the crying – Jimmie Johnson virtually locked up a record-setting fourth consecutive NASCAR Sprint Cup championship with... Full story

Johnson sits back ... for a very short while

NASCAR Checker O'Reilly 500 Notebook

Monte Dutton

            AVONDALE, Ariz. – The first 52 laps of the Checker O’Reilly 500 belonged to Kurt Busch. After that, the action got all too familiar.... Full story

Hamlin can 'close the book' on flat tracks

Looks for first victory at Phoenix

Monte Dutton

            AVONDALE, Ariz. – Phoenix International Raceway is right in Denny Hamlin’s wheel house. It’s the NASCAR equivalent of a fastball down the middle.... Full story

Edwards discusses season of his discontent

NASCAR Notebook

Monte Dutton

            AVONDALE, Ariz. – The season began with such high hopes for Carl Edwards.             Though second to Jimmie Johnson in... Full story

Checker O'Reilly 500 Fact Sheet

Monte Dutton

Not the taxicabs and not the actor: Checker O’Reilly Auto Parts 500. Probably the best backdrop in NASCAR: Phoenix International Raceway, Avondale, Ariz. Not miles, either: The “500” stands for kilometers, which translate to 312... Full story

Johnson remembers the one that got away

NASCAR Notebook

Monte Dutton

            AVONDALE, Ariz. – Jimmie Johnson, closing on his fourth straight Sprint Cup championship, almost won another in 2004, the first year of the Chase format.... Full story

Johnson still heavily favored in Chase

NASCAR Notebook

Monte Dutton

            AVONDALE, Ariz. – Last week’s woes notwithstanding, the odds are still imposing to those attempting to chase down Jimmie Johnson in the Sprint Cup season’s final... Full story

Difference in Busch brothers was in gasoline

Johnson takes Chase hit

Monte Dutton

            FORT WORTH, Texas – The Dickies 500, born in disaster, ended in slow motion.             Well, for Kyle Busch, it did.... Full story

Dickies 500 Notes & Quotes

NASCAR postrace rail

Monte Dutton

Dickies 500 Texas Motor Speedway   All about gasoline: One Busch brother ran out of gas. One didn’t. The one who didn’t, Kurt Busch, won the Dickies 500, and Kyle, who ran out of gas with the lead   Too bad to be true:... Full story

Let's cut from the Chase instead of to it

How about Texas race standing on its own merits?

Monte Dutton

            FORT WORTH, Texas – The best-laid plans are well on their way to ruination. The impossible has happened, at least to the Titanic builders who designed it. The Chase isn’t... Full story

Biffle thinks Danica should wait ... a little

NASCAR Notebook

Monte Dutton

            FORT WORTH, Texas – What if Danica Patrick makes her NASCAR debut in the Daytona 500? More likely, of course, it would be the Nationwide Series race.... Full story

Dickies 500 Fact Sheet

Monte Dutton

They sell so many khakis, this is the: Dickies 500. One of the biggest edifices in “the gray-uht stay-uht”: Texas Motor Speedway, Fort Worth. Fun fact: “Tejas” isn’t Spanish for Texas. It’s an Original American... Full story

Martin may never try optimism again

NASCAR Notebook

Monte Dutton

            FORT WORTH, Texas – A week ago, Mark Martin said he was going into Talladega’s Amp Energy 500 with a positive attitude. He said he had a feeling things were going to go... Full story

Number four means something to top three

NASCAR Notebook

Monte Dutton

            FORT WORTH, Texas – With but three races remaining the Chase for the Sprint Cup, it’s all about the number four.... Full story

McMurray wins unnatural disaster

Monte Dutton

            TALLADEGA, Ala. – Watching the early laps of Sunday’s Amp Energy 500, NASCAR officials must have thought their dapper band of aristocrats ungrateful.... Full story