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Knaus and 'his driver' are perched on the edge if NASCAR history
            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
            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
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
            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
            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
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
            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
            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
            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
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
            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
            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
            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
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?
            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
            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
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
            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
            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
            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
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Last Update: 2009-11-21 12:20:28
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