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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

Local NASCAR News

Ganassi Hires McMurray to Drive No. 1

Posted by Heather Williams

Jamie McMurray has been hired to drive the No. 1 Chevrolet for Earnhardt Ganassi Racing. The hiring has long been in the works, and gives one of the last remaining open seats for 2010 to McMurray. It also reunites McMurray with car owner Chip... Full story

It's Johnson - - Again

Wins At Phoenix

Dave Staley

      Jimmie Johnson has moved closer to a NASCAR record fourth consecutive championship with a dominating winat Phoenix International Raceway.      Johnson led 238 laps Sunday to win his seventh... Full story

Truex on the Pole in Phoenix

Posted by Heather Williams

Martin Truex Jr. has won the pole at Phoenix International Raceway. Truex turned a lap at 135.120 mph Friday to qualify first for Sunday's race at PIR in his No. 1 Chevrolet. His lap bested Kurt Busch, who qualified second at 134.579 mph in the... Full story

NASCAR Docks Kyle Busch 25 Nationwide Points

Posted by Heather Williams

NASCAR has docked Kyle Busch 25 Nationwide points and fined crew chief Jason Ratcliff $5,000 after Busch's No. 18 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota failed inspection before last week's race at Texas. NASCAR also placed Ratcliff on probation through the end... Full story

Kurt Busch Wins At Texas

Johnson 38th; It's Not Over Yet

Dave Staley

      Jimmie Johnson's drive to history took a hard hit against the wall and Kyle Busch ran out of gas trying to complete an unprecedented NASCAR trifecta.      Kurt Busch won at Texas Motor Speedway... Full story

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Tracks

Daytona International Speedway

Daytona Beach, Fla.

Daytona is magical and not just because it hosts the 500. The whole area is hallowed ground for racers, from the beach where several land-speed records were set to the stretch of A1A once used for the old "beach-road course" races. Opened in 1959,... Full story

Atlanta Motor Speedway

Hampton, Ga

When drivers talk about tracks gradually improving after repaving, Atlanta represents the ideal. Since being reconfigured in the late 1990s, this track has become home to some of the sport's most exciting races. It's lightning fast, but yet there... Full story

Lowe's Motor Speedway

Concord, N.C.

Almost all the teams are nearby. The track is managed by the sport's most innovative showman, H.A. "Humpy" Wheeler, and owned by the most colorful tycoon, Bruton Smith. Wheeler has been trying to figure out how to improve the track and smooth out... Full story

NASCAR Blogs

AP NASCAR News

• Johnson takes pole at Homestead
• Far from track, suspended Mayfield holds auction
• Johnson signs extension with Hendrick through 2015
• Gordon wants to keep driving for Hendrick
• Rusty Wallace to field Toyotas next season

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