Want Air Johnsons? You're outta luck
David Newton, ESPN.comHe has the looks. He's articulate. He has three Sprint Cup titles and is closing in on a fourth. So why aren't the advertisers beating down Jimmie Johnson's door?
Story | Conversation | November 17, 2009Streaking JJ 'just doing my thing'
David Newton, ESPN.comLeave it to Jimmie Johnson and Chad Knaus to blow this Chase wide-open just five races into the 10-race playoff. The 48 team is that good.
Story | Conversation | October 17, 2009Montoya's dry humor good on a wet day
David Newton, ESPN.comOne of NASCAR's better-kept secrets is Juan Pablo Montoya's sense of humor. From an owner who wants to hit him to his wide-eyed news conference Thursday, it's just what a dreary day needed.
Story | Conversation | October 15, 2009Races will start at consistent times
David Newton, ESPN.comNASCAR is moving to more standardized start times for Sprint Cup races in 2010 with East coast races starting around 1 p.m. ET, West coast races around 3 p.m. ET and night races around 7:30 p.m. ET.
Story | Conversation | October 07, 2009Reutimann faces Chase elimination
David Newton, ESPN.comDavid Reutimann doesn't buy the explanation Denny Hamlin gave for the wreck in Monday's Sprint Cup race at Pocono that may also have wrecked his chances of making the Chase.
Story | Conversation | August 05, 2009Nationwide Series at a crossroads
David Newton, ESPN.comMuch of the glitz is gone in the once-prosperous Nationwide Series. In these tough economic times, what lies ahead for a series still searching for an identity?
Story | Conversation | July 08, 2009Good for RPM, great for NASCAR
David Newton, ESPN.comThe coolest part of Kasey Kahne's Cup series win at Infineon Raceway? Seeing Richard Petty back in Victory Lane.
Story | Conversation | June 25, 2009What does NASCAR get for its love affair with New York? Not much
David Newton, ESPN.comWhat does NASCAR get for hosting its banquet in New York? A big shrug of indifference and wall-to-wall coverage of Plaxico Burress, writes David Newton.
Story | Conversation | December 03, 2008Chase championship still JJ's to lose ... and he still could lose it
David Newton, ESPN.comThink Jimmie Johnson is a lock to win his third straight Cup title? In the wild and wacky world of NASCAR, anything can happen, writes David Newton.
Story | Conversation | November 15, 2008Tough economic times forcing NASCAR teams to streamline their budgets
David Newton, ESPN.comNASCAR's in the same boat as the rest of us. We're all just trying to stay afloat in this economic thunderstorm, writes David Newton.
Story | Conversation | November 08, 2008Erwin's star rising as No. 16 Ford dominates early Chase races
David Newton, ESPN.comGreg Erwin, crew chief for Cup star Greg Biffle, attacks the Chase the same way he attacked the football field as a 5-foot-9, 170-pound linebacker: with a passion, writes David Newton.
Story | Conversation | September 25, 2008Economic slowdown fails to put brakes on automakers' allegiance to NASCAR
David Newton, ESPN.comStruggling automakers have lost customers, profits and market share, but they haven't lost their allegiance to NASCAR, writes David Newton.
Story | Conversation | August 14, 2008NASCAR feeling the pinch of tightening economy like everyone else
David Newton, ESPN.comThe big teams in NASCAR don't have much to worry about, but for everyone else, convincing corporations to pony up millions on cars that don't run up front is getting to be a tougher sell, writes David Newton.
Story | Conversation | July 25, 2008NASCAR fans' palates turning more sophisticated, at least in Sonoma
David Newton, ESPN.comWords like bouquet and buttery are becoming as recognized as sway bars and splitters at Sprint Cup races these days. Has NASCAR abandoned its moonshiner roots for a more sophisticated wine-and-cheese crowd? Only in Sonoma, writes David Newton.
Story | Conversation | June 21, 2008Like any big business, NASCAR not immune from big problems
David Newton, ESPN.comBig business and big problems sometimes go hand in hand in 2008 corporate America. And NASCAR has a potential doozy on its hands with the $225 million lawsuit alleging sexual and racial harassment, writes David Newton.
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