Follow the leaders? Better keep an eye on hot Harvick, too

Sam Sharpe-US Presswire Kevin Harvick, top, has been running as well as just about anyone recently. RICHMOND, Va. -- The hottest driver heading ...

...17), Todd Bodine (66), John Andretti (43), Kevin Harvick (29), Jeremy Mayfield (19), Kenny Schrader (36), Bobby Hamilton (55) and Kenny Wallace (1), bottom right. (AP Photo/Phil Manson

Off-track woes can't derail classic points battle in Truck Series

The best way to derail a doom-and-gloom season in the Truck Series? Stage a championship battle for the ages, writes John Schwarb.

Knaus stands alone among crew chiefs with third title in a row

Geoff Burke/Getty Images No one has been able to top the dynamic duo of Jimmie Johsnon, left, and Chad Knaus for three seasons. HOMESTEAD, Fla. ...

Fellow drivers weigh in on the final 2008 match beween Benson and Hornaday

John Harrelson/Getty Images for NASCAR It all comes down to essentially a match race for the championship between Ron Hornaday Jr., driver of the No. ...

Homestead trends and notes

Mark Garrow takes an early look at the season-finale race at Homestead.

Depressed economy forces Earnhardt's hand at JR Motorsports

AP Photo/Wade Payne The No. 88 Chevy will be the lone full-time Nationwide Series entry for JR Motorsports in 2009. In a robust economy, JR Moto...

Nigel Marlin No More

All you need to know about how much the NASCAR world has changed over the last decade is spelled out with two seemingly forgettable headlines on ESPN....

ESPN's Andy Petree answers your questions

ESPN analyst Andy Petree has the answers to your questions about air pressure, engine rebuilds and more in this week's mailbag.

...ran dynamometer test on Marlin's car as well as Dale Jarrett's Ford Thunderbird and Bobby Hamilton's Pontiac. The tests are supposed to ensure a level playing field in Winston Cup racing...

Nationwide Up to Speed: 11/4

...at Kyle Busch's win at Texas, preview this weekend's race at Phoenix and spotlight Bobby Hamilton Jr

Edwards earns pole at Texas, in good spot to make up ground on Bowyer

Carl Edwards, who won last week at Memphis to move within 116 points of Bowyer with three races left, earned his fourth pole of the season Friday night at the 1½-mile high-banked Texas track with a lap of 188.101 mph in his Ford.

Good news and bad news as Truck Series sprints to the finish

...also would be pulling its financial support from the series, sending its most high-profile team, Bobby Hamilton Racing, into negotiations with other manufacturers for next year. It was enough to make some fans...

As long as Martinsville is on Chase schedule, Hendrick Motorsports will rule

AP Photo/Gerry Broome Charmed season? Jimmie Johnson avoids yet another wreck in the 2008 Chase, this one a sliding Jamie McMurray at Martinsville Spe...

Let go by KHI, Sprague returns to No. 60 Wyler Racing Toyota

...a winless 2008 with the third one, Doug Richert, watching from a television booth. • Bobby Hamilton Racing-Virginia downsized from two teams to one, taking away a seat from part-owner Stacy...