Blitz Awards and Razzies, Part IV

Drumroll, please. It's time to honor the best (and the worst) of the 2009 NASCAR season with the fourth annual Blount's Blitz Awards and Razzies … minus the red-carpet treatment, of course.

Putting JJ's dominance in perspective

It took us 30 years to fully appreciate the magnitude of Cale Yarborough's three-peat. Here's hoping it won't take that long for us to acknowledge Jimmie Johnson's place in NASCAR history.

Johnson worked hard for fourth title

Jimmie Johnson might make it look easy, but winning his fourth straight title was anything but, right down the the final laps at Homestead.

Martin finishes second to Johnson

Mark Martin accepted NASCAR's silver medal for the fifth time Sunday, unable in the season-ending Ford 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway to make a run at derailing Jimmie Johnson's march toward stock-car immortality.

Johnson accomplishes the unthinkable

...reigned supreme. There's seemingly plenty of chances left for Johnson's tag-team with crew chief Chad Knaus to keep Hendrick and the No. 48 in the title hunt for another decade. Johnson signed...

Will you be able to say you saw history?

...from now, lots of people will say, "I was there." The crowd of 75,000 for the Ford 400 on Sunday will grow to about 750,000 in 2020. It's human nature, just a...

Jimmie Johnson, left, prepares as crew chief Chad Knaus, right, looks on during practice for the NASCAR Ford 400 Sprint Cup series auto race at the Homestead-Miami Speedway in...

What will, won't and may be

Jimmie Johnson should win, Mark Martin and maybe even a Ford driver could win and Kyle Busch will win. How does all that figure? Homestead is the place to be this weekend to sort it all out.

Martinsville offers high-octane made-for-TV racing

AP Photo/Steve Helber They don't call Martinsville Speedway "The Paper Clip" for nothing. One thing you can't call Martinsville Speedway is a c...

JJ just a part ... but a very big part

Is Jimmie Johnson a product of the system at Hendrick Motorsports or is the three-time defending Sprint Cup champ just that good? The debate continues ...

Expect the unexpected, except with JJ

...crew chief Drew Blickensderfer and the No. 17 Ford team have figured something out. Kenseth won the...show: The No. 48 Chevy team, with brilliant Chad Knaus on the pit box, is as good...

Johnson's quest for No. 4 right on track

AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill Three-time defending Sprint Cup champ Jimmie Johnson is the man to beat in 2009 ... again. If NASCAR doesn't want Jim...

Bristol finish shows why Martin sleeps easily at night

(Ronald Martinez/Getty Images) At the very least, Mark Martin (5) filled the rearview of Kyle Busch on Saturday night at Bristol. Mark Martin co...

Risk for Martin simply too high at Michigan

...These are not easy decisions. The best of the best on the pit box can guess wrong. Chad Knaus is 0-for-2 this season at Michigan. Jimmie Johnson ran out of gas again while...

Johnson to fulfill what he started

Mark Garrow previews Sunday's CARFAX 400 for Stock Car Challenge and likes Jimmie Johnson's chances.