Let the debate end? It should, but it won't

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Quite a few of you seem bothered that Jimmie Johnson was named The Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year. Some of you seemed to...

FORT WORTH, TX - NOVEMBER 06: Dale Earnhardt Jr., driver of the #88 National Guard/AMP Energy Chevrolet, stands on the grid during qualifying for...

Eury happy getting Danica ready

Tony Eury Jr. has seen his share of media circuses as the former crew chief for cousin Dale Earnhardt Jr. So what does Eury think about tutoring Danica Patrick? He's loving life.

Danica shows she's willing to work

Not everyone with Danica Patrick's star power would slug it out in the minor leagues to learn their craft. That she's doing it with a smile at Daytona this weekend is a major reason she may succeed.

Rain cuts Danica's day short

The Danica Patrick stock car era officially began at about 2 p.m. on Friday and lasted five full laps before rain cut short the first day of her three-day test.

Of Danica, stilettos, lobsters and tears

...from their busy holiday schedules to drop by. Gappens took the time to fly down. As Dale Earnhardt Jr., Patrick's new boss, noted, "I don't think anybody really knows how big this is...

Patrick's schedule still being set

Danica Patrick will not make her NASCAR debut at Daytona International Speedway, and instead will wait one week and attempt to race in the Nationwide Series race in California.

...in an ARCA race Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2009, in Phoenix. Patrick has signed with JR Motorsports team, owned by Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Rick Hendrick, and intends to start in her first in an ARCA...

NASCAR's Hunter in the fight of his life

Jim Hunter has extinguished a number of volatile situations as NASCAR's public relations extraordinaire. Today he faces his biggest test yet: lung cancer.

Nothing coincidental about Danica's deal

...two four-time champions in Jimmie Johnson and Jeff Gordon, NASCAR's most popular driver in Dale Earnhardt Jr. and -- as the co-owner of JRM -- IndyCar's most popular driver in Patrick. Life is...

NASCAR strikes gold with Danica

Danica Patrick's arrival won't fix all that ails NASCAR, but pairing the IRL darling with ultrapopular Dale Earnhardt Jr. is a shot in the arm that the sport sorely needs.

Patrick signs with JR Motorsports

IndyCar Series star Danica Patrick made official on Tuesday plans to drive a partial Nationwide Series schedule for JR Motorsports in 2010.

Sources: Danica to drive for JRM

Danica Patrick will announce on her decision to drive a part-time Nationwide schedule in 2010, a source close to the negotiations told ESPN.com.

Earnhardt wins 7th straight award

Dale Earnhardt Jr. is NASCAR's most popular driver for the seventh consecutive year.

Johnson roast the best show in town

They couldn't derail the four-time Cup champ on the racetrack. But the Chase drivers did make Jimmie Johnson squirm plenty at the celebrity roast Wednesday in Vegas.