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David NewtonBlog | Chats | E-mailDavid Newton covers motorsports for ESPN.com after a career covering the NFL, college athletics and NASCAR. Newton spent the past year breaking stories and serving as a lead writer for NASCAR.com. He previously covered NASCAR and the Carolina Panthers for South Carolina's largest newspaper, The State, in Columbia. He has also served as a correspondent for Sports Illustrated, covered seven Super Bowls, dozens of college bowl games and every major race on the NASCAR circuit. |
Attorney says Mayfield owes $372,000
David Newton, ESPN.comAttorney Bill Diehl filed a lawsuit Wednesday against suspended Sprint Cup driver Jeremy Mayfield for unpaid legal fees.
Story | Conversation | November 25, 2009At This Hour 3p et: Detroit No Shows, Tenneessee, Hendrick Motor Sports
SportsCenter...AP Photo/Glenn Smith KNAUS TO REMAIN WITH JOHNSON, HENDRICK MOTOR SPORTS: According ESPN.com's David Newton, Chad Knaus has committedto being Jimmie Johnson's crew chief at least through the 2015 season...
Blog | November 24, 2009What a ride: How JJ won the Cup
David Newton, ESPN.comIt started at New Hampshire and ended at Homestead-Miami. The crowning moment of the 10-race Chase for the Cup? A fourth straight title for a guy named Jimmie Johnson.
Story | Conversation | November 24, 2009Hendrick says family came first
David Newton, ESPN.comAs much as Rick Hendrick wanted to be a part of Jimmie Johnson's record-breaking run on Sunday at Homestead-Miami Speedway, his family's needs were more important.
Story | Conversation | November 24, 2009Knaus wants to stay with JJ long-term
David Newton, ESPN.comChad Knaus has committed to being Jimmie Johnson's crew chief at least through the 2015 season, team owner Rick Hendrick said on Tuesday.
Story | Conversation | November 24, 2009Post-Chase odds and ends
Ryan McGee...2001 Jimmie Johnson 4 2006-09 Darrell Waltrip 3 1981-82, 85 Cale Yarborough 3 1976-78 David Pearson 3 1966, 68-69 Lee Petty 3 1954, 58-59 Hail To The Chiefs Jimmie Johnson...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 23, 2009
Just How Good Is Jimmie Johnson?
...J. it hurts the sport ala people get bored with the same result time after time David Newton Did people get bored watching Michael Jordan and the Bulls win NBA titles? Did people get...
Blog Entry | November 23, 2009Believe it or not, JJ not done yet
David Newton, ESPN.comEven with four straight Sprint Cup titles in tow, it's too early to anoint Jimmie Johnson as the best driver in NASCAR history. And if he wins a fifth? Well, all bets are off.
Story | Conversation | November 22, 2009Rivalries a fun sideshow to JJ's 4-peat
David Newton, ESPN.comGo figure. The 2009 NASCAR season ends just as the real fun begins. Now we have to wait until February for Denny Hamlin's title run and the rematch between Tony Stewart and Juan Pablo Montoya.
Story | Conversation | November 22, 2009Hendrick stays home during emergency
David Newton, ESPN.comA family emergency will keep team owner Rick Hendrick from celebrating a record-tying ninth Sprint Cup championship for Hendrick Motorsports on Sunday at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
Story | Conversation | November 22, 2009Johnson wants to win and win
David Newton, ESPN.comJimmie Johnson's hoping to give NASCAR fans something they've only seen once in the modern era. That's to win the championship and the last race of the season, too.
Story | Conversation | November 21, 2009Junior: New Enquirer story bunk; hot tub one
David NewtonHOMESTEAD, Fla. -- Dale Earnhardt Jr. laughed when asked on pit road Friday if recent allegations in a National Enquirer story entitled "Dale Earnhard...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 21, 2009Montoya the man of the Miami moment
David Newton, ESPN.comThis weekend belongs to Jimmie Johnson and the championship Chase, but Miami belongs to Juan Pablo Montoya. It's a different vibe, and Montoya taps into it as no other driver can.
Story | Conversation | November 20, 2009Gordon not retiring any time soon
David Newton, ESPN.comFour-time Sprint Cup champion Jeff Gordon will drive through at least the 2013 season for Hendrick Motorsports, team owner Rick Hendrick said.
Story | Conversation | November 20, 2009Hendrick signs Johnson through 2015
ESPN.com news servicesJimmie Johnson, on the verge of a NASCAR record fourth consecutive championship, signed a contract extension Friday to drive for Hendrick Motorsports through the 2015 season.
Story | Conversation | November 20, 2009EXPLORE RELATED TOPICS
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