Crunching numbers after Homestead

...Richard Childress Racing is getting up to speed and will take some momentum to the beaches in Daytona come February. It wasn't too long ago, just back in 2004, that RCR last went winless...

Cale Yarborough holds the Daytona 500 trophy high in victory lane after winning race February 20, 1977. (AP Photo

Can anyone stop the 48?

Jimmie Johnson's quest for five straight Cup titles begins Feb. 14 at Daytona. Will anyone be able to stop the 48?

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.

Homestead Chase Chances

Once again, it's time to tunnel into the numbers of the Chase like an earthworm hopped up on Red Bull. For the final time this year, we'll rank the Ch...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 20, 2009

The Jimmie Johnson story, again

...championship." ESPN's television crew learned about that anti-Johnson sentiment during their coverage of the Dickies 500 at Texas two weekends ago. Johnson wrecked hard just two laps into the event, sending his car...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 19, 2009

The Chicken Bone Section

After a brief hiatus, we now return you to the only place where rubber dust, carbon monoxide and Crisco combine to form a taste in one's mouth that on...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 18, 2009

Want Air Johnsons? You're outta luck

He 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?