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NASCAR won the lottery with the final race of its dreams Sunday at Homestead-Miami Speedway, a championship fight that came down to a dead heat in the standings when Tony Stewart won the race and Carl Edwards finished second. As incredible as it was...

Clint Bowyer once famously said Michael Waltrip was the "worst driver in NASCAR." Now Waltrip is going to be his boss. Surprised? Don't be, it's just a racing thing.

David Ragan, Paul Menard and Denny Hamlin each have a win this season, but only one of them would make the Chase now. The wild-card Chase format really has put the emphasis on winning.

Matt Kenseth is the last driver in the Chase -- for now. But there are four races left and no fewer than 10 drivers vying for what appear to be no more than six open spots in the 12-man playoff.

NASCAR crew chiefs make tough calls every week. Sometimes they're the right ones. When you blow one for Dale Earnhardt Jr. -- as Tony Eury Jr. did Sunday -- you have some explaining to do, writes Terry Blount.

Who doesn't want to while away a holiday weekend in the sweltering conditions of Southern California? Apparently tens of thousands. NASCAR needs to move the Labor Day weekend race, writes Terry Blount.

Team owner Rick Hendrick was feeling the heat of not winning in 10 races. Defending champion Jimmie Johnson fought through the heat at California Speedway to win and assure he will start the Chase in the top spot, writes Terry Blount.

As of 1 p.m. PT Saturday, the temperature at California Speedway was 110 degrees. I don't think this is what NASCAR had in mind when it moved the Labor Day weekend race to Southern California. For the record, it was 85 degrees and cloudy at Darling...