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Want Air Johnsons? You're outta luck

David Newton, ESPN.com

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?

Story | Conversation | November 17, 2009

Halloween at Dega: Enter at own risk

David Newton, ESPN.com

The "big one" at Talladega Superspeedway can be downright frightening. But the real horror show is found in the Dega infield, where creatures lurk and dark thoughts prevail.

Story | Conversation | October 28, 2009

Crunching numbers after Michigan

Matt Willis

I decided to watch the end of the PGA Championship live this week with some friends, and then that night caught the Michigan race on my trusty DVR. Ho...

Blog Entry | Conversation | August 18, 2009

Race under three hours? It can be done

David Newton

...hours of Pocono, do as well. "Don't get me started on time frames of races," Jeff Gordon said after the Michigan race. "Eighty percent of them are way too long." Exactly. If NASCAR...

Blog Entry | Conversation | June 15, 2009

The Hard Sell

Ryan McGee

Down at the local GM dealership the boys are nervous. In the shadow of downtown Charlotte, a group of car salesman sat in the shade outside their sho...

Blog Entry | Conversation | June 03, 2009

Montoya showing patience and results

David Newton, ESPN.com

Patience may be a virtue, but it hasn't always been Juan Pablo Montoya's strong suit. But 2009 may be a different story, and results on the track appear to show it.

Story | Conversation | April 09, 2009

Sunday, Feb. 15

...ve got the biggest NASCAR race of the season. We've pitted Dale Earnhardt Jr. against Jeff Gordon in a "who will finish higher" matchup for the Daytona 500. 2009 NBA All-Star Game...

Blog Entry | Conversation | February 15, 2009

Reporting from the Jock-o-sphere

Ryan Corazza

...you're looking for Artest to talk about hoops here, you're in the wrong spot. Jeff Gordon Welcomes You to the Good Life With the year over, the face of NASCAR is finding...

Blog Entry | Conversation | December 09, 2008

There are plenty of options to fix the Chase, but not any really good ones

Ryan McGee, ESPN The Magazine

There are many ways to "fix" the Chase, and Ryan McGee has been seeing plenty of them in his e-mail inbox. McGee runs down his five favorites, and gives the pros and cons to each.

Story | Conversation | November 07, 2008

Tour De Champ

Marty Smith

A broken wrist kept Jimmie Johnson from racing, but it didn't stop him from waving Nascar's flag at the Race of Champions in Paris.

Story | Conversation | October 09, 2008

From JJ's first Cup title to Knaus' suspension, nothing dull about 2006 Chase

Terry Blount, ESPN.com

Imagine winning the Daytona 500, the Allstate 400 at the Brickyard and the Cup Series championship in the same year. Jimmie Johnson doesn't need to imagine, writes Terry Blount.

Story | Conversation | September 09, 2008

Chase not perfect, but sports leagues take note

Ed Hinton, ESPN.com

How do you generate interest in NASCAR when baseball pennant fever is running rampant and the NFL is in the meat of its schedule? If you're Brian France, you devise a playoff system called the Chase for the Sprint Cup, writes Ed Hinton.

Story | Conversation | September 07, 2008

WHAT'S YOUR SIGN?

Ryan McGee

When NASCAR gathers this week in Michigan, unbeknownst to most in the paddock, the numbers that determine their collective worth are being compiled in...

Blog Entry | Conversation | August 14, 2008

NASCAR fans' palates turning more sophisticated, at least in Sonoma

David Newton, ESPN.com

Words like bouquet and buttery are becoming as recognized as sway bars and splitters at Sprint Cup races these days. Has NASCAR abandoned its moonshiner roots for a more sophisticated wine-and-cheese crowd? Only in Sonoma, writes David Newton.

Story | Conversation | June 21, 2008

Tiger's a jokster when he wants to be

ESPN.com

BETHESDA, Md. -- While attending Tiger Woods' press conference to promote the AT&T National on Tuesday, I was reminded of something that a person clos...

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