Phoenix International Raceway

NASCAR Travel Guide to Phoenix International Raceway

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

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.

Tour De Champ

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.

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

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.

Chase not perfect, but sports leagues take note

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.

ESPY Award winners

A list of all the winners from the 2008 ESPY awards.

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

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.

Drivers have fun, find unexpected benefits from their radio shows

More Sprint Cup drivers reach out to their fans by serving as hosts of satellite radio shows, and they gain more than just exposure.

Dale Jarrett's last ride bringing flood of memories

Dale Jarrett has known for months that Bristol would be his last NASCAR points race, but that fact didn't really set in until now, writes David Newton.

What you see is what you get in reigning Cup champ Johnson

Jimmie Johnson never got into this thing wanting to become the greatest personality in NASCAR. Now, becoming the greatest driver ... that's another story, writes David Newton.

Junior buzz casts shadow on Daytona pole-sitter Johnson

Reigning Cup champ Jimmie Johnson won the pole for the 2008 Daytona 500, but the buzz at the track Sunday was all about Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s debut win for Hendrick Motorsports, writes David Newton.

Jimmie Johnson's #48 race car is parked outside the 1st annual Jimmie Johnson Foundation Charity Golf tournament...

Top ESPN searches of 2005

Top ESPN searches of 2005

Johnson-Lachey charity golf event to coincide with Super Bowl

The last time Jimmie Johnson climbed on top of a golf cart was disastrous -- he fell off, broke his wrist and was embarrassed by the controversy the stunt caused.

Celebration, revenge ... but no golf cart surfing this year

Not only did Jimmie Johnson win his second Nextel Cup title, but he got revenge on his crew chief and plans on savoring the championship more this year. Come January, it's back to work on No. 3.