Johnson leads; Busch seeks history

Jimmie Johnson's all but won, yet Sunday's TMS race has plenty of storylines.

Texas the real wild card in Chase for the Cup

...season races at Texas. Gordon ranks third in the Chase behind Hendrick Motorsports teammates Johnson and Mark Martin, but Texas is his only victory this year. "This is a tricky track," Gordon said Friday...

Gordon wins first pole of season

Jeff Gordon won his first pole of the season with a qualifying lap of 191.117 mph at the 1½-mile, high-banked track where he got his only victory of the season in April. It was his first win in Texas.

Martin so close, yet so far … again

The math says Mark Martin is still in contention for his first Sprint Cup championship. The reality? The best Martin likely can do is finish second -- for the fifth time in his career.

Fort Hood tragedy looms large at TMS

There is a kinship between racers and soldiers that runs deeper than sponsorship dollars. That much was evident Friday at Texas Motor Speedway, where NASCAR Nation remembered the fallen at Fort Hood.

Jimmie Johnson Chase Update

Mike Massaro details Jimmie Johnson's chances at a 4th straight championship

NASCAR's Heisman would go to JJ

Sure, Jimmie Johnson would have to be the winner of a NASCAR Heisman -- we'll call it the Petty Trophy -- but who else would belong at the banquet?

Texas Chase Chasers

...22.1 3rd 95.7 Denny Hamlin (11) 8 0 5 11.6 12th 95.2 Mark Martin (2) 17 1 9 13.8 6th 86.8 Juan Montoya (4) 5 0 2 20...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 06, 2009

Crunching numbers for Texas

Jimmie Johnson just took the points lead! No, you're not reading an old blog entry. I just noticed something interesting over at www.racing-reference...

Finishing 1-2-3 would be unprecedented, too

...the standings. With three races remaining, Hendrick drivers hold down first, second and third with Johnson, Mark Martin and Jeff Gordon, respectively. Juan Pablo Montoya, who drives for Earnhardt Ganassi Racing, has the best...

Sources: Danica near NASCAR deal

IndyCar Series and crossover media star Danica Patrick is nearing completion of a two-year contract with JR Motorsports, the NASCAR Nationwide Series operation owned by Dale Earnhardt Jr., according to a source close to the talks.

Can Gordon make a move in Texas?

Mark Garrow previews the eighth race in the Chase, set for Sunday at Texas.

Who is Robert Richardson?

...there I was, out there with guys who only run Cup, guys like Jimmie Johnson and Mark Martin. At one point I said to myself, 'Man, you just passed Jeff Gordon!' It was almost...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 03, 2009

Crunching numbers after Talladega

...Sunday at Talladega, I noticed that the points were suddenly getting a little more competitive with Mark Martin and Jeff Gordon racing for the win while Jimmie Johnson was in danger of losing the...

Mark Martin (5) flips after being involved in a accident with Scott Speed (82) David Reutimann (00), Robert...