The 2009 stats you may have missed

...case, welcome!). You likely also know that Johnson led the series in wins (7), followed by Mark Martin (5) and three other guys: Denny Hamlin, Tony Stewart and Kyle Busch (4 each). I'm...

Blog Entry | Conversation | December 16, 2009

Danica hype only heightens Friday

Most ARCA tests are no big deal, but they usually don't have Danica Patrick driving in them. The hype is only intensifying as Daytona testing looms large Friday.

NASCAR's Hunter in the fight of his life

Jim Hunter has extinguished a number of volatile situations as NASCAR's public relations extraordinaire. Today he faces his biggest test yet: lung cancer.

Nothing coincidental about Danica's deal

...schedule for JR Motorsports in a GoDaddy.com-sponsored car expires at the same time that Mark Martin's contract in the Hendrick Motorsports GoDaddy.com Sprint Cup car expires after the 2011 season...

NASCAR's most powerful women

NASCAR has long been one of the planet's most exclusive good ol' boys clubs. A woman has never won a national NASCAR event, never served as crew chief...

Blog Entry | Conversation | December 09, 2009

NASCAR strikes gold with Danica

Danica Patrick's arrival won't fix all that ails NASCAR, but pairing the IRL darling with ultrapopular Dale Earnhardt Jr. is a shot in the arm that the sport sorely needs.

Patrick signs with JR Motorsports

IndyCar Series star Danica Patrick made official on Tuesday plans to drive a partial Nationwide Series schedule for JR Motorsports in 2010.

Ranking the world's best 10 drivers

Jimmie Johnson won his fourth consecutive Sprint Cup championship, but how much weight does that carry in Terry Blount's rankings of the world's best drivers? Plenty.

ESPN 100: Nos. 62-74

ESPN The Magazine's 100 best sports events of 2009 quiz, questions Nos. 62-74.

Johnson roast the best show in town

They couldn't derail the four-time Cup champ on the racetrack. But the Chase drivers did make Jimmie Johnson squirm plenty at the celebrity roast Wednesday in Vegas.

Hope you didn't forget to give thanks for NASCAR

...to ..." • HANS, SAFER and the Joie of Seating. • That Bill Elliott, Terry Labonte and Mark Martin are still out there. Once they're gone, I'm officially old. • Fireball Roberts, Cannonball...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 30, 2009

What a ride: How JJ won the Cup

It started at New Hampshire and ended at Homestead-Miami. The crowning moment of the 10-race Chase for the Cup? A fourth straight title for a guy named Jimmie Johnson.

Hendrick says family came first

As much as Rick Hendrick wanted to be a part of Jimmie Johnson's record-breaking run on Sunday at Homestead-Miami Speedway, his family's needs were more important.

Driver Mark Martin sits on the pavement and leans up against his car as he puts on his racing...

Blitz Awards and Razzies, Part IV

Drumroll, please. It's time to honor the best (and the worst) of the 2009 NASCAR season with the fourth annual Blount's Blitz Awards and Razzies … minus the red-carpet treatment, of course.