Edwards anxious for fresh start in 2010

A year ago, Carl Edwards could do no wrong. The nine-time Cup race winner was the hottest driver on the planet. And today? He can't seem to buy a victory. Consider it a wake-up call for 2010.

Crunching numbers for Homestead

Dealing in statistics and general bloggery (next-to-last column and inventing a new word!) means that I generally see a lot of information. I then tur...

Who will take season-ending Ford 400?

Mark Garrow previews the final race in the Chase set for Sunday at Homestead.

AVONDALE, AZ - NOVEMBER 15: Matt Kenseth, driver of the #17 USG Ford, leans on his car before the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series...

What will, won't and may be

Jimmie Johnson should win, Mark Martin and maybe even a Ford driver could win and Kyle Busch will win. How does all that figure? Homestead is the place to be this weekend to sort it all out.

Missing the Mark (Martin)

There is no one -- and I am including Jimmie Johnson here -- that doesn't want to see Mark Martin win a Sprint Cup Series championship. At 50, he now ...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 16, 2009

Fireworks at Phoenix in all three series

Rusty Jarrett/Getty Images Ron Hornaday Jr. and his Kevin Harvick Inc. team celebrate winning the 2009 Camping World Truck Series championship a week ...

Will Johnson rebound in Phoenix?

Mark Garrow previews the ninth race in the Chase, set for Sunday at Phoenix.

North Wilkesboro lives!

As far as I know, the USAR Pro Cup Series does not race DeLoreans. But after glancing at its 2010 schedule, I'm thinking it might need Doc Brown's 1...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 10, 2009

Kyle's run at sweep runs out of gas

Kurt Busch nabs history from his brother, whose run at sweep runs out of gas.

Kurt wins when Kyle runs out of gas

Jimmie Johnson's drive to history took a hard hit against the wall and Kyle Busch ran out of gas trying to complete an unprecedented NASCAR trifecta.

Kyle Busch, Junior may be ready to break out

Mark J. Rebilas/US Presswire Kyle Busch didn't win Sunday -- he did Friday and Saturday -- but his Sprint Cup crew chief switch looks pretty good so f...

Nov. 7, 2009; Fort Worth, TX, USA; NASCAR Nationwide Series driver Matt Kenseth (17) leads the field at the start of the O'Reilly Challenge at the Texas Motor...

Johnson leads; Busch seeks history

Jimmie Johnson's all but run away, yet Sunday's TMS race has plenty of intrigue.

Nationwide win brings Busch to brink

Kyle Busch is a Sprint Cup win away from an unprecedented NASCAR sweep.