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Johnson accomplishes the unthinkable

ESPN.com news services

...to finish fifth when 25th place would have gotten the job done. In doing so, Johnson joined Richard Petty (7), Dale Earnhardt (7) and teammate Jeff Gordon (4) as the only drivers to win more...

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The Chicken Bone Section

Ryan McGee

...captions and you delivered, the winner coming from Mike Davis, Dale Earnhardt Junior's PR rep: "THESE...than you may have remembered. • Kyle and Richard Petty ("If you think you can do any...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | November 18, 2009

Sarge stayed in charge against the odds

John Oreovicz, ESPN.com

The odds were stacked against Tony Schumacher to start the 2009 season. Winning his sixth straight Top Fuel championship and seventh overall makes you wonder if he can be beat in 2010.

Story | Conversation | November 17, 2009

Fireworks at Phoenix in all three series

Staff and wire reports

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

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Danica could face glass ceiling in NASCAR

Ryan McGee

On Wednesday, we broke the news of Danica Patrick's 2010 NASCAR plans. Almost immediately I started getting questions about the history of female c...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | November 05, 2009

The good ol' days of Truck Series are now

Ryan McGee

...then-called Super Trucks and classic battles between Mike Skinner and Ron Hornaday were the norm -- than...broke into NASCAR's big leagues by grabbing Richard Childress' attention (and a full-time ride) in...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | October 28, 2009

Martinsville Chase chances

Ryan McGee

...since 2005 Tales From The Road On Thursday, Richard Childress Racing hosted its annual Fan Appreciation Day...longtime gas can man Chocolate Myers, NASCAR president Mike Helton, newly named Hall of Famer Junior Johnson...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | October 23, 2009

JJ, Brady share common ground

Marty Smith, ESPN.com

From "Balloon Boy" to three-time defending Cup champ Jimmie Johnson to Super Bowl-winning quarterback Tom Brady, Marty Smith's got the NASCAR world -- and beyond -- covered.

Story | Conversation | October 23, 2009

Crunching numbers for Martinsville

Matt Willis

...The list, courtesy of none other than Mike Forde, NASCAR's Sultan of Stats: Most consecutive top-10 finishes at a track Dale Earnhardt, 18, North Wilkesboro Richard Petty, 18, North Wilkesboro Dale Earnhardt, 15...

Blog Entry | Conversation | October 22, 2009

Junior Nation makes some noise

Ryan McGee

...1971 win at Bowman-Gray Stadium in Winston-Salem, N.C., because it would take away from Richard Petty's magical total of 200 career wins. Petty finished second and I incorrectly stated that he...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | October 22, 2009

Is NASCAR playing it too safe?

Ed Hinton, ESPN.com

Ernest Hemingway said motor racing was one of three sports -- the rest are mere games. Have we reduced your once-deadly, once-electrifying sport to just another game?

Story | Conversation | October 22, 2009

NASCAR revamps its diversity program

Ryan McGee

...receiving a tour of the track stood out from the others thanks to a forest of boom mikes following it around. It was the newest group of participants in the latest edition of NASCAR's...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | October 21, 2009

The mecca of racing that is Martinsville

Brett Borden, Special to ESPN SportsTravel

Pilgrimage to the oldest track on the NASCAR circuit, built in Virginia in 1946.

Story | Conversation | October 19, 2009

Is JJ the best NASCAR driver ever?

Marty Smith, ESPN.com

Richard Petty, Dale Earnhardt and David Pearson are widely regarded as the best drivers in NASCAR history. Jimmie Johnson, writes Marty Smith, just may be the best ever.

Story | Conversation | October 16, 2009

Charlotte Chase chances

Ryan McGee

...ark-worthy day at the racetrack, I did some digit-smashing with NASCAR's Driver Rating czar, Mike Forde. What he helped me realize is that this year's championship contenders are setting a pace...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | October 16, 2009