Johnson finishes 5th in finale

Jimmie Johnson has won a NASCAR record fourth consecutive championship with a fifth-place finish in the finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway.

Martin finishes second to Johnson

Mark Martin accepted NASCAR's silver medal for the fifth time Sunday, unable in the season-ending Ford 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway to make a run at derailing Jimmie Johnson's march toward stock-car immortality.

Hendrick stays home during emergency

A family emergency will keep team owner Rick Hendrick from celebrating a record-tying ninth Sprint Cup championship for Hendrick Motorsports on Sunday at Homestead-Miami Speedway.

Will you be able to say you saw history?

...accomplishment than teammate Jeff Gordon, who recognized Johnson's talent eight years ago and helped convince Rick Hendrick to hire him. "I saw something in Jimmie that I thought could be special," Gordon said...

48 Locked Up Through 2015

...extension since joining Hendrick in 2001. "Jimmie is charting new territory in our sport, and that's due to a combination of natural talent and unsurpassed work ethic," team owner Rick Hendrick said. "How...

Gordon not retiring any time soon

Four-time Sprint Cup champion Jeff Gordon will drive through at least the 2013 season for Hendrick Motorsports, team owner Rick Hendrick said.

Hendrick signs Johnson through 2015

Jimmie Johnson, on the verge of a NASCAR record fourth consecutive championship, signed a contract extension Friday to drive for Hendrick Motorsports through the 2015 season.

Mr. H in rarefied air with nine Cup titles

Jimmie Johnson winning a fourth straight title is a great story. So is Mark Martin winning his first at age 50. But lost in the shuffle could be the best story of all: Rick Hendrick.

Allison paved way for venerable Martin

At least one former Cup champion would love to see Mark Martin pull the rug from under Jimmie Johnson this weekend at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Remember Bobby Allison?

...is a March 29, 2009, file photo showing Jimmie Johnson, center left, celebrating with team owner Rick Hendrick after winning the NASCAR Goody's 500 auto race at Martinsville Speedway in Martinsville, Va. Mark...

NASCAR team owner Rick Hendrick, center, hugs driver Jeff Gordon and Gordon's daughter, Ella Sofia Gordon, in victory lane after...

Mark Martin, right, talks with team owner Rick Hendrick prior to the Start of the Chevy Rock & Roll 400 Sprint Cup race at Richmond International...

The Chicken Bone Section

After a brief hiatus, we now return you to the only place where rubber dust, carbon monoxide and Crisco combine to form a taste in one's mouth that on...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 18, 2009

All outta love

As Ryan McGee writes, the media is happy that they now have something new to write about Jimmie Johnson.

Story | Conversation | November 17, 2009

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.