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Knaus: 'This is my time'

David Newton, ESPN.com

Chad Knaus is on track to become one of the greatest crew chiefs of all time, perhaps the greatest. One thing we know for sure: He already is the most committed.

Story | Conversation | November 29, 2009

What a ride: How JJ won the Cup

David Newton, ESPN.com

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.

Story | Conversation | November 24, 2009

NASCAR's Hunter in the fight of his life

David Newton, ESPN.com

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

Story | Conversation | December 10, 2009

Rivalries a fun sideshow to JJ's 4-peat

David Newton, ESPN.com

Go figure. The 2009 NASCAR season ends just as the real fun begins. Now we have to wait until February for Denny Hamlin's title run and the rematch between Tony Stewart and Juan Pablo Montoya.

Story | Conversation | November 22, 2009

Johnson wants to win and win

David Newton, ESPN.com

Jimmie Johnson's hoping to give NASCAR fans something they've only seen once in the modern era. That's to win the championship and the last race of the season, too.

Story | Conversation | November 21, 2009

Montoya the man of the Miami moment

David Newton, ESPN.com

This weekend belongs to Jimmie Johnson and the championship Chase, but Miami belongs to Juan Pablo Montoya. It's a different vibe, and Montoya taps into it as no other driver can.

Story | Conversation | November 20, 2009

Thank you, Carl, for the ride of my life

David Newton

...left you in during the Chase." Unable to see my legs...at the entrance to the Sprint Cup garage and then disappeared as...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 14, 2009

48 crew thrives on race-day chaos

David Newton, ESPN.com

They are the unsung heroes of the 48 team. They are the offensive linemen of Sprint Cup. And they never make the headlines. Until last Sunday at Texas.

Story | Conversation | November 14, 2009

Danger lurking in Johnson's rearview

David Newton, ESPN.com

Jimmie Johnson got taken out at Texas. It could happen again at Phoenix. Which drivers should the three-time defending champ try to avoid?

Story | Conversation | November 11, 2009

At the end of the day, it's still Talladega

David Newton, ESPN.com

You can decrease horsepower and raise the catch fence, but you can't remove the danger element from Talladega Superspeedway. At the end of the day, it's still Talladega.

Story | Conversation | October 30, 2009

Here's your chance to sponsor a Cup car

David Newton

Matt Ferguson was watching a Sprint Cup race in March when he turned to his...

Blog Entry | Conversation | October 29, 2009

New crew chief for underachieving Busch

David Newton

...next to three-time defending Sprint Cup champion Jimmie Johnson and Chad...the points going into the Chase. Johnson has 13 in the...

Blog Entry | Conversation | October 28, 2009

Random thoughts from a recliner at Duke Hospital

David Newton

...He's a two-time Sprint Cup champion," I replied. "Never heard...surgery and that NASCAR's Chase format doesn't need plastic...

Blog Entry | Conversation | October 21, 2009

Turning Junior around is Hendrick's job

David Newton, ESPN.com

Dale Earnhardt Jr. is going through the worst stretch of his career. If you believe what Rick Hendrick said when he signed NASCAR's most popular driver in 2007, it's Hendrick's fault -- and now his toughest challenge.

Story | Conversation | October 21, 2009

Streaking JJ 'just doing my thing'

David Newton, ESPN.com

Leave it to Jimmie Johnson and Chad Knaus to blow this Chase wide-open just five races into the 10-race playoff. The 48 team is that good.

Story | Conversation | October 17, 2009