Points, wins drive Jimmie Johnson

There's just something about TMS in fall that brings out the best in Johnson.

Johnson wins pole in rainy Charlotte

Jimmie Johnson is returning to his dominant ways at the perfect time. His latest accomplishment: the fastest qualifying lap of the NASCAR season.

The Sprint Cup Chase drivers pose in front of the trophy after the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series' Chevy Rock & Roll...

Johnson back home in California

Mark Garrow previews the fourth race in the chase, set for Sunday at Auto Club Speedway.

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.

Day 2 at the Breeders' Cup

...lengths and had really started to fly. A couple of the horses started to kind of give chase a little bit, and I just stayed on the fence. She was always traveling really well for...

Earnhardt: Patrick good for NASCAR

Dale Earnhardt Jr. says Danica Patrick would be good for NASCAR, but there's nothing new to report on the IRL star joining his team.

NASCAR's Heisman would go to JJ

Sure, Jimmie Johnson would have to be the winner of a NASCAR Heisman -- we'll call it the Petty Trophy -- but who else would belong at the banquet?

No holding back Zensational

Bob Baffert stood on the apron at Santa Anita and watched Zensational haul exercise rider Jorge Alvarez around the California oval.

Danica Patrick Or Jimmie Johnson?

...to Jimmie Johnson? | Rank the Chase Chat wraps: David Newton | Terry...place behind the wheel in Sprint Cup, we're wondering if Johnson...

NASCAR's Denny Hamlin

...this weekend's race. The Sprint Cup series heads to Texas Motor...in 11th place in the Chase, while setting career highs in...

NASCAR's return to moonshine roots

In the November 16, 2009 issue of ESPN The Magazine, Ryan McGee writes a column on NASCAR's return to its moonshine roots -- and not simply for the buzz this time.

Story | Conversation | November 05, 2009

A Chase with more sizzle, less fizzle

You want Chase drama? Let's end the 10-race playoff at Daytona ... on a figure-eight course ... and force the winner to run a match race against Dale Earnhardt Jr. for the title.

Sources: Danica near NASCAR deal

IndyCar Series and crossover media star Danica Patrick is nearing completion of a two-year contract with JR Motorsports, the NASCAR Nationwide Series operation owned by Dale Earnhardt Jr., according to a source close to the talks.