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Neither Kevin Harvick nor team owner Richard Childress would admit they are parting ways following the 2013 season, but they appeared on good terms following Sunday's win at Phoenix International Raceway.

Sprint Cup points leader Brad Keselowski will cut back on his Nationwide Series schedule the rest of the year to focus on the Chase.

An engine change following Saturday's qualifying will force Dale Earnhardt Jr. to start from the back of the field in Sunday's Chase opener at Chicagoland Speedway.

That cumbersome speed bump in the 10-race Chase -- Talladega Superspeedway -- is in the rearview. Time to get back to real racing in the heart of the Virginia foothills.

Adding a road course to the Chase is the only way to determine a true overall Cup champion. Plus, with double-file restarts, imagine all the extra beating and banging!

CORAL GABLES, Fla. -- Joe Gibbs has been around too many NFL deals where you get a first-round draft pick for a player or pick to be named later. He opened Wednesday's conference call with the three owners of the Sprint Cup Chase contenders by offer...

Too soon to panic? Maybe. But slow starts by Ryan Newman and Juan Pablo Montoya have the 2010 Chase hopefuls more than a little concerned. And rightfully so.

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.

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.

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.

A disastrous showing at Bristol put a huge dent in Clint Bowyer's Chase hopes. But is the No. 33 team giving up? Hardly.

Jimmie Johnson might have five Sprint Cup titles. But Brad Keselowski has a 20-point lead -- and otherworldly social-media savvy -- entering Sunday's Chase finale at Homestead.

Point leader Brad Keselowski will move onto the front row of Sunday's Sprint Cup finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway thanks to a wreck during Saturday's first practice.

Jeff Gordon would be "Six-Time" if there was never a Chase. Or would he? There's no way to know, but if you ask drivers what they want, the Chase is here to stay.

Dale Earnhardt Jr. has been cleared to race this Sunday at Martinsville Speedway.

What do we know? Matt Kenseth is a force to be reckoned with ... in 2013. Jimmie Johnson is a force to be reckoned with right now. What intrigue is left? Plenty.