NHRA's female stars idled by economy

The economy is hitting the NHRA like every other sport, but especially prone to its impact are the now-sidelined female drivers who were once stars.

Melanie troxel and Tommy Johnson Jr

Who is Robert Richardson?

...Mr. Richardson, consider your mission accomplished. Driving Tommy Baldwin Racing's No. 36 Toyota, the young racer's afternoon closely mirrored that of points leader Jimmie Johnson. Seriously. He rode in the back half...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 03, 2009

Crunching numbers after Talladega

...print the T-shirts. I wish I could get just a sip of that magical elixir Jimmie Johnson and Chad Knaus are taking huge gulps of. With about 20 laps to go on Sunday at...

Finally, some breathing room for Martin

AP Photo/Tony Ding With four wins so far in 2009, Mark Martin is the No. 1 seed in the Chase for the Cup playoff. Amid the hoopla over Matt Kens...

Chat Archive: Special Guests

The Special Guest Chat Archive

Fans react to Mayfield vs. NASCAR

The reaction to the Jeremy Mayfield saga keeps roaring along and filling up Marty Smith's inbox.

Real road course ringers are year-round stars

...for one glorious day at Talladega, Brad Keselowski. Then there's Brian Simo in the No. 36 Tommy Baldwin Racing Toyota, the car driven eight times this year by Scott Riggs and spread around to...

Darlington should be like Augusta

Golf has Augusta National. NASCAR has Darlington. Where would you rather spend a relaxing weekend? That's what we figured. It's high time the Lady in Black get a makeover.

New owner/driver Stewart showing moxie

(AP Photo/Rainier Ehrhardt) Tony Stewart hasn't won a race in the 14 car, but he has seven top-10s and four top-5s. Mine That Bird was a 51-to-...

Texas just the pits for Roush Fenway Racing

...Samsung 500 before falling back. "Fifteen more laps, would have passed the 24 [Gordon] or 48 [Jimmie Johnson, Gordon's Hendrick Motorsports teammate, who finished second]. "Had the fastest car today, looked like. Not always...

Handing out some deserving awards on Oscars weekend

...in standings by a three-time defending champion: Hmmm. Can't be Cale Yarborough. Must be Jimmie Johnson, who moved up 12 spots to 19th with a ninth-place finish. He led 74 laps and...

Here are 12 to watch in the Daytona 500

...then show his spectacular reflexes at blocking. Jimmie Johnson: 5-1 -- Hasn't been drafting quite as...mainly of volunteers, he and new team owner Tommy Baldwin are doing it the old-fashioned, bootstraps...

A great prelude to the 500

Daytona Duels blog

Duel victory gives No. 24 power boost

Jeff Gordon's Duel win comes with an asterisk, but he'll take it. The four-time champ's first trip to Victory Lane since October 2007 was long overdue.