Damon, Johnson celebrate titles

Johnny Damon knows how difficult it can be to win a championship. That's why even he marvels at Jimmie Johnson, who wrapped up an unprecedented fourth consecutive Cup championship.

Post-Chase odds and ends

...came back to win another title in '75. • The New York Yankees won five consecutive World Series with Joe DiMaggio and company from 1949-53. • Hockey has had two four-time champs...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 23, 2009

Will you be able to say you saw history?

HOMESTEAD, Fla. -- Many years from now, lots of people will say, "I was there." The crowd of 75,000 for the Ford 400 on Sunday will grow to about 750...

Power to run full-time for Penske in 2010

Fresh off the announcement of a new title sponsor, the IZOD IndyCar Series got another boost Thursday when Penske Racing revealed plans to run a third full-time entry in 2010 for Australian driver Will Power.

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

Sarge stayed in charge against the odds

The odds were stacked against Tony Schumacher to start the 2009 season. Winning his sixth straight Top Fuel championship and seventh overall makes you wonder if he can be beat in 2010.

Dr. Racy answers your questions

...them more than he loves me. When Ford announced it would run the Mustang in the Nationwide Series in 2010, he didn't pay any attention to me for a week. When Dodge unveiled the...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 17, 2009

What a ride: How JJ won the Cup

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.

Stars aligned in open-wheel world

From Danica to Dario to the new title sponsor for the IndyCar Series, the world of open-wheel racing has a lot to be thankful for in 2009 ... and beyond.

Blitz Awards and Razzies, Part IV

Drumroll, please. It's time to honor the best (and the worst) of the 2009 NASCAR season with the fourth annual Blount's Blitz Awards and Razzies … minus the red-carpet treatment, of course.

2009 Power Rankings: Final

...s Ryan McGee ranks the top 20 drivers in the series. Don't agree with McGee's list? Let him -- and the whole world -- know in the Conversation section at the bottom of the...

Johnson accomplishes the unthinkable

AP Photo/Rusty Jarrett Jimmie Johnson did something that many NASCAR observers thought would never be done. HOMESTEAD, Fla. -- Jimmie Johnson wa...

NASCAR Surround Index

Want Air Johnsons? You're outta luck

He has the looks. He's articulate. He has three Sprint Cup titles and is closing in on a fourth. So why aren't the advertisers beating down Jimmie Johnson's door?

Glock finds new team for 2010

Timo Glock will drive for the new Manor GP team next season in Formula One.