Phantom cautions concern drivers
CHARLOTTE, N.C. It was just a little over two years ago when two-time series champion Tony Stewart accused NASCAR officials of playing God by manipulating races through phantom debris cautions. Upset because a series of caution flags contributed ...
 4.6K - Oct. 13, 2009; scored 689.0 Johnson races to victory
FONTANA, Calif. ” Jimmie Johnson insists NASCAR s Chase for the championship isn t over. That his dominating victory in Sunday s Sprint Cup race at Auto Club Speedway doesn t mean his fourth straight title is in the bag. Just because we wo...
4.6K - Oct. 12, 2009; scored 784.0 Sports Briefs: Hamlin will start on pole Sunday
FONTANA, Calif. ” Denny Hamlin won the pole for Sunday s NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Auto Club Speedway. Hamlin averaged 183.870 mph during his qualifying run around the 2-mile oval. The pole is his first of the year and seventh of his caree...
2.7K - Oct. 10, 2009; scored 436.0 NASCAR Chase heats up
CHARLOTTE, N.C. Longtime NASCAR fans deride the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship as manufactured drama that has ruined the racing. Try telling that to the five drivers who used Kansas Speedway to gain points on leader Mark Martin. I think that...
5.0K - Oct. 6, 2009; scored 563.0 Win puts Stewart back in the hunt
KANSAS CITY, Kan. The record books show that Tony Stewart had two substandard races to start the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship. His team, though, insisted on finding a positive spin. Finding that silver lining may ultimately be what saved S...
5.5K - Oct. 5, 2009; scored 911.0 Johnson gets pole position
DOVER, Del. Jimmie Johnson will go for the Dover sweep from the pole. Johnson turned a lap of 157.356 mph on Friday at Dover International Speedway and will start first for only the second time this season. He led a career-high 298 laps in May to w...
3.2K - Sep. 26, 2009; scored 436.0 Martin wins opener in NASCAR Chase
LOUDON, N.H. Through three years in NASCAR, Juan Pablo Montoya had exactly zero experience lining up for a double-file restart with a win on the line. Given his chance Sunday at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Montoya got beat by the best in the busi...
5.0K - Sep. 21, 2009; scored 436.0 Drivers in the Chase
A glance at the 12 drivers competing in NASCAR s Chase for the Sprint Cup championship heading into this weekend s race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway (in order of points): Mark Martin Chase points: first, 5,040 points Car: No. 5 Carquest/Kellogg s ...
8.0K - Sep. 19, 2009; scored 563.0 Martin takes another shot at NASCAR title
LOUDON, N.H. It s been seven years since Mark Martin legitimately challenged for the championship. Now he s got his best shot at the title that s so painfully eluded him over 27 years in NASCAR. He ll only have to deal with Jimmie Johnson. And Jeff...
5.4K - Sep. 19, 2009; scored 436.0 Stars gear up for Chase
NEW YORK Three-time defending NASCAR champion Jimmie Johnson s whirlwind day came to a close when four Knicks City Dancers presented him with a cake to celebrate his 34th birthday. In between, there was a pie-throwing contest at Live! with Regis ...
4.0K - Sep. 18, 2009; scored 436.0 Field set for NASCAR Chase
RICHMOND, Va. Denny Hamlin vowed to step up this season and make a serious run at the championship. With teammate Kyle Busch out of his way, the path is a lot clearer. Hamlin scored his breakthrough victory at home track Richmond International Race...
5.3K - Sep. 14, 2009; scored 436.0 Community Sports: Community Scoreboard for Sept. 12
Golf Cedar Bend Golf Club Popeye Olive Oyl Saturday Low Gross 1. Bob Wood and Sandy Shinn; 2. Todd Anderson and Betty McGrath. Low Net 1. Dick Worley and Peggy Nussbaumer; 2. Ron Edwards and Dee Price. Sunday Low Gross 1. Tie-Jake Jacobson an...
11.1K - Sep. 12, 2009; scored 1000.0 Kahne improves chances for Chase
HAMPTON, Ga. Four guys are in the Chase for the Championship. Ten others are sweating it out. On to Richmond! Kasey Kahne greatly improved his chances of making the season-ending Chase with a victory Sunday night at Atlanta Motor Speedway, pulling ...
4.2K - Sep. 8, 2009; scored 436.0 Auto Racing: Busch holds off Martin
BRISTOL, Tenn. Kyle Busch saved his season Saturday night by winning a gutsy side-by-side sprint to the finish against Mark Martin at Bristol Motor Speedway. Fighting hard for a berth in the Chase for the championship, Busch drove a steady and smoo...
4.5K - Aug. 24, 2009; scored 436.0 Sports Briefs: Martin takes pole for critical race
BRISTOL, Tenn. Mark Martin has won the pole at Bristol Motor Speedway for a race that will be critical to his Chase for the championship chances. Martin turned a lap at 124.484 mph to win his fifth pole of the season and sweep the top starting spot...
3.0K - Aug. 22, 2009; scored 436.0 Stewart wins at Watkins Glen
WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. Seneca Lodge sits nestled in the hills overlooking this Finger Lakes village, and it s sort of a shrine to open-wheel racing. Its walls are covered with photos of all the open-wheel winners in Watkins Glen International s storied...
4.5K - Aug. 11, 2009; scored 563.0 Mistake gives NASCAR win to Johnson
INDIANAPOLIS Jimmie Johnson doesn t know if he could have passed Juan Pablo Montoya for the win at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. He never had to find out. Montoya dominated Sunday s race at The Brickyard, only to lose his chance at a victory when NA...
4.6K - Jul. 27, 2009; scored 436.0 NASCAR Notes: Hornaday captures fourth straight Truck Series win
CLERMONT, Ind. Ron Hornaday Jr., held off a late challenge from Mike Skinner to win the AAA Insurance 200, making him the first driver in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series to win four consecutive races. Hornaday, the three-time series champion,...
2.3K - Jul. 25, 2009; scored 563.0 Season for the Ages
JOLIET, Ill. Mark Martin is proving age is nothing but a number. Or in his case, a few numbers. The 50-year-old Martin has four victories this season, more than any driver in Sprint Cup. His win Sunday at Chicagoland Speedway bumped him to 11th in ...
4.6K - Jul. 18, 2009; scored 436.0 McMurray optimistic despite slump
Jamie McMurray could hardly wait to get the 2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup season going. After all, he closed out last year with five top-10 finishes in the last six races, including three straight third-place runs to end the season. But after a 33rd-place s...
5.0K - Jul. 4, 2009; scored 436.0 | 
