• Johnson, Lowe's sign extension with Hendrick

    Rick Hendrick understands you don't mess with a good thing. That's perhaps why one of his top priorities was to sign potential four-time champion Jimmie Johnson and sponsor Lowe's Companies, Inc. to long-term contract extensions, something that was announced Friday at Homestead-Miami Speedway.

    Friday, November 20, 2009

  • Kahne may leave RPM after contract expiration in '10

    Kasey Kahne is thinking about leaving Richard Petty Motorsports after his current contract expires.

    Friday, November 20, 2009

  • Johnson takes Chase class to school, earns the grade

    Ok, now it's really over. The chances that Jimmie Johnson does not finish 25th this week at Homestead-Miami are so very slim that on Sunday it's all but a stone cold lock that we will be celebrating the four-time champion Jimmie Johnson. So this week instead of sorting the championship contenders into tiers, we are handing out Chase grades for the 12 participants as we wrap up the 2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup season.

    Friday, November 20, 2009

  • Is this the year HMS finally wins at Homestead?

    The flow of ifs, ands and buts has been reduced to a trickle as the Cup season heads toward an official end this weekend at Homestead-Miami Speedway. And the flow of uncertainty is shut down altogether when it comes to which team owner will win this year's championship.

    Friday, November 20, 2009

  • Successful JRM run ends Saturday for Keselowski

    Brad Keselowski was far from a controversial figure 2 and a half years ago when Dale Earnhardt Jr. signed him to drive in three Nationwide Series races for JR Motorsports.

    Friday, November 20, 2009