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Busch calls solid season 'pathetic' so far DAN GELSTON : AP SPORTS WRITER Jul 10, 2009 Kyle Busch is having the type of season most drivers would envy.

The promo for Jimmie Johnson's three-DVD self-help program -- "Winning at Confidence: Jimmie Johnson's Success Guide to Success" -- begins with cheerleaders jumping beside the three-time reigning NASCAR champion and chanting "Winner, winner, winner!" repeatedly.

Joey Logano played the “no-tires” card for the final restart of the 200-lap, Nationwide Series Dollar General Store 300 Friday night at Chicagoland Speedway.

NASCAR was still analyzing Jeremy Mayfield's latest drug test Friday, four days after demanding the driver submit to a random test.

"The process continues," NASCAR spokesman Ramsey Poston said, declining further comment.

NASCAR required the driver to undergo a random drug test Monday.

NASCAR said a sample was collected more than seven hours after it first requested at 1:18 p.m.

Kyle Busch is having the type of season most drivers would envy.

He's strongly positioned for a spot in the Chase, is tied for the Cup lead in victories and remains a serious threat to win in any series each time the green flag drops.

It's a sound Toronto racing fans have waited two years to hear. The hum of a lone racecar whizzing around the Exhibition Place street course provided the perfect backdrop Thursday as IndyCar drivers met with the media ahead of Sunday's Honda Indy Toronto.

Fans and pundits aren't the only ones assessing performance at the halfway point of the Sprint Cup season.

Owners, sponsors and drivers are looking at options for next season as well.

The Frontstretch: Two Scary Wrecks, One Busch-League Maneuver ... And A Lesson In Handling Adversity by Thomas Bowles -- Monday July 6, 2009 Go to site navigation Go to article Two restrictor plate races, two last lap finishes, and two frightening crashes.

Fresh from his NASCAR Nextel Cup win Saturday at Daytona, Tony Stewart captured the inaugural Lou Blaney Memorial Classic Tuesday at Sharon Speedway in Hartford, Ohio.

Lawyers for NASCAR driver Jeremy Mayfield said they've yet to see the results from his latest drug test.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Unable to find funding since his suspension for failing a random drug test, Jeremy Mayfield is considering selling his race team.

JOLIET, Ill. – The first column I ever wrote about NASCAR posed the following question:

Why are Sprint Cup drivers allowed to compete in the second-tier Nationwide series?

For the most part, the Coke Zero 400 was 100% better than the first Sprint Cup race at Daytona International Speedway this year (when I crashed and finished last).

That's a plus.

JOLIET, Ill. – While Carl Edwards can't predict whether Saturday's NASCAR Sprint Cup Series event at Chicagoland Speedway will be as exciting as last year's back-and-forth battle between eventual race winner Kyle Busch and Jimmie Johnson, the Roush Fenway Racing driver expects it will be fun.

Stewart said he spoke to Busch on Tuesday and that the two NASCAR stars were on the "same page" following the accident that sent Busch to the infield care center and Stewart to Victory Lane in the final moments of the 400-mile race on Saturday night.

Although NASCAR says it has the best anti-doping procedures in sports, some experts see flaws in the policy and question whether drivers are getting a fair shake in the lab or a safe ride on the track.

Richard Petty Motorsports' Kasey Kahne is 12th in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series standings after 18 races this season.

His race day results with Dale Earnhardt Jr. in a steady decline, crew chief Tony Eury Jr.

The 2009 Sprint Cup season has reached halftime, but there's still plenty of time for struggling drivers to make a run at redemption.