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In his third week as crew chief of the #31 CAT Financial Chevrolet Impala driven by Jeff Burton, Todd Berrier was presented the NASCAR MOOG "Problem Solver of the Race" Award after the #31 Caterpillar team picked up 35 positions en route to an impressive runner-up finish in Sunday's Checker O'Reilly Auto Parts 500 Sprint Cup event at Phoenix ...

Sometime this afternoon, a television announcer will report breathlessly that Jimmie Johnson has clinched stock-car racing's year-long championship for a record-breaking fourth consecutive season.

HOMESTEAD, Fla. - Hendrick Motorsports' Jimmie Johnson and crew chief Chad Knaus earned their fourth consecutive NASCAR Cup championship Sunday, a feat unmatched in the 61-year history of the sport.

Jamie McMurray feels right at home at Earnhardt Ganassi Racing. He should. He's been there before.

The death of the mother of New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees has been ruled a suicide.

Jimmie Johnson, on the verge of a NASCAR record fourth consecutive championship, signed a contract extension Friday to drive for Hendrick Motorsports through the 2015 season.

Jamie McMurray has been hired to drive the No. 1 Chevrolet for Earnhardt Ganassi Racing.

A glance at the 12 drivers competing in NASCAR's Chase for the Sprint Cup championship heading into this weekend's race at Homestead-Miami Speedway : DRIVER: Jimmie Johnson CHASE POINTS: first, 6,492 CAR: No.

Newbie News is a series that introduces the next generation of up-and-coming racers in NASCAR.A This edition will provide some updates on two of the most promising "newbies," Austin Langenstein and Chase Elliott.

Rick Hendrick says he has no deal to bring IndyCar superstar Danica Patrick to NASCAR, and there's no certainty she'll even be driving stock cars next season.

Starbucks announced that they will make their NASCAR debut at Phoenix International Raceway as a sponsor for Martin Truex, Jr.

There are young racers who go for the glory, and there are the young racers who give that glory to others.

It looked like the Batmobile. The front and rear portions of the usually-familiar blue and silver Chevrolet were covered in plates of generic black sheet metal -- prefabricated for just the kind of emergency the No.

The television cameras captured Krissie Newman giving her husband a kiss before the start of Sunday's AMP Energy 500 at the Talladega Superspeedway.

For James Buescher, the 2010 NASCAR season will be a busy one, as he's going to run full-time in the Nationwide Series with James Finch's PhoenixA Racing and also run 19 races for Turner Motorsports, LLC in the Truck Series.

Crew chief Tony Gibson looks over the #39 U.S Army Chevrolet, driven by Ryan Newman after the first big wreck in the AMP Energy 500 at Talladega Superspeedway.

Dale Earnhardt Jr. says Danica Patrick would be good for NASCAR, but there's nothing new to report on the IndyCar star joining his team.

A picture of NASCAR drivers Matt Crafton and David Gilliland. Matt Crafton sits on the pole for Friday night's Camping World Truck Series race in Texas.

The Indy Racing League will have Izod as a title sponsor next season, an agreement the IRL hopes will expand its fan base and take the series to a "new level." The six-year deal could be extended, Michael Kelly, executive vice president of marketing for the clothing maker's parent company, Phillips-Van Heusen, said Thursday.

In light of what transpired at Talladega Superspeedway last Sunday, what ever happened to those folks calling for higher banks and/or restrictor plate racing at Auto Club Speedway? Granted, cars were going around NASCAR's longest track at breakneck speeds.