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Even before the 2008 season ended, Kyle Busch already was making plans for the 2009 Nationwide Series campaign.

There were times during the celebration Sunday night when Chad Knaus' mind drifted to more important things.

The checkered flag at the end of Sunday's Ford 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway put the final punctuation mark on the 2009 season, but it also ended a chapter in the careers of at least four drivers in the field.

Kevin and Delana Harvick were an extremely happy couple Friday night. Kevin Harvick made a late pass to cap a dominating show to win the season-ending Trucks Series race at Homestead-Miami Speedway, and wife Delana clinched the owners' championship when Ron Hornaday Jr.

The week prior to the Texas race, Jimmie Johnson , like the consummate polished pro he is, stayed "on message" and preached caution, urging anyone who cared to listen that anything could happen with three races remaining.

Results from Phoenix International Raceway 1. Jimmie Johnson, No. 48 Chevrolet 5. Martin Truex Jr., No.

Driver Jimmie Johnson, left, talks with crew chief Chad Knaus during practice for Sunday's NASCAR Sprint Cup Checker O'Reilly Auto Parts 500 auto race at Phoenix International Raceway in Avondale, Ariz., Friday, Nov.

Jimmie Johnson has such a stranglehold on the championship that it's out of reach for every driver besides Mark Martin.

Kevin Harvick's Richard Childress Racing crew won the Tissot Pit Road Precision Award for Sunday's NASCAR Sprint Cup Dickies 500 at Texas Motor Speedway.

Kurt Busch will have a new crew chief next season and some have questioned why not make the change with his title hopes over, but Pat Tryson's pit call helped Busch win Sunday's Dickies 500 at Texas Motor Speedway.

As Jimmie Johnson whizzes around Texas Motor Speedway today in his No. 48 Chevrolet, he'll be closing in on Sprint Cup history.

Matt Crafton topped the qualifying charts on Thursday to take the pole for the WinStar World Casino 350 Camping World Truck Series race at Texas Motor Speedway.

A picture of Clothing maker Izod will be the title sponsor for the IndyCar Series, starting next year.

Texas Motor Speedway is the venue for Sunday's Dickies 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race.

TALLADEGA, Ala. Perhaps it's fitting for Dale Earnhardt Jr. that this weekend's racing festivities at Talladega are being billed as Hallow-Dega. The entire 2009 season has been nothing short of a horror movie for the sport's most popular driver.

In 298 previous starts in the Truck Series, owner Billy Ballew never had gotten a 1-2 finish from his teams.

Steve Addington says he doesn't know why he was fired as crew chief for Kyle Busch.

What makes the racing so much fun at Talladega? It's not the enormous size of the place.

36. Wheeler Boys Dodge 89.962 Failed to qualify 37. Tim Bainey Jr. Chevy 89.880 38.

MARTINSVILLE, Va. - Since Jimmie Johnson hasn't given anyone else much hope during the Chase for the Championship, his rivals are trying to make the most of his 15th-place starting spot for today's TUMS 500 at the Martinsville Speedway.