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The No. 1 Chevrolet driven by Martin Truex Jr. failed a post-race inspection when NASCAR officials found the height of the car was too low.

Jimmie Johnson's drive to history took a hard hit against the wall and Kyle Busch ran out of gas trying to complete an unprecedented NASCAR trifecta.

Jeff Gordon is suddenly having all kind of success at Texas Motor Speedway, a track where he had never won until earlier this season.

Despite a growing body of evidence that it eventually will happen, nothing's been signed between Danica Patrick and Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s Chevrolet-based JR Motorsports.

Jimmie Johnson last started from the pole at Alabama's Talladega Superspeedway in 2002, as the points leader, lined up next to Mark Martin .

Just three races remain in NASCAR's Sprint Cup Series, and Jimmy Johnson has all but wrapped up his fourth straight title.

If Jimmie Johnson has a good run at Talladega -- far from a given considering his spotty luck there -- you can basically go ahead and crown him.

MARTINSVILLE, Va. - A glance at the 12 drivers competing in NASCAR's Chase for the Sprint Cup championship heading into this weekend's race at Martinsville Speedway : Join NASCAR News on Facebook DRIVER: Jimmie Johnson CHASE POINTS: First, 5,923 CAR: No.

In the beginning, the team was named All-Star Racing despite the fact that there were no all-stars. They would come later.

As a guy who's spent virtually his entire adult life broadcasting sporting events on radio, it's hard to sit back with a cold glass of ... diet soda and watch a race on television.

Five races left until the end of the season, or is it fives races left until the death of NASCAR according to some of the fans who are already writing their own obituaries? After cruising the Internet's highways and byways taking in some of the small talk about the current state of the sport, which I did find kind of amusing at times, I couldn't ...

After a three week hiatus, the Camping World Truck Series is back in action this weekend at Martinsville Speedway.

Pit Road Proves to be the Pits for Newman at Charlotte Date: Oct. 17, 2009 Event: NASCAR Banking 500 Series: Location: Lowe's Motor Speedway near Charlotte, N.C. 6th/11th Winner: Jimmie Johnson of Hendrick Motorsports Ryan Newman, driver of the No.

Kyle Busch is feeling better, thanks. The NASCAR star shrugged off walking pneumonia to dominate the Nationwide Series Dollar General 300 at Lowe's Motor Speedway in Concord, N.C. last night, picking up his seventh victory of the year to extend his points lead over Carl Edwards with four races remaining.

I have always been fascinated by the coordination of a well-oiled public-relations effort.

A sport's hall of fame serves to record its history and memorialize its stars. It provides perspective of the past for the accomplishments of today.

NASCAR officials will announce the inaugural hall of fame class today. NASCAR Courtesy CHARLOTTE The first five members of the NASCAR Hall of Fame will be elected today after the 50-member voting panel hears presentations on all 25 nominees.

"The key to change ... is to let go of fear." -- Rosanne Cash As the circuit heads to California this week, Toyota Camrys are still searching for the first Cup win at their "hometown" track.

Joe Gibbs Racing's Denny Hamlin finished 37th after crashing in Sunday's NASCAR Sprint Cup Pepsi 500 at Auto Club Speedway in California.

Racing at Kansas Speedway, as with all NASCAR events, was much more exciting in person.