Roger Penske News

Jimmie Johnson's crash in Texas shook up the Chase and the championship picture is suddenly more competitive than it was one week ago .

Jimmie Johnson crashed on the third lap of the NASCAR race at Texas, where he was trying to move closer to an unprecedented fourth consecutive Sprint Cup season championship.

There is a spot facing the media center where TMS typically hangs a promotional banner, such as the boxing-themed "Rumble at the Speedway" banner featuring Danica Patrick and Casey Wheldon for the 2007 IRL race.

For those of you - both of you - not consumed by Cowboys-Eagles this weekend, NASCAR comes to town in the form of the Dickie's 500 Sunday at.Texas Motor Speedway .

Not exactly hybrid SUV territory there. So, to reduce the amount of fossil fuels used in each race, race organizers are looking to maybe maybe using alternative fuels in the some of the cars.

With no disrespect to Helio Castroneves, it was Greg Moore who seemed destined to dance with the stars.

Panther Racing knows what it takes to win an IndyCar Series championship, having won the title in 2001 and 2002 with Sam Hornish Jr.

Even though Marcos Ambrose , Sam Hornish Jr. and David Ragan aren't battling for the NASCAR Sprint Cup championship, they all have things they'd like to accomplish in the season's final five races.

Brad Keselowski charged from fifth to take the lead just after a late-race restart and then held off points leader Kyle Busch during a green-white-checkered finish to win Saturday's Kroger On Track For The Cure 250 at Memphis Motorsports Park.

Rookie Justin Allgaier will start on the pole for Saturday's Kroger On Track For The Cure 250 after topping the qualifying charts at Memphis Motorsports Park.

Take heart, Paul Menard. Bobby Labonte's 31st-place finish at Charlotte inched him slightly closer to the FLOPPER lead.

In the 1990s, Dan Andersen's US F2000 Series helped launch the racing careers of future Indianapolis 500 winners Buddy Rice, Dan Wheldon and Sam Hornish Jr.

Sam Hornish Jr. and Bill Elliott crash on March 8 during the NASCAR Kobalt Tools 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway in Hampton, Ga.

CONCORD Some fans have speculated that, if not for his untimely death, Dale Earnhardt would still be racing.

It only would have taken a phone call. A quick chat with Roger Penske, and Sam Hornish Jr.

It only would have taken a phone call. A quick chat with Roger Penske and Sam Hornish Jr.

I always joke with friends about the "NASCAR Mafia." Conspiracy theorists do more than joke, but I never really took them too seriously.

Their incentives may be different. But the goals of Scott Dixon, Dario Franchitti and Ryan Briscoe are the same.

NASCAR racer Sam Hornish Jr.'s car made an appearance at Ada High School on Thursday.

CAUTION 9 - Lap 368: Sam Hornish Jr. spins around coming off Turn 2 and hits the wall.