The hauler that carried Jimmie Johnson's race cars to Homestead-Miami Speedway was parked in a tight spot between NASCAR's mobile office and Carl Edwards' trailer. ...more

November 17, 2008

He's a tremendous driver, but is he really better than Kyle Busch or Carl Edwards? ...more

November 16, 2008

Once again, the NASCAR championship has come down to two drivers who get along so well they're practically slobbering over each other with compliments. ...more

November 14, 2008

He's bearing down on 50, an age at which few NASCAR drivers have been competitive, and he is supposed to be fading into retirement. ...more

July 5, 2008

Tony Stewart stood with a hand on his hip, looking grim faced as his crew worked on the No. 20. Kevin Harvick folded his arms and could only watch the rest of the field speed around the track. ...more

June 2, 2008

Here's to The Captain. He wouldn't have traded Sunday for all the money in the world, which, by the way, he puts on the top of his bedroom dresser when he takes off his pants at night. ...more

February 18, 2008

Kyle Petty remembers the square scoreboard that used to rise above the infield near the start-finish line at Daytona International Speedway in the 1960s. This was back when his father, Richard, still was relatively new to the family business. ...more

February 15, 2008

Nearly 400 fans stood in line for more than an hour at a recent autograph signing Bobby Allison held in Tampa. Many congratulated him on the 84 wins and three Daytona 500 victories collected during a celebrated driving career. ...more

February 11, 2008

Richard Petty was a 21-year-old kid when he showed up for the first Daytona 500 in 1959. When he pulled through the tunnel of newly built Daytona International Speedway, he saw a great expanse of nothing. ...more

February 10, 2008

Richard Petty The history books barely mention Petty completed only eight laps and finished 57th in the inaugural 500. But why should they? NASCAR's all-time leading winner went on to win the Daytona 500 a record seven times: 1964, '66, '71, '73, '74, '79 and '81. Petty won in four different makes of car - Plymouth, Dodge, Oldsmobile and Buick - finished ahead of six different runners-up and led at least one lap in 20 Daytona 500s. ...more

February 10, 2008