Jimmie Johnson had enough time to think about how good his car was - and worry that he might blow it. ...more

September 2, 2008

Jimmie Johnson overpowered the field Sunday night in the NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Auto Club Speedway, grabbing his third victory of the season. ...more

September 1, 2008

Rookie Justin Wilson raced to his first IndyCar Series victory Sunday, edging Helio Castroneves in the Detroit Indy Grand Prix. ...more

September 1, 2008

While Kyle Busch and Carl Edwards are 1-2 in the NASCAR Sprint Cup standings and building strong cases for starting the Chase for the championship as the favorites, there is a shadow looming behind them. ...more

August 31, 2008

Aiming to build momentum heading into NASCAR's Chase for the Sprint Cup championship, Jimmie Johnson got off to a good start Friday, winning the pole at Auto Club Speedway. ...more

August 30, 2008

A brief NASCAR era ends Sunday with the final Labor Day weekend running of a Sprint Cup race at Auto Club Speedway. The "fall" race at the track formerly known as California Speedway moves into the Chase next year, and Atlanta will take over the holiday weekend slot. Tribune motor sports writer Tony Fabrizio takes a look at what's topical entering the second-to-last regular-season race: ...more

August 29, 2008

SPRINT CUP PREVIEW RACE NO. 25: CALIFORNIA A brief NASCAR era ends Sunday with the final Labor Day weekend running of a Sprint Cup race at Auto Club Speedway. The "fall" race at the track formerly known as California Speedway moves into the Chase next year, and Atlanta will take over the holiday weekend slot. Tribune motor sports writer Tony Fabrizio takes a look at what's topical entering the second-to-last regular-season race: ...more

August 29, 2008

well, they have won seven of the past nine and 14 of 24 overall - and neither has much tolerance for the other. ...more

August 27, 2008

Carl Edwards isn't giving up anything to Kyle Busch and his domination of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season, especially when it counts the most. ...more

August 24, 2008

SPRINT CUP PREVIEW RACE NO. 24: BRISTOL After the Daytona 500 and Allstate 400 at the Brickyard, NASCAR racing doesn't get much more electric than the annual summer race at Bristol. The Sharpie 500 is short-track racing at its best: three hours of banging and crashing and drivers looking to get even under the lights. Despite an enormous seating capacity of 160,000, Bristol has sold out 53 consecutive times for its Sprint Cup races, easily the longest streak in the sport. Tribune motorsports writer Tony Fabrizio looks at what is topical heading into the third-to-last regular-season race: ...more

August 22, 2008