Jimmie Johnson has momentum on his side and history in sight. Never mind that Kyle Busch and Carl Edwards dominated the regular season, the Chase is Johnson's time of the year and the two-time defending NASCAR champion isn't turning his title over without a fight. ...more

September 8, 2008

Rarely does a battle for 12th place ever get this interesting. Clint Bowyer, upstart David Ragan and Kasey Kahne are in a scramble for it in the Sprint Cup standings. The driver ranked ahead of the other two after today's rescheduled regular-season finale at Richmond probably will land the last berth in NASCAR's playoffs. ...more

September 7, 2008

For much of this decade, NASCAR officials have talked incessantly of the parity that exists in the Sprint Cup series. ...more

September 5, 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

Brad Keselowski passed Clint Bowyer with 24 laps to go Friday night and pulled away for his second victory of the season in NASCAR's Nationwide Series, capping a remarkable run from the 37th starting position at Bristol Motor Speedway. ...more

August 23, 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

Carl Edwards sent a not-so-subtle message to Kyle Busch on Sunday at Michigan International Speedway. ...more

August 18, 2008

NASCAR drivers got into the stock car sport for the speed. But feathering the gas pedal to save gas is a regular - and dreaded - part of their jobs. ...more

August 17, 2008