Picture a shaker and you have an idea of what the opening Chase race did to the Sprint Cup championship picture Sunday at New Hampshire. ...more

September 15, 2008

Tony Stewart has made up with crew chief Greg Zippadelli since their postrace argument last week at Richmond, and he's focused on getting his first victory of the year in today's Sylvania 300. ...more

September 14, 2008

Jimmie Johnson was conducting his weekly media availability when NASCAR representative Kerry Tharp mistakenly referred to him as Kyle Busch. ...more

September 14, 2008

Kyle Busch will start the Chase where he has been most of the season - up front in Joe Gibbs Racing's No. 18 Toyota. ...more

September 13, 2008

Clint Bowyer was a surprise qualifier for last year's Chase, and even after he made it, hardly anyone regarded him as a threat. ...more

September 12, 2008

When a caution flag comes out in auto racing, the leader loses most of whatever lead he has been able to build. ...more

September 10, 2008

The last race of NASCAR's regular season is intended to decide the 12-driver Chase for the championship field. ...more

September 10, 2008

The 4-year-old Chase for the Championship gives NASCAR the equivalent of a postseason. After 26 of the 36 races, the top 12 drivers qualify to have their points reset to 5,000, and they get 10 points for each race they won. (Carl Edwards lost the 10-point bonus for one of his wins because of a penalty). Points are then accumulated the same way they are during the first 26 races. Only the top 12 are in position to win the title. ...more

September 10, 2008

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