The good news for the drivers chasing Jeff Gordon and Jimmie Johnson for the Nextel Cup championship is that five opportunities remain to cut into their lead and ruin their season-long domination. ...more

October 21, 2007

As the latest of the open-wheel racers to make the move to NASCAR, Dario Franchitti is finding himself learning a completely different language. ...more

October 21, 2007

For all those teams and drivers such as Zephyrhills' David Reutimann who are not in the Chase and have no realistic chance of climbing into the top 35 in the owners standings before the season ends, the focus has shifted to next year. In this week's edition of his Tribune diary, Reutimann talks about the importance of being ready for NASCAR's shift to the Car of Tomorrow for all races next season. ...more

October 19, 2007

Halfway through the Chase for the Nextel Cup, NASCAR's championship appears to be down to a three-man battle among Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson and underdog Clint Bowyer. ...more

October 15, 2007

Zephyrhills' David Reutimann has agreed to a new contract with Michael Waltrip Racing that will again allow him to compete full time in both the Nextel Cup and Busch Series, although he'll be in a different Cup car after the first part of the year. ...more

October 12, 2007

Sprint Nextel said Monday that chairman and chief executive Gary D. Forsee will step down immediately, just two years after directing the $35 billion merger that created the nation's third-largest wireless company. ...more

October 9, 2007

Michael Waltrip went from failing to qualify for 19 of 29 races to winning his first pole since 2005, and Zephyrhills' David Reutimann qualified a career-best fifth Saturday at Talladega. ...more

October 6, 2007

Just minutes into Saturday's final practice for today's LifeLock 400, Jimmie Johnson lost control of his No. 48 Chevy, spun 180 degrees and slapped the wall. ...more

September 30, 2007

Zephyrhills' David Reutimann heads to another track - Kansas Speedway - where he has raced in the Busch Series and Craftsman Truck series but never in a Nextel Cup car. In this week's edition of his Tampa Tribune rookie diary, Reutimann talks about having what he believes will be a good car for the third race in the Chase for the Nextel Cup. ...more

September 28, 2007

PIT STOPS BULL VERSUS THE HARE? The full exchange from young gun Denny Hamlin and old stalwart Kyle Petty about their wreck at Dover didn't run with Monday's coverage in the Tribune. Here were the most biting remarks: ...more

September 26, 2007