Matt Kenseth is the only driver besides Jimmie Johnson to qualify for every Chase, but unlike Johnson, he doesn't have a championship under the format. ...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

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

In the only really riveting Chase to date, Kurt Busch led Jimmie Johnson and Jeff Gordon by only 18 and 21 points entering the finale at Homestead. Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Mark Martin still were in contention mathematically. Busch edged Johnson by eight and Gordon by 16 for the championship. ...more

September 10, 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

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

Joe Gibbs Racing is expected to detail its plans for 2009 next week, including an announcement on the successor to the departing Tony Stewart in its No. 20 car. ...more

August 24, 2008

The No. 18 and No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing teams in the Nationwide Series likely will face big penalties after efforts to alter the results of a chassis dyno test. ...more

August 18, 2008

Ryan Newman, whose victory in the Daytona 500 did not spark the resurgence at Penske Racing he had hoped for, will be announced today as the second driver at Stewart-Haas Racing, the Associated Press and ESPN.com reported. ...more

August 15, 2008

MLB FAST FACT: Cleveland, 4-0 against Tampa Bay this season, is the last of the American League's 13 other teams to visit the Trop. ...more

August 4, 2008