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Johnson wins, moves a bit closer to crown
AVONDALE, Ariz. — Jimmie Johnson rebounded from a rare bad race with a dominating victory at Phoenix International Raceway that pushed him to the edge of a NASCAR record fourth consecutive championship.
Truex wins pole in Phoenix
AVONDALE, Ariz. — Martin Truex Jr. bounced back from a midweek NASCAR penalty with a pole-winning run at Phoenix International Raceway.
Edwards deals with winless year
FORT WORTH, Texas — Carl Edwards has found a way to try to mask the frustration of his winless NASCAR Sprint Cup season.
Solution needed for dull Talladega racing ANALYSIS
TALLADEGA, Ala. — NASCAR will point to the 58 lead changes among 26 drivers as proof of a good race at Talladega Superspeedway.
- Jamie McMurray snaps his 86-race winless streak
- NASCAR tries to avoid another Talladega disaster
- Hamlin dominates at end to post win
- Johnson gunning for record 4th
- After 63 misses, Peters savors first truck series win
- Newman, Gordon to start up front
- Challengers fall as Johnson takes over
- Earnhardt has ‘had enough’
- Johnson takes over Chase lead
- Former area man up for NASCAR award
- Non-Chase drivers have to walk fine line
- Stewart improves chances with win
- Gillett says RPM-Yates is right merger on track
- Martin, Johnson cars almost failed tests
- Johnson wins at Dover, cuts Martin’s Chase lead
- Johnson captures Dover pole
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Far from track, suspended Mayfield holds auction
Jeremy Mayfield sat in the back of his large barn Friday morning about 800 miles from where NASCAR's season-ending weekend was kicking off. Several hundred people surrounded him, listening intently as a fast-speaking auctioneer sold dozens of items.
Banned from driving by NASCAR after testing positive for methamphetamines, Mayfield ha
Johnson signs extension with Hendrick through 2015
Jimmie Johnson, on the verge of a NASCAR record fourth consecutive championship, signed a contract extension Friday to drive for Hendrick Motorsports through the 2015 season.
The announcement comes just two days before Johnson is likely to wrap up the Sprint Cup championship at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Johnson goes into Sunday's fina
Gordon wants to keep driving for Hendrick
Hendrick Motorsports owner Rick Hendrick expects Jeff Gordon to drive at least "three or four" more seasons and the four-time Cup champion says he has no immediate plans to retire.
Gordon said on Friday that his achy back has improved and he's still having fun racing. Gordon is third in the points standings and has one victo
F1 Williams sells minority stake to Austrian group
Frank Williams says he is not preparing to relinquish control of the Williams Formula One team despite selling a minority stake on Friday.
Williams and co-founder Patrick Head have been sole owners of the team since its creation in 1977, but now have agreed to sell an unspecified percentage of the team for an undisclosed amount to an
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