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If you guessed Jimmie Johnson you’d be wrong. Instead it is Carl Edwards who, with nine wins, ultimately would have outpaced Johnson by 16 points.
That being said, Johnson likely would have been able to pull out the win if he had maintained a better position in Sunday’s race at Homestead. Because he was not in [...]

By now I’m sure you’ve heard that another one of the worst kept secrets of 2008 has become a reality.  Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates and Dale Earnhardt Inc. will merge for the 2009 season and become Earnhardt-Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates.  The four car team will feature Juan Pablo Montoya, Martin Truex, Aric [...]

Bill Davis Racing has been a lightning rod for merger rumors this season. With the loss of Caterpillar as a sponsor on the #22 ride earlier this season, the fate of the Cup team was put into question and subsequently became a likely contender for acquisition. Now as the season winds to an end, the [...]

Update: The newest merger rumor is between Chip Ganassi Racing and Dale Earnhardt Inc. and guess who the biggest source behind this rumor is? None other than Felix Sabates. Lee Spencer at Fox Sports is maintaining she has several sources, while ESPN is solely quoting Sabates.
Whether this rumor is true, I am really not prepared to say. [...]

I just wanted to update a news item that appeared earlier today from the Truck Series.  It was reported by the Shreveport Times that the #51 Billy Ballew Motorsports hauler caught fire while in route to Texas for this weekend’s NCTS race at the Texas Motor Speedway.  The truck is scheduled to be driven in the race by Cup [...]

With Martinsville now in the books, we march ever closer to the end of the 2008 season.  And although the picture is starting to become clear for next season, there are still a few unknowns to sort out.
A.J. Allmendinger: Rumors continue to fly about Dinger’s future, but after a strong 15th place run following Martinsville, don’t be surprised if he’s [...]

I’m not really sure where the rumor du jour originated this weekend, and frankly it doesn’t matter, but this idea that NASCAR might be making the starting fields in every series smaller does not make a whole lot of sense. 
This rumor emerged Monday on Yahoo Sports, with writer Bob Margolis saying it was, “another sign of the times.”  Would someone mind [...]

Word around the Craftsman Truck Series garage this weekend was that Jack Sprague could be out at Kevin Harvick Inc. at the end of the season. Former motocross rider and current Camping World East Series driver Ricky Carmichael was floated as a possible replacement.
Sprague joined KHI this season after leaving Wyler Racing, where he had been since late in [...]

From where I sat on Sunday, it looked like Regan Smith had a victory stolen from him.
Now, I am normally one to at least try and justify the actions of NASCAR. For better or worse I can usually see where they stand on certain issues. This one lacked sense to me.
For years NASCAR has maintained a [...]

Penalties have been a popular topic around here lately. And why not? They provide good story lines and passions on either side. The source of the controversy this weekend was Juan Pablo Montoya, who after taking the pole at Kansas was penalized for having too much gas pressure in a rear shock.
Unlike many around the [...]