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November 20, 2009
Jimmie Johnson signs extension with Hendrick through 2015
The announcement comes just two days before Johnson is likely to wrap up the Sprint Cup championship at Homestead-Miami Speedway
November 16, 2009
Jimmie Johnson cruising into finale after Phoenix victory
Jimmie Johnson won’t plan any parties this week, or waste a minute pondering his place in NASCAR historyNovember 11, 2009
NASCAR: Jimmie Johnson’s Chase challengers can’t keep pace
With only two races remaining to crown NASCAR's 2009 champion, Mark Martin is the only driver with a realistic shot of dethroning JohnsonNovember 09, 2009
Kurt Busch wins at Texas, Jimmie Johnson 38th after wreck
Johnson did finish the race and is still the series point leader with two races to go
November 02, 2009
NASCAR In The Pits: Time to address Talladega issues
NASCAR will point to the 58 lead changes among 26 drivers as proof of a good race at Talladega Superspeedway. But pushing those stats is much like a used car salesman trying to unload a lemon.October 26, 2009
NASCAR: Dale Earnhardt Jr.‘s nightmarish season rolls on
Little E struggled to a 29th-place finish in the TUMS Fast Relief 500 on Sunday at Martinsville SpeedwayOctober 24, 2009
Ryan Newman, Jeff Gordon to start up front at Martinsville
Ryan Newman edged Jeff Gordon in qualifying for Sunday’s TUMS Fast Relief 500, turning a lap of 96.795 mphOctober 15, 2009
Johnson, Martin Make Up Front Row in Charlotte
It's Jimmie--again, as the three time champ begins to dominate all phases of NASCAR's chase.October 14, 2009
Kurt Busch shoots skeet with a purpose in Meadows of Dan
From the racetrack to the clay course, Kurt Busch took a break from the Sprint Cup race to shoot skeet in our area.
September 23, 2009
NASCAR digs up old roots in a new way
All facets of NASCAR have found new ways to let the fans back in. They’re reaching into the Twitter-sphere and putting themselves out there to give the people that inside look they crave.September 16, 2009
Sprint Cup contenders make the call on who they think will win it all
From a historical perspective that really doesn’t have much history to it, Tony Stewart may have been better off not winning NASCAR’s regular season.September 15, 2009
NASCAR announces 2010 race dates
Martinsville, Bristol, and Richmond all get two Sprint Cup races each next yearSeptember 14, 2009
NASCAR: Denny Hamlin rolling into Chase with momentum
Denny Hamlin, a first-time winner in Richmond, has 10 top-10 finishes in his last 12 startsFormer NASCAR driver Wendell Scott recognized
Danville native Wendell Scott, the first African-American NASCAR driver, will not be one of the first inductees into the NASCAR Hall of Fame when it opens in Charlotte, N.C., in May, but he won’t be forgotten eitherSeptember 09, 2009
NASCAR: Juan Pablo Montoya aims for aggressive approach to Chase
Montoya drives into Richmond sitting in eighth place among the top 12 who compete for NASCAR's grand Sprint Cup prize over the final 10 races of the seasonAugust 21, 2009
Martin Snags 5th Pole of Season at Bristol
Experience outlasted the big guns in qualifying at Bristol on Friday.August 20, 2009
Denny Hamlin visits Hokies in Blacksburg
NASCAR's Commonwealth kid is becoming one of the Hokies biggest supportersAugust 13, 2009
NASCAR: Bristol Motor Speedway sellout streak at 55
Despite the gloomy national economy and a growing discontent with the altered state of racing at BMS, Bristol Motor Speedway officials have 160,000 reasons to celebrateAugust 11, 2009
Gordon suffers back injury at Watkins Glen
Yesterday, a multicar crash involving Gordon and Sam Hornish Jr. on Lap 63 brought out a 19-minute red flag.Stewart wins at the Glen, again
Tony Stewart won the rain-delayed NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Watkins Glen International on a steamy Monday, muscling an ill-handling car in the early going and then holding off Marcos Ambrose over the final 21 laps for his Cup-record fifth victory at the famed road course.
July 15, 2009
Kyle Petty makes a stop in Roanoke County
It’s not a sight you see everyday. A big name in NASCAR, bagging your groceries.
June 12, 2009
Vickers Claims Pole in Michigan
Another less prominent team is hoping a pole can translate to a victory in Sprint Cup action.
June 11, 2009
Fired crew member sues Roush Fenway Racing
Carl Edwards’ former car chief sued Roush Fenway Racing, accusing the organization of firing him shortly after his suicide attempt
May 14, 2009
Jeff Burton’s Crew Wins Pit Challenge
It was Burton over Sorenson for the pit crew challenge title.
May 08, 2009
Kenseth Wins Nationwide Race when Kyle Busch is Bitten by Bad Luck
Matt Kenseth didn’t exactly dominate, but he’ll take the Nationwide victory at Darlington regardless.
Kenseth Grabs pole, Johnson Crashes in Darlington Qualifying
Qualifying saw the Lady in Black take a few bites out of the field for the Southern 500.
May 05, 2009
Jimmie Johnson tested by two poor finishes
Some might consider Jimmie Johnson a lock to win his fourth consecutive Sprint Cup championship. Besides, he’s a position better than he was a year ago following a disappointing 30th-place finish at Richmond International Raceway.
May 04, 2009
Busch, Earnhardt: Rivalry is byproduct of media
They aren’t quite the Hatfields and McCoys, but Kyle Busch and Dale Earnhardt Jr. aren’t exactly fishing buddies, either
NASCAR sponsors stick with large teams, but others struggle
Nearly a third of the way through the NASCAR season, a number of Sprint Cup, Nationwide and Camping World Truck series teams are still scrambling to secure sponsors in an effort to make it through the season
Kyle Busch, Denny Hamlin follow familiar Sprint Cup scripts
Kyle Busch didn’t shed a tear for Denny Hamlin, but he appeared genuinely empathetic toward his teammate
