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Wednesday, December 31, 2008

Johnson points to '05 meeting as defining moment for team

Jimmie Johnson heads into the 2009 on a roll, having won the past three Sprint Cup Series championships.

NASCAR storylines of the year

Jimmie Johnson clearly had the best race team last season in the Sprint Cup Series, but was he the best driver?

Friday, December 26, 2008

NASCAR notes

News and notes from the circuit.

Thursday, December 18, 2008

Driver takes look back at 'great year'

Carl Edwards finished second to Jimmie Johnson in the Sprint Cup Series and second to Clint Bowyer in the Nationwide Series championship. Despite competing full-time in two series, Edwards said he still had plenty of energy left after the season.

Racing notebook

Gillett Evernham Motorsports will lay off about 65 employees in several departments as part of scaling back its Nationwide Series program next season.

Holiday rush

HAMPTON, Ga. - Nancy Coltrin loaded her iPod with songs about speed and danger to get ready for her thrill ride at Atlanta Motor Speedway. She set the mood by listening to songs like Danger Zone, Old King Richard and Gunpowder and Lead on the way to the track, trying to put some distance between her real life and a fantasy to drive a race car.

Green Flag: News and notes

GEM scales back

Friday, December 12, 2008

Newsmaker Mike Helton: Looking to cut corners

NASCAR president Mike Helton has the difficult job of trying to steer the sport through a bad economy. Teams have laid off more than 700 employees, and other organizations have closed their doors.

Labonte leaves Petty Enterprises

Bobby Labonte has been released from his contract with Petty Enterprises, which is trying to negotiate a deal with Gillett Evernham Motorsports that would solidify the future of its famed No. 43 Dodge.

Johnson's defining moments

ATLANTA - On the surface, Jimmie Johnson's run to a third consecutive Sprint Cup Series championship seemed easy. For the most part, it was.

Friday, November 21, 2008

Pink slips replace green flag

Minutes before Scott Zipadelli left his team's hauler for pit road last Saturday, he took a picture of his wife and children off the wall and looked around for any loose ends.

Monday, November 17, 2008