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Johnson eases to record fourth consecutive title
By The Associated PressNovember 22, 200907:12 PM ESTHOMESTEAD, Fla. -- Jimmie Johnson has won a NASCAR record fourth consecutive championship with a fifth-place finish in the finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway.Johnson needed only to finish 25th or better to beat teammate Mark Martin in the race, won by Denny Hamlin, to give team owner Rick Hen... Read More
‘Danicamania’ Engufling NASCAR Long Before Danica Arrives
Danica Patrick hasn’t jumped to NASCAR yet, but Danicamania has arrived in full force.With the 2009 season winding down and the IndyCar star talking with NASCAR teams about driving in the Nationwide Series for next season, the Cup garage is awash in rumor and innuendo over when and where she might finally sign. Patrick’s representatives... Read More
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Known as "the King", Richard Petty's Cup Series records are staggering: Most wins (200), most poles (123), tied for most championships (seven), most wins in a season (27), most Daytona 500 wins (seven), most consecutive wins (10) and most starts (1,185).
Petty's success continued even after his retirement from driving in 1992. He would still hold the top spot in the family business -- Pe... Read More
Robert Glenn "Junior" Johnson is unique in NASCAR history, with tremendous success both as a driver and a car owner.
Johnson won the second annual Daytona 500 in 1960 and in the process, became credited with the discovery of "drafting" on the massive superspeedways. He won 50 races in the Cup Series then surprised many people by retiring from driving to become an owner.
As an owner, Joh... Read More
William Clifton France is remembered -- and revered -- as the man who followed his visionary father at NASCAR's helm, in the process becoming a visionary himself, as he guided NASCAR to unprecedented levels of popularity.
France became NASCAR's president in January 1972, replacing his father and becoming only the second president of the world's largest auto-racing sanctioning body. His e... Read More
Called "Big Bill," only partly because of his 6-foot-5 stature, France spearheaded NASCAR from its beginning and directed it to its present status as the world's largest stock-car racing organization.
In 1936, he helped lay out the first beach/road course in Daytona Beach; in the first race on the course he finished fifth. Starting in 1938, he helped promote races on the sands of Daytona... Read More
Earnhardt co-holds the record for most Cup Series championships (seven) with Richard Petty. In only his second full season, 1980, Earnhardt nabbed his first championship. He won consecutive titles on three separate occasions (1986-87, '90-91 and '93-94). Earnhardt's 76 victories rank seventh all time.
He is the all-time leader in race victories at Daytona International Speedway with 34, ... Read More
Logano's father apologizes for altercation with Biffle
By The Associated PressOctober 12, 200903:31 PM EDT
FONTANA, Calif. -- Tom Logano was back at Auto Club Speedway on Sunday to watch his son race in the Pepsi 500 a day after having his credential pulled following a run-in with Greg Biffle.
Tom Logano confronted Biffle at the end of Saturday's Nationwide race -- a race his son won -- af... Read More
Menard a key element in pending Petty-Yates deal
By Sporting News Wire ServiceSeptember 26, 200906:54 PM EDT
DOVER, Del. -- The two big unknowns about the pending merger between Richard Petty Motorsports and Yates Racing can be summed up in two words: "When?" and "If."
The two sides have executed a letter of intent and are working toward finalizing the deal. The new organization will con... Read More
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