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No one can accuse Jimmie Johnson of not charging for his fourth consecutive championship.

Temperatures soared into the 80's at the Homestead International Speedway, but the heat has been turned up the most on Jimmie Johnson.

AP Photo/Lynne Sladky NASCAR driver Mark Martin drives back to his garage during the practice session at the Homestead-Miami International Speedway in Homestead, Fla.

Jimmie Johnson only has to finish 25th in Sunday's Ford 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway to lock up a record fourth consecutive NASCAR Sprint Cup championship, but it's two-time champion Tony Stewart who has the star power.

Series: NASCAR Sprint Cup. Date: Sunday, November 22. Race: Ford 400. Site: Homestead-Miami Speedway.

Reporting from Avondale, Ariz. - Mark Martin often says he's "blessed," and for good reason.

NASCAR Camping World West Series champion Jason Bowles is scheduled to be honored at the Night of Champions Touring Awards Gala in Concord, N.C., this Saturday, but he won't be there.

Three years into Juan Pablo Montoya's closely scrutinized NASCAR experiment, the Colombian speedster is back in the place he knows best: Near the front of the pack.

With his #83 Red Bull Toyota team experimenting with the set-up of his car, Brian Vickers struggled early last Sunday in the Dickies 500 at Texas Motor Speedway.

Sam Thornton always wanted a gar-age to do his mechanical tinkering, but what he got instead is a shrine.

There are young racers who go for the glory, and there are the young racers who give that glory to others.

Chrysler has put its motorsports program, which includes NASCAR, under review as part of a restructuring announced on Wednesday, but does not plan to cut spending at this time.

Brandon O'Reilly looked at the NASCAR Whelen modified touring racers the way Bogart looked at Bacall, appreciating the top-of-the-line chassis.

Restrictor-plate racing in NASCAR has always been a big accident looking for a place to happen.

Seeing is believing, and now, thanks to cutting-edge technology, hearing is believing, too.

NASCAR president Mike Helton banned bump-drafting through the turns at Talladega Superspeedway in a stern warning to drivers before Sunday's race.

At the age of 26, Corona, California native Jason Patison regularly showcases a plethora of eclectic interests and enough talent to challenge them all.

Richard Petty Motorsports is finalizing elements of its 2010 program, beginning this weekend when Elliott Sadler will race a Ford at Talladega Superspeedway.

Ricky Stenhouse Jr. practiced Matt Kenseth's car Friday afternoon at Memphis Motorsports Park.

By Reid Spencer Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service MARTINSVILLE, Va. -- Saturday's Kroger 200 at Martinsville Speedway might be enough to make Timothy Peters a believer in numerology.