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By Reid Spencer Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service LAS VEGAS -- Dale Earnhardt Jr.

Watching Jimmie Johnson drive through the garage area at Auto Club Speedway in a Chevrolet is not an unusual sight.

Dec. 1, 2009 On NASCAR: Hitting the Jackpot in Las Vegas By Cathy Elliott Las Vegas doesn't beckon visitors like an oasis in the desert; Las Vegas literally IS an oasis in the desert.

This is a May 8, 2009, file photo showing IRL driver Danica Patrick, right, and car owner Michael Andretti watching from the pit area during practice for the Indianapolis 500 auto race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis.

Johnson makes history, Captures fourth consecutive Sprint Cup title Hendrick Motorsports driver Jimmie Johnson made history on Sunday by capturing his fourth consecutive NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championship.

In his third week as crew chief of the #31 CAT Financial Chevrolet Impala driven by Jeff Burton, Todd Berrier was presented the NASCAR MOOG "Problem Solver of the Race" Award after the #31 Caterpillar team picked up 35 positions en route to an impressive runner-up finish in Sunday's Checker O'Reilly Auto Parts 500 Sprint Cup event at Phoenix ...

Sometime this afternoon, a television announcer will report breathlessly that Jimmie Johnson has clinched stock-car racing's year-long championship for a record-breaking fourth consecutive season.

HOMESTEAD, Fla. - Hendrick Motorsports' Jimmie Johnson and crew chief Chad Knaus earned their fourth consecutive NASCAR Cup championship Sunday, a feat unmatched in the 61-year history of the sport.

Jamie McMurray feels right at home at Earnhardt Ganassi Racing. He should. He's been there before.

The death of the mother of New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees has been ruled a suicide.

Jimmie Johnson, on the verge of a NASCAR record fourth consecutive championship, signed a contract extension Friday to drive for Hendrick Motorsports through the 2015 season.

Jamie McMurray has been hired to drive the No. 1 Chevrolet for Earnhardt Ganassi Racing.

A glance at the 12 drivers competing in NASCAR's Chase for the Sprint Cup championship heading into this weekend's race at Homestead-Miami Speedway : DRIVER: Jimmie Johnson CHASE POINTS: first, 6,492 CAR: No.

Newbie News is a series that introduces the next generation of up-and-coming racers in NASCAR.A This edition will provide some updates on two of the most promising "newbies," Austin Langenstein and Chase Elliott.

Rick Hendrick says he has no deal to bring IndyCar superstar Danica Patrick to NASCAR, and there's no certainty she'll even be driving stock cars next season.

Starbucks announced that they will make their NASCAR debut at Phoenix International Raceway as a sponsor for Martin Truex, Jr.

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

It looked like the Batmobile. The front and rear portions of the usually-familiar blue and silver Chevrolet were covered in plates of generic black sheet metal -- prefabricated for just the kind of emergency the No.

The television cameras captured Krissie Newman giving her husband a kiss before the start of Sunday's AMP Energy 500 at the Talladega Superspeedway.

For James Buescher, the 2010 NASCAR season will be a busy one, as he's going to run full-time in the Nationwide Series with James Finch's PhoenixA Racing and also run 19 races for Turner Motorsports, LLC in the Truck Series.