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Jimmie Johnson's crash in Texas shook up the Chase and the championship picture is suddenly more competitive than it was one week ago .

The Frontstretch: Fuel Mileage Finishes Adding Fuel To Fan's Fire? by Thomas Bowles -- Monday November 9, 2009 November 9th - November 13th, 2009 Tuesday: The Chase is heating up after Texas, and so are a handful of drivers right along with it -- while others are cooling off faster than the November weather.

Jimmie Johnson crashed on the third lap of the NASCAR race at Texas, where he was trying to move closer to an unprecedented fourth consecutive Sprint Cup season championship.

Michael Waltrip pulled up to the back of Jimmie Johnson's car, settled in on his bumper and shoved him all the way around Talladega Superspeedway as the two drivers worked on a strategy for NASCAR's fastest race track.

Tony Stewart is putting together a memorable run as a driver-owner. Here's how some other recent driver-owners have fared in their first year trying to handle both duties:Michael Waltrip Few driver-owners have made as big a splash as Waltrip, who began his stint as a driver-owner in 2007 with three cars and backing from Toyota.

Lap 35: Still single-file but green-flag pit stops will be coming up soon. Kevin Harvick running second.

Waltrip was warned to give Jimmie Johnson some space during Friday's final practice session as he bump-drafted behind Johnson's car.

The school bus lights started to flash and bus driver Valerie Crawford pulled old yellow to a stop on Tega Cay's Lake Forest Drive.

It doesn't matter if you're a redneck or not, you know Jeff Foxworthy -- from the Blue Collar Comedy shtick with Bill Engvall, Ron White and Larry the Cable Guy, or the ABC sitcom The Jeff Foxworthy Show , or any other glorious absence of sophistication associated with the Georgia native.

Denny Hamlin leads David Reutimann and Juan Pablo Montoya during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Tums Fast Relief 500 at Martinsville Speedway on Sunday.

Bottom line So where did your favorite driver finish? Check out the final results .

Lap 388: Jeff Gordon working his way back up - he has moved up to sixth. Lap 383: Earnhardt passes Hamlin to regain a lap.

No, women are not just for decoration, especially in motorsports. The fairer sex has found its way into the driver's seat, the pit box and just about every job in the motorsports arena.

NASCAR driver Michael Waltrip crashed into a motorcycle Wednesday night while trying to make a U-Turn and was given a field sobriety test by a Mooresville police officer, a report states.

NASCAR driver and team owner Michael Waltrip will put a load of whites into the washer and make a hungry 10-year-old something to eat today when he swaps job with a Tega Cay dad named Jack Prince.

Busch padded his lead to 195 points over Carl Edwards with just four races remaining.

It shouldn't be a surprise David Reutimann's favorite track in the Sprint Cup Series is Lowe's Motor Speedway.

It has been nearly a week since we've mentioned Danica Patrick on this site. Since tasers hurt like hell, here's the latest on what could happen and what that might mean for the sport: Thumbs up: Michael Waltrip Racing For a guy who rarely wins on the track, Michael Waltrip owns like a champ.

Former Scuderia Toro Rosso ace-turned-NASCAR convert Scott Speed pours cold water on suggestions that he could be set for a return to the grand prix grid with 2010 newcomer USF1... He may have been linked to 2010 F1 newcomer USF1, but Scott Speed has spoken out to assure that he has no interest in returning to the top flight following his brusque ...

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