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AVONDALE, Ariz. - Jimmie Johnson has such a stranglehold on the championship that it's out of reach for every driver besides Mark Martin.

Martin Truex Jr., left, talks with crew chief Kevin Manion during qualifying at Phoenix International Raceway.

As a driver and an owner, Kevin Harvick could be doing some serious celebrating following Friday night's Lucas Oil 150 Camping World Truck Series race at Phoenix International Raceway.

This season was supposed to have the most competitive title race since the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship format began six years ago.

Fears that Toyota might pack up its haulers in the NASCAR Sprint Cup, Nationwide and Camping World Truck Series in the wake of its pulling out of Formula 1 were put to rest this week.

Phoenix International Raceway is the site for Sunday's NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race.

The No. 1 Chevrolet driven by Martin Truex Jr. failed a post-race inspection when NASCAR officials found the height of the car was too low.

Jimmie Johnson's drive to history took a hard hit against the wall and Kyle Busch ran out of gas trying to complete an unprecedented NASCAR trifecta.

Jeff Gordon is suddenly having all kind of success at Texas Motor Speedway, a track where he had never won until earlier this season.

Despite a growing body of evidence that it eventually will happen, nothing's been signed between Danica Patrick and Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s Chevrolet-based JR Motorsports.

Jimmie Johnson last started from the pole at Alabama's Talladega Superspeedway in 2002, as the points leader, lined up next to Mark Martin .

Just three races remain in NASCAR's Sprint Cup Series, and Jimmy Johnson has all but wrapped up his fourth straight title.

If Jimmie Johnson has a good run at Talladega -- far from a given considering his spotty luck there -- you can basically go ahead and crown him.

MARTINSVILLE, Va. - A glance at the 12 drivers competing in NASCAR's Chase for the Sprint Cup championship heading into this weekend's race at Martinsville Speedway : Join NASCAR News on Facebook DRIVER: Jimmie Johnson CHASE POINTS: First, 5,923 CAR: No.

In the beginning, the team was named All-Star Racing despite the fact that there were no all-stars. They would come later.

As a guy who's spent virtually his entire adult life broadcasting sporting events on radio, it's hard to sit back with a cold glass of ... diet soda and watch a race on television.

Five races left until the end of the season, or is it fives races left until the death of NASCAR according to some of the fans who are already writing their own obituaries? After cruising the Internet's highways and byways taking in some of the small talk about the current state of the sport, which I did find kind of amusing at times, I couldn't ...

After a three week hiatus, the Camping World Truck Series is back in action this weekend at Martinsville Speedway.

Pit Road Proves to be the Pits for Newman at Charlotte Date: Oct. 17, 2009 Event: NASCAR Banking 500 Series: Location: Lowe's Motor Speedway near Charlotte, N.C. 6th/11th Winner: Jimmie Johnson of Hendrick Motorsports Ryan Newman, driver of the No.

Kyle Busch is feeling better, thanks. The NASCAR star shrugged off walking pneumonia to dominate the Nationwide Series Dollar General 300 at Lowe's Motor Speedway in Concord, N.C. last night, picking up his seventh victory of the year to extend his points lead over Carl Edwards with four races remaining.