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The financial Web site 24/7 Wall Street crunched the numbers and came up with a list of the ten most expensive crashes in NASCAR history.

Kyle Busch might not be in the Chase, but he's still a force to be reckoned with.

Lap 178: Jimmie Johnson leads the way at the start. CAUTION 4 - Lap 170: Another multi-car crash on the frontstretch, but this time it happened well after the restart.

By Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service Reid Spencer, Bill Marx and Roger Kuznia of the Sporting News are matching wits in the Pit Box.

Upon further review, Jimmie Johnson believes he probably blamed Sam Hornish Jr. a little too much for their costly accident last week at Texas Motor Speedway.

Despite gaining 111 points on defending champion Jimmie Johnson in Sprint Cup points after the Dickies 500 at Texas, Mark Martin isn't expecting his Hendrick Motorsports teammate to gift-wrap the title based on one poor performance.

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

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.

There is a spot facing the media center where TMS typically hangs a promotional banner, such as the boxing-themed "Rumble at the Speedway" banner featuring Danica Patrick and Casey Wheldon for the 2007 IRL race.

For those of you - both of you - not consumed by Cowboys-Eagles this weekend, NASCAR comes to town in the form of the Dickie's 500 Sunday at.Texas Motor Speedway .

Not exactly hybrid SUV territory there. So, to reduce the amount of fossil fuels used in each race, race organizers are looking to maybe maybe using alternative fuels in the some of the cars.

Panther Racing knows what it takes to win an IndyCar Series championship, having won the title in 2001 and 2002 with Sam Hornish Jr.

Question: If the Speedway wants to move the start time for the 500 back to 11 a.m., that is fine, I will be there either way.

Take heart, Paul Menard. Bobby Labonte's 31st-place finish at Charlotte inched him slightly closer to the FLOPPER lead.

In the 1990s, Dan Andersen's US F2000 Series helped launch the racing careers of future Indianapolis 500 winners Buddy Rice, Dan Wheldon and Sam Hornish Jr.

Even though Marcos Ambrose , Sam Hornish Jr. and David Ragan aren't battling for the NASCAR Sprint Cup championship, they all have things they'd like to accomplish in the season's final five races.

It only would have taken a phone call. A quick chat with Roger Penske, and Sam Hornish Jr.

CONCORD Some fans have speculated that, if not for his untimely death, Dale Earnhardt would still be racing.

Sam Hornish Jr. and Bill Elliott crash on March 8 during the NASCAR Kobalt Tools 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway in Hampton, Ga.

It only would have taken a phone call. A quick chat with Roger Penske and Sam Hornish Jr.