Three straight titles is no joke. Jimmie Johnson did it against deeper competition, Pete Pistone says. Brian De Los Santos says he has more respect for Cale Yarborough as the experts debate in Feud of the Week.

Hall of Fame Racing, the NASCAR team owned by Arizona Diamondbacks executives, will cut its staff even if it secures sponsorship to run a full 2009 season.

The glitz and glamour surrounding NASCAR's championship-deciding race roared on at Homestead-Miami Speedway as if nothing was amiss.

Jimmie Johnson has the trophies, money and popular vote from fans after winning his third consecutive Cup title. That will have to be enough for J.J., because Brian De Los Santos has the only vote that counts in his final Power Rankings, and there the top pick is clear: Carl Edwards.

Cruz Pedregon won his second NHRA Funny Car season championship, and first in 16 years, with a victory Sunday in the season-ending Auto Club NHRA Finals in Southern California.

Nothing could stop Jimmie Johnson's drive into the NASCAR record books. Not even a final, furious push by Carl Edwards.

Jeg Coughlin raced to his second consecutive and fourth overall NHRA Pro Stock title Saturday by qualifying for the Auto Club NHRA Finals.

Carl Edwards won the season-ending Ford 300 on Saturday night, but came up 21 points short in his attempt to overtake Clint Bowyer for the NASCAR Nationwide Series championship.

A two-tire stop and a late decision to stay on track during a caution period were just enough to give Johnny Benson the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series title by seven points over Ron Hornaday on Friday night in a race that went to overtime.

Melanie Troxel had a 4.105-second pass Friday in hot conditions to take the provisional Funny Car pole in the Auto Club NHRA Finals, the sixth and final race in the Countdown to 1 playoffs.

Dale Earnhardt Jr. is not sentimental about the demise of Dale Earnhardt Inc., and he supports the company's partnership with Chip Ganassi Racing.

A federal judge in Miami has rejected requests to delay the tax evasion trial of race car driver Helio Castroneves.

Stewart-Haas Racing filled two key positions on Friday, hiring Bobby Hutchens as director of competition and Tony Gibson as crew chief for Ryan Newman's new No. 39 Chevrolet.

The unthinkable would have to happen for Jimmie Johnson not to win his third Cup series title in a row Sunday at Homestead, but Pete Pistone says that's exactly what J.J. is thinking about.

NASCAR has banned all testing at its sanctioned tracks next season in an effort to help teams save several million dollars in their 2009 budgets.

With TV networks having too much power to dictate race start times, ABC's move to bump the Phoenix finish adds to NASCAR's uneasiness over flat ratings, Pete Pistone says.