Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone is confident his proposal for the world drivers' championship to be decided by gold medals awarded to race winners will be implemented next season.

Jimmie Johnson?s three-peat goes a long way to make fans forget some of the more dubious from this past Sprint Cup season. Pete Pistone offers the top storylines of 2008.

Red Bull gained full ownership of Toro Rosso on Tuesday after buying Berger Motorsport's stake in the Formula One team.

The racing is over and it's time for Brian De Los Santos and Pete Pistone to name the biggest surprises and flops of the year while also discussing the possible end of the open-wheel exodus in the season's final Feud of the Week.

Formula One driver Mark Webber had surgery on his broken leg after being hit by a car during his charity multi-sports race Saturday.

Climbing to the NASCAR Nationwide Series summit is one thing. Staying there is an even more imposing challenge for Joe Gibbs Racing.

Pete Pistone's final Cup season grades are in. Yes, Jimmie Johnson is valedictorian. But the marks for former champs Jeff Gordon, Tony Stewart and Kurt Busch aren't pretty.

Matt Kenseth signed a multiyear contract extension Thursday with Roush Fenway Racing to continue driving the No. 17 Ford.

Alan Gustafson figures there is at least one way to legally circumvent NASCAR's 2009 testing ban, at least partially. His not-so-secret weapon is longtime NASCAR star Mark Martin.

U.S. Auto Club driver Cameron Dodson has been critically injured in a crash along a rural Hancock County road.

Dale Earnhardt Jr. started strong before downshifting to mediocre, and his boss is 'disappointed.' Are big changes coming? No, Rick Hendrick is taking the patient approach, Pete Pistone says.

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.