The Fab Five
Richard Petty, Dale Earnhardt, Bill France Sr., Bill France Jr. and Junior Johnson all deserve to be in the NASCAR Hall of Fame. But so does David Pearson. David Newton
The inaugural class
- NASCAR founder France leads first Hall class
- California win vaults Johnson to Chase lead
- Deja vu: 48, 5 cars head back to R&D; Center
- Gilliland replaces Kyle Busch for 2nd ride of day
- Waltrip: Danica's NASCAR move not about cash
- Logano captures Nationwide; dad's pass pulled
- Reutimann's front-row qualification disallowed
- Cup schedule in air, Waltrip eyes full N'wide ride
- NASCAR reducing restrictor plates at Talladega
- Rumors: Truck series losing Roush for good?
NASCAR BLOGS
CONTESTS AND SPECIAL SECTIONS
- Craftsman Virtual Tech Garage
- Do you know tools? Prove it by taking the quiz in the Craftsman Virtual Tech Garage to see if you have what it takes to win ...
- Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
- Ryan Newman and Jeff Gordon are taking the Transformers battle to the track. Choose your side and you could win a VIP trip ...
- Chase Blueprint "Invest In Your Team Wisely"
- Take the Chase Financial Fan Quiz for your chance to win a trip to see your favorite pro sports team!
COLUMNISTS
Ryan McGee
Power Rankings:
Terry Blount
Marty Smith
Ed Hinton
David Newton
Power Rankings:
Chasing JJ ... for now
No, there isn't a lot of doubt who's No. 1 on Ryan McGee's little list, but where does that leave drivers such as Juan Pablo Montoya?
Can anyone stop Jimmie Johnson?
Jimmie Johnson won at California ... again. He's back in the points lead ... again. Is there anyone or anything that can deny him a fourth straight title? His closest competitors don't sound confident.
Regular-season leader needs big reward
Marty Smith is riled up. Why? It's the Chase, and more particularly the way it penalizes the guy who led after 26 weeks, but suddenly is equal to -- or behind -- 11 drivers he stomped for seven months.
The NASCAR show again trumps sport
NASCAR doesn't like dominance lest it stink up the show. And one thing The Strange Case of the 5 and the 48 clearly demonstrates: The show still trumps sport.
UP NEXT
SPRINT CUP SERIES
Banking 500 only for Bank of AmericaSaturday, Oct. 17
7:25 p.m. ET (ABC)
Lowe's Motor Speedway
- NASCAR Countdown, Saturday, 7 p.m. ET (ABC)
- Qualifying: Thursday, 7 p.m. ET (ESPN2)
- Practice: Friday, 6:30 p.m. ET (ESPN2)
- In the booth: Dr. Jerry Punch and analysts Dale Jarrett and Andy Petree
- Sprint Cup schedule
NATIONWIDE SERIES
Dollar General 300Friday, Oct. 16
8 p.m. ET (ESPN2)
Lowe's Motor Speedway
- NASCAR Countdown, Friday, 7:30 p.m. ET (ESPN2)
- Practice: Thursday, 6 p.m. ET (ESPN2)
- In the booth: Marty Reid and analysts Dale Jarrett and Andy Petree
- Nationwide schedule
CAMPING WORLD TRUCK SERIES
Kroger 200Saturday, Oct. 24
1 p.m. ET (Speed)
Martinsville Speedway
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