Ratings, economy aside, France says sport is strong

With a nod toward the likely historic achievement that will be Jimmie Johnson's fourth consecutive Cup championship barring unforeseen developments, Brian France faced the media Friday at Homestead-Miami Speedway and answered a wide spectrum of questions regarding the state of NASCAR.

- Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:08:05 EST

Johnson, Lowe's sign extension with Hendrick

Rick Hendrick understands you don't mess with a good thing. That's perhaps why one of his top priorities was to sign potential four-time champion Jimmie Johnson and sponsor Lowe's Companies, Inc. to long-term contract extensions, something that was announced Friday at Homestead-Miami Speedway.

- Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:37:12 EST

Kahne may leave RPM after contract expiration in '10

Kasey Kahne is thinking about leaving Richard Petty Motorsports after his current contract expires.

- Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:01:08 EST

Johnson takes Chase class to school, earns the grade

Ok, now it's really over. The chances that Jimmie Johnson does not finish 25th this week at Homestead-Miami are so very slim that on Sunday it's all but a stone cold lock that we will be celebrating the four-time champion Jimmie Johnson. So this week instead of sorting the championship contenders into tiers, we are handing out Chase grades for the 12 participants as we wrap up the 2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup season.

- Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:55:34 EST

Is this the year HMS finally wins at Homestead?

The flow of ifs, ands and buts has been reduced to a trickle as the Cup season heads toward an official end this weekend at Homestead-Miami Speedway. And the flow of uncertainty is shut down altogether when it comes to which team owner will win this year's championship.

- Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:52:21 EST