HOMESTEAD, Fla. (AP) — Chad Knaus was clearly distracted as he leaned against a cart during a casual conversation before last week’s race in Phoenix. His eyes darted around, finally settling on an aerosol can and a box of towels.

AVONDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Jimmie Johnson won’t plan any parties this week, or waste a minute pondering his place in NASCAR history.

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Jimmie Johnson sat in his car going nowhere for more than an hour, his NASCAR Sprint Cup lead shrinking with every passing lap.

Hendrick Motorsports says Lance McGrew will stay with the No. 88 team in 2010.

NASCAR placed driver AJ Allmendinger on probation Thursday following his arrest early in the morning on a charge of drunken driving.

Johnson, who is in line for his Cup-record fourth consecutive championship, gained 28 points on second-place driver Mark Martin during the TUMS Fast Relief 500.

Denny Hamlin, a Chesterfield native, wins for second time at Martinsville while Jimmie Johnson expands his points lead

Three blown tires help send NASCAR’s most popular driver to a 29th-place finish in the TUMS Fast Relief 500

Ryan Newman and Mark Martin were the only two drivers to finish in the top 10 in each short track race this season.

Local crew members on Tony Stewart’s team know the rigors of the road and appreciate opportunities to spend time with family.

Peters led the final 84 laps and finally broke through with his first Camping World Truck Series victory.

Martin’s determination has made him one of the most successful drivers on the circuit for decades. Yet, a Cup championship has eluded the savvy veteran.

Since the Goody’s 500 on March 29, Stewart-Haas Racing has become a force to be reckoned with.

Ryan Newman edged Jeff Gordon in qualifying for Sunday’s TUMS Fast Relief 500, turning a lap of 96.795 mph Friday afternoon to secure the pole position as the second half of NASCAR’s Chase for the Sprint Cup gets under way.

Danville residents to run in Camping World Truck Series race at Martinsville Speedway

Australian driver for Danville-based Sellers Racing looks for elusive win at 0.4-mile oval

South Boston Speedway Late Model Series driver Laura Hayes will participate in the Drive for Diversity Combine for the second consecutive year, even though the combine is moving from SoBo to Motor Mile Speedway in Radford.

CHARLOTTE - Bill France Sr., NASCAR’s founder, headlines stock-car racing’s first Hall of Fame class, but the group drew mixed reactions with the inclusion of France’s son instead of driver David Pearson.

FONTANA, Calif. (AP)—Jimmie Johnson insists NASCAR’s Chase for the championship isn’t over. That his dominating victory in Sunday’s Sprint Cup race at Auto Club Speedway doesn’t mean his fourth straight title is in the bag.

FONTANA, Calif.—Jimmie Johnson is back in control of NASCAR’s Chase for the Championship.

Daniel Herrington is making his mark as an open-wheel driver from stock-car country.

Top two finishers almost get into altercation following race; several SoBo drivers fail to meet expectations

Miller takes ST title

Big names involved in 13 cautions; McCaskill highest finishing SoBo driver

In today’s season-ending Bosch Engineering Octoberfest at Virginia International Raceway, Christian Miller will try to complete his championship run and earn his first-ever Grand-Am championship.

Dane Rudolph’s progression as the season moved on has Danville-based Sellers Racing high on the Australian. There is optimism that Rudolph, who starts first in the second heat race, will make the field and run well in today’s running of the Bailey’s 300 at Martinsville Speedway.

Davin Scites won his third consecutive Bailey’s 300 pole Saturday at Martinsville Speedway and in the process, broke his own track record that he set a year ago.

Justin Johnson won one of the closest points championships in South Boston Speedway history and carries that momentum into this weekend’s Bailey’s 300 at Martinsville Speedway.

When Ken Wilden ends Sunday’s four-hour Bosch Engineering Octoberfest at Virginia International Raceway, the season finale for the Grand-Am KONI Sports Car Challenge and its Grand Sport (GS) and Street Tuner (ST) classes, he hopes to show his wild side as the 2009 GS driving champion.

Many of the top drivers at South Boston Speedway are in Martinsville preparing for this Sunday’s Bailey’s 300 at the historic 0.526-mile oval. The premier race of the Late Model drivers’ season has brought more than 100 cars from the Southeast for the 42-car race.