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Martin, Gordon know Chase race is for second
Gordon earns NASCAR pole at Texas, 1st of season
Jeff Gordon won his first NASCAR pole of the season with a qualifying lap of 191.117 mph (307.56 kph) for the Dickies 500 on Friday.
Danica reportedly close to racing for Earnhardt
Danica Patrick is close to a two-year deal to race for Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s NASCAR Nationwide team, ESPN reported Wednesday, citing an unnamed source close to the talks.
Video: On the brink of NASCAR history
Although Jimmie Johnson knows anything can happen, he's excited at the prospect of winning his fourth straight series championship. (NBC Sports)
Johnson all but wraps up 4th straight title
Jamie McMurray has snapped an 86-race winless streak with a victory at Talladega Superspeedway.
Quoting 'Animal House,' Stewart vows to fight
Sporting News: With the 2009 season approaching its final four races, Tony Stewart is drawing inspiration from one of Bluto's famous quotes: "Nothing is over until we decide it is!"
Avoiding the wrecks key to winning at Talladega
Rotoworld: Combine steep banking, a bunched field and drivers desperate to gain points as the Chase nears its end, and you have the recipe for a wild Talladega race.
Slide show: Battle for the Cup
Three-time defending champion Jimmie Johnson increased his lead atop the standings heading into the seventh week of the Chase.
Johnson finishes second, adds to Chase lead
Denny Hamlin turned a dominant car into a winner at Martinsville Speedway, passing Jimmie Johnson with 138 laps to go Sunday and holding off the Chase leader on a series of late restarts.
Johnston struggles in Martinsville qualifyng
Points leader Jimmie Johnson, the winner in five of the past six NASCAR races, qualifies 15th for the Tums Fast Relief 500; Ryan Newman claims the pole.
"Vanilla" Johnson doesn't appeal to fans
Sporting News: Maybe it's time for Jimmie Johnson to get mean. In a roundabout way, that might get the three-time defending Sprint Cup Series champion the appreciation he deserves.
Opinion: Like him or not, Johnson is good for NASCAR
Sporting News: After Jimmie Johnson's latest win, the naysayers started chirping again: This is boring. Wouldn't it be better if someone other than Johnson would win? No, it wouldn't be better.
