Weekly grading of the top 10 drivers in the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series... (Akro...

" Weekly grading of the top 10 drivers in the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series points race, along with the biggest movers outside the top 10: 1. Jimmie Johnson, C. Quietly finished 10th in the Sharpie 500 on Saturday night at Bristol. Johnson held on to the top spot, but his lead has...

NASCAR Midweek Notebook (Speed TV)

" Written by: Tom Jensen Harrisburg, N.C.–8/23/2006 Johnson may be in a safe spot, but Kahne needs to make a move. (LAT photo) GET TO THE POINT The NASCAR Nextel Cup points race is the tightest its been since the sanctioning body adopted its current points system prior...

Stewart feeling fine about NASCAR points format (Duluth News Tribune)

" ASSOCIATED PRESS Tony Stewart is locked in a tense battle to remain in the top 10 and be part of NASCAR's third Chase for the Nextel Cup championship. But the two-time champion, who has never finished worse than seventh in his seven previous seasons in Cup and has been part...

Focusing On Top Job

"Tom Lehman says two quandaries with being U.S. Ryder Cup captain are deciding who to select as his captain's picks and which players make up the best pairings. Lehman had more concerns Sunday at the International, losing in a playoff to Dean Wilson. Lehman is 19th on the...

NASCAR considers field expansion (Greensboro News-Record)

" Print this article Email this Article By Dustin Long Staff Writer INDIANAPOLIS -- NASCAR Nextel Cup officials are considering ways to expand the field for next year's championship chase, give the points leader a bigger advantage and reward race winners with more points....

NASCAR: Busch buoyed by points, wedding plans (Fort Wayne Journal Gazette)

" Ex-Cup champ smooths some bumps on, off track By Jenna Fryer Associated Press Associated Press photos Kurt Busch finished second in the No. 2 car last weekend in the Pennsylvania 500 at Pocono Raceway to move up to 13th in the points standings. Busch and his fiancee, Eva...

NASCAR panel upholds penalties for Harvick, Childress Busch team (USA Today)

" Updated 7/26/2006 9:25 PM ET E-mail | Save | Print | DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — NASCAR said Wednesday it has turned down an appeal from Richard Childress Racing on all three penalties arising from Kevin Harvick 's Busch Series car failing post-qualifying inspection...