...after that, Johnson had a contract with Hendrick Motorsports and was ready to start the process of becoming a Winston Cup driver. He's spent this season finishing out his Busch series contract and quietly watching Gordon to learn as much as he...

...Tony Stewart had one word for his critics: Idiots. Stewart, called selfish and accused of putting 42 other Winston Cup drivers in danger by trying to race in both the Indianapolis 500 and the Coca-Cola 600 on the same day, successfully completed...

...and was second in the ARCA race -- the best finish by a woman in that series. Kranefuss, then partnered with Winston Cup driver Jeremy Mayfield, stepped up last year and put Robinson in a full-time ARCA ride while formulating a plan for her future...

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Michael Waltrip is one of many drivers who thinks the installation of lights seven years ago instantly elevated the Pepsi 400 at the Daytona International Speedway to one of the premier races of the season.

...victories in the last five races, combined with a sixth-place finish last week at Phoenix, have given the third-year Cup driver momentum going into next Sunday's finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Busch fought an ill-handling car after his...

...Dale Earnhardt Inc.) and second-place Kyle Busch (Hendrick Motorsports). "I don't have a problem with the Cup drivers," said Busch Series owner Clarence Brewer. "You can plug any driver into the 8 car (Truex Jr.) or the 5 car...

Web posted Wednesday, February 9, 2005 2005 Previews A weekly look at a Nextel Cup driver leading up to the start of the 2005 season. Sadler registered the best Nextel Cup finish of his career in 2004, finishing ninth...