JIMMIE JOHNSON:
“It was obviously a good day for us. We had some issues. We had a tire roll away on a pit stop that caused us some trouble. And then I tuned on the car a little bit off of Turn 4 on the wall and bent up the suspension a little bit. Over the [...]

FIN, ST, CAR, DRIVER, MAKE, SPONSOR, PTS/BNS, LAPS, STATUS, WINNINGS
1 23 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Lowe’s 190/5 267 Running 415,386
2 36 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet DuPont / Nicorette 180/10 267 Running 287,011
3 17 11 Denny Hamlin Chevrolet FedEx Kinko’s 165/0 267 Running 212,225
4 37 17 Matt Kenseth Ford DEWALT 165/5 267 Running 208,941
5 14 01 Mark Martin Chevrolet U.S. Army 160/5 267 Running 180,783

New track configuration, same old results for Jimmie Johnson. The defending series champion beat teammate Jeff Gordon on Sunday to win his third straight Nextel Cup race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
Johnson had few problems navigating his way around the track that was under intense scrutiny all weekend because of changes owner Bruton Smith made [...]

Juan Pablo Montoya’s win in Mexico City is still a hot topic in NASCAR, where many drivers weighed in on his performance in the Busch Series race.
Montoya dominated the race, fell back to 19th after a team error, and rallied his way back to the front with a furious drive through the field. But the [...]

The city has yet to receive a proposal for a 75,000-seat NASCAR racetrack within its boundaries, but opponents and proponents are already revving their engines. About 300 people and the City Council took up one of the three basketball courts Monday night at the Commerce City Recreation Center to listen to more than 100 speakers [...]

On Saturday, Tony Stewart brought out the big guns.
A day earlier, Stewart had blasted Goodyear for the harder left-side tires the manufacturer brought to Las Vegas Motor Speedway. But in Stewart’s view, there was plenty of blame to go around.
After finishing third in Saturday’s Busch Series Sam’s Town 300 at LVMS, Stewart also questioned the [...]

A Washington lawmaker who erroneously called Richard Petty a drunk driver has apologized to the seven-time NASCAR champion.
Petty, who is helping NASCAR with its efforts to build a track in Washington state, was surprised when House Speaker Frank Chopp began apologizing for referring to Petty as “that guy who got picked up for a DUI.”

NASCAR and the Richard Petty Driving Experience have agreed to a multi-year licensing agreement, the companies announced Saturday.
“We formed the Driving Experience to let race fans see what professional drivers see on the track every weekend and get a feel for what the guys go through every week behind the wheel,” said seven-time Cup champion [...]