Martin Truex Jr., who has been speculated as a candidate for every driver opening in the Sprint Cup garage, isn’t going anywhere. The 28-year-old New Jersey native has agreed in principle to a two-year deal that will keep him at Dale Earnhardt Inc. through the 2010 season, multiple sources close to the situation told ESPN.com [...]

Jamie McMurray said emphatically that he will be back at Roush Fenway Racing next season with Crown Royal as the sponsor of his No. 26 Ford – period. “If you guys want to print the truth, the truth is I’ll be there with Crown Royal,” he said. “There’s not a question. It’s 100 percent.

Two-time defending NASCAR champion Jimmie Johnson won the pole for Saturday at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, giving him the top starting spot in a race that has consistently vexed him. Johnson ran a lap at 181.763 mph in his Chevrolet to beat Mark Martin, who guaranteed in June that he’d win Sunday’s race. Martin’s lap was [...]