It's a two-race Chase
The grueling NASCAR Sprint Cup season has come down to this: a two-driver, two-race Chase for the Cup Championship. Denny Hamlin is trying to prevent Jimmie Johnson from capturing his fifth consecutive Cup title.
For NASCAR, these last two races at Phoenix and Homestead-Miami - with Hamlin up on Johnson by a mere 33 points - is the closest thing the racing world can have to a Super Bowl.
What we learned from the Daytona 500
I am in three fantasy NASCAR leagues this year, so I felt compelled to watch the Super Bowl of NASCAR, the Daytona 500, this past Sunday. Daytona provides plenty of intrigue and action as the first Sprint Cup race of the season.
After watching, and struggling, through an entire day of left turns on FOX, I came away with some observations about the race and some expectations for the 2010 season.
Jimmie Johnson: A one-man dynasty
Let me ask you a sports question you may not know. Who drives the No. 48 Chevrolet in NASCAR's Sprint Cup Series? Don't know? Don't worry, I didn't expect you to. Oh, and it's Jimmie Johnson by the way.
If you haven't heard of this man before, get used to it.
He is fresh off the heels of an unprecedented fourth consecutive Cup title, breaking Cale Yarborough's record of three straight from 1976-78.
Roush Fenway Racing driver Carl Edwards has a fractured foot
Lee Spencer, of FOXSports.com, reports Roush Fenway Racing driver Carl Edwards (foot) fractured his right foot while playing frisbee Wednesday, Sept. 2. He is expected to see a specialist Thursday, Sept. 3, but will still race at Atlanta Motor Speedway this weekend. Tap your mouse here for more »
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