Jimmie Johnson

Defending Sprint Cup champion Jimmie Johnson passed Matt Kenseth with nine laps to go and won the Coca-Cola 600 on Sunday night for his first victory of the season.

Jimmie Johnson won the pole Thursday night for the Coca-Cola 600, turning a lap of 194.911 mph at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

Back on top with only two NASCAR legends left to catch, Jimmie Johnson won his sixth Sprint Cup championship in eight years Sunday to stake his claim as one of the most dominant competitors in sports history. Now looming large in Johnson's windshield is the mark of seven titles held by Richard Petty and the late Dale Earnhardt.

Enjoy greatness while it’s here, because that 48 car ranks one peg below the famed 43 of Richard Petty for title achievement.

Matt Kenseth had one of those rare seasons in which everything seemed to go right every time he got behind the wheel of his car. Until the one day he couldn't afford for anything to go wrong.

It’s not surprising that Jimmie Johnson is leading the standings with two races left in the 2013 season.

Jimmie Johnson is the leader again in the Chase for the Sprint Cup title after a dominating victory Sunday at Texas Motor Speedway.

Jeff Gordon used an unprecedented chairman's selection to get into the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship 48 hours before the opening race. Now Gordon is trying his hardest to parlay that exemption from NASCAR chairman Brian France into a fifth title.

The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series heads to Martinsville on Sunday for the 7th of 10 races in the Chase for the Championship.

Everyone expects the big one to happen at Talladega Superspeedway. For some reason, it never occurred Sunday. Oh sure, there was a wreck on the final lap, which allowed Jamie McMurray to coast to the victory under caution.