Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s nightmarish season rolled on, or, more precisely, continued limping along into the wall as Little E struggled to a 29th-place finish in the TUMS Fast Relief 500 on Sun-day at Martinsville Speedway.

CHARLOTTE - Bill France Sr., NASCAR’s founder, headlines stock-car racing’s first Hall of Fame class, but the group drew mixed reactions with the inclusion of France’s son instead of driver David Pearson.

FONTANA, Calif. (AP)—Jimmie Johnson insists NASCAR’s Chase for the championship isn’t over. That his dominating victory in Sunday’s Sprint Cup race at Auto Club Speedway doesn’t mean his fourth straight title is in the bag.

FONTANA, Calif.—Jimmie Johnson is back in control of NASCAR’s Chase for the Championship.

Daniel Herrington is making his mark as an open-wheel driver from stock-car country.

From a historical perspective that really doesn’t have much history to it, Tony Stewart may have been better off not winning NASCAR’s regular season.

Denny Hamlin, a first-time winner in Richmond, has 10 top-10 finishes in his last 12 starts.

Experience was once the most prized commodity in NASCAR.

WASHINGTON (AP) - Three-time NASCAR Sprint Cup champion Jimmie Johnson had the gas to get to the White House on Wednesday, where President Barack Obama honored the 2008 winner as well as auto racing.

Bristol Motor Speedway officials had 160,000 reasons to celebrate Tuesday morning.

Jimmie Johnson, on the verge of a NASCAR record fourth consecutive championship, signed a contract extension Friday to drive for Hendrick Motorsports through the 2015 season.

Chad Knaus, the most intense crew chief in NASCAR, is one step from helping driver Jimmie Johnson win a record fourth consecutive Cup championship.

■ Rusty Wallace Racing is moving its Nationwide Series team from Chevrolet to Toyota next season.

For Hendrick Motorsports, this Sprint Cup season seemed as easy as 1-2-3. But maybe it only looked easy.

Racing update

When a fluke accident cost Jimmie Johnson a huge chunk of his points lead last week, he knew there was no more room for error in his bid to win a record fourth consecutive NASCAR title.

Stewart-Haas Racing stormed out of the gates this season and had solidified itself as a championship contender.

Carl Edwards rolled to a dominating win at Phoenix International Speedway that temporarily staved off Kyle Busch's bid to clinch the Nationwide title.