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Jimmie Johnson celebrates after winning his fourth consecutive NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season title, at Homestead-Miami Speedway in Homestead, Fla., Sunday, Nov. 22, 2009. (AP Photo/Terry Renna)

Johnson wins 4th straight NASCAR championship

AP - Mon Nov 23, 6:31 AM ET

HOMESTEAD, Fla. - The nickname "Four-Time" was claimed long ago by Jeff Gordon, leaving Jimmie Johnson in search of a fresh moniker to cap his record-setting fourth consecutive NASCAR championship.

  • Kyle Busch drinks champagne after winning the Nationwide series championship and the NASCAR Ford 300 Nationwide series auto race at the Homestead-Miami Speedway in Homestead, Fla., Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009. (AP Photo/Terry Renna)
    Busch wins title, Nationwide finale AP - Sat Nov 21, 8:38 PM ET

    HOMESTEAD, Fla. - Kyle Busch only needed the green flag to drop to win his first NASCAR title. His coronation was never in doubt and neither, really, was the outcome of the Nationwide Series finale.

  • Volkswagen program head in Homestead AP - Sat Nov 21, 5:06 PM ET

    HOMESTEAD, Fla. - The head of Volkswagen's motor sports program is at Homestead-Miami Speedway, fueling speculation that the automaker is interested in joining Toyota as the second foreign manufacturer in NASCAR.

  • Ron Hornaday Jr celebrates after winning the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series championship at the Homestead-Miami International Speedway in Homestead, Fla., Friday, Nov. 20, 2009 (AP Photo/Terry Renna)
    A twin win for Harvicks in Trucks Series finale AP - Fri Nov 20, 10:32 PM ET

    HOMESTEAD, Fla. - Kevin and Delana Harvick were an extremely happy couple Friday night.

  • Driver Jimmie Johnson smiles in the garage as he waits to drive practice laps at the Homestead-Miami International Speedway in Homestead, Fla. on Friday, Nov. 20, 2009, as he prepares for Sunday's NASCAR Sprint Cup Ford 400 auto race. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
    Johnson takes pole at Homestead AP - Fri Nov 20, 5:56 PM ET

    HOMESTEAD, Fla. - Jimmie Johnson's run for his fourth straight Cup title starts from the pole.

  • Suspended NASCAR Sprint Cup driver Jeremy Mayfield chats with attendees during a public auction Friday, Nov. 20, 2009, at his Catawba, N.C. property. As NASCAR prepares to crown a champion in its final race weekend, Mayfield is about 800 miles away selling his stuff. Mayfield has been banned from the sport after testing positive for methamphetamines. (AP Photo/Jason E. Miczek)
    Far from track, suspended Mayfield holds auction AP - Fri Nov 20, 3:28 PM ET

    CATAWBA, N.C. - Jeremy Mayfield sat in the back of his large barn Friday morning about 800 miles from where NASCAR's season-ending weekend was kicking off. Several hundred people surrounded him, listening intently as a fast-speaking auctioneer sold dozens of items.

  • NASCAR driver Jimmie Johnson responds to a question during a news conference for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series in Coral Gables, Fla., Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009. Johnson is hoping to win a fourth consecutive championship Sunday in the Ford 400 auto race season finale at the Homestead-Miami Speedway. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
    Johnson signs extension with Hendrick through 2015 AP - Fri Nov 20, 12:39 PM ET

    HOMESTEAD, Fla. - 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.

  • Gordon wants to keep driving for Hendrick AP - Fri Nov 20, 12:00 PM ET

    HOMESTEAD, Fla. - Hendrick Motorsports owner Rick Hendrick expects Jeff Gordon to drive at least "three or four" more seasons and the four-time Cup champion says he has no immediate plans to retire.

  • F1 Williams sells minority stake to Austrian group AP - Fri Nov 20, 11:40 AM ET

    Frank Williams says he is not preparing to relinquish control of the Williams Formula One team despite selling a minority stake on Friday.

  • Rusty Wallace to field Toyotas next season AP - Thu Nov 19, 4:56 PM ET

    HOMESTEAD, Fla. - Rusty Wallace Racing is moving its Nationwide Series team from Chevrolet to Toyota next season.

  • For Hendrick, a 1-2-3 finish might make history AP - Thu Nov 19, 4:27 PM ET

    CORAL GABLES, Fla. - There will be much for Hendrick Motorsports to celebrate on Sunday night.

  • F1's Raikkonen confirms sabbatical year in 2010 AP - Thu Nov 19, 6:37 AM ET

    LONDON - Former world champion Kimi Raikkonen confirmed Thursday that he will take a one-year sabbatical from Formula One next season and said it's uncertain whether he will return in 2011.

  • FILE - In this June 18, 2009 file photo McLaren Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain, left, shakes hand with Brawn GP driver Jenson Button of Britain after a news conference ahead of the British Formula One Grand Prix at the Silverstone racetrack, in Silverstone, England. McLaren have announced Wednesday Nov. 18, 2009 the signing of Jenson Button on a 'multi-year deal'. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno, File)
    F1 champ Button teams up with Hamilton at McLaren AP - Wed Nov 18, 12:20 PM ET

    LONDON - Formula One champion Jenson Button signed with McLaren on Wednesday to partner with Lewis Hamilton, giving the English team a potent lineup for next season featuring the most recent title holders.

  • Glock agrees to 2-year deal to drive for Manor GP AP - Tue Nov 17, 7:27 AM ET

    FRANKFURT - Timo Glock will drive for the new Manor GP team next season in Formula One.

  • Mercedes-Benz takes over Formula One team Brawn GP AP - Mon Nov 16, 7:45 AM ET

    FRANKFURT - Mercedes-Benz is taking over Formula One champion Brawn GP and plans to end its shareholding in McLaren.

  • Daimler, Abu Dhabi to buy Formula 1 team Brawn GP AP - Mon Nov 16, 7:24 AM ET

    DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - The Abu Dhabi investment fund with the biggest stake in automaker Daimler says it is teaming with the Mercedes-Benz manufacturer to buy a controlling stake in Formula 1 championship team Brawn GP.

  • Jimmie Johnson celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series' Checker O'Reilly Auto Parts 500 race at Phoenix International Raceway in Avondale, Ariz., Sunday, Nov. 15, 2009. (AP Photo/Mary Schwalm)
    Johnson cruising into finale after Phoenix victory AP - Mon Nov 16, 3:31 AM ET

    AVONDALE, Ariz. - Jimmie Johnson won't plan any parties this week, or waste a minute pondering his place in NASCAR history.

  • Keselowski meets with NASCAR before race AP - Sun Nov 15, 7:00 PM ET

    AVONDALE, Ariz. - Brad Keselowski met with top NASCAR officials for about 20 minutes before Sunday's race at Phoenix International Raceway, where the young driver had yet another on-track run-in with Denny Hamlin.

  • Hendrick denies having a deal with Patrick AP - Sun Nov 15, 5:12 PM ET

    AVONDALE, Ariz. - Rick Hendrick said Sunday he has no deal to bring IndyCar superstar Danica Patrick to NASCAR, and there's no certainty she'll even be driving stock cars next season.

  • NASCAR driver Martin Truex Jr., speaks to the media after winning the pole position for Sunday's NASCAR Sprint Cup Checker O'Reilly Auto Parts 500 auto race at Phoenix International Raceway in Avondale, Ariz., Friday, Nov. 13, 2009. (AP Photo/Mary Schwalm)
    Truex, Kurt Busch take top 2 spots at PIR AP - Fri Nov 13, 8:22 PM ET

    AVONDALE, Ariz. - Martin Truex Jr. bounced back from a midweek NASCAR penalty with a pole-winning run at Phoenix International Raceway.

  • Driver Jimmie Johnson waits in his car during practice for Sunday's NASCAR Sprint Cup Checker O'Reilly Auto Parts 500 auto race at Phoenix International Raceway in Avondale, Ariz., Friday, Nov. 13, 2009. (AP Photo/Mary Schwalm)
    Johnson says he blamed Hornish a little too much AP - Fri Nov 13, 4:57 PM ET

    AVONDALE, Ariz. - Upon further review, Jimmie Johnson believes he probably blamed Sam Hornish Jr. a little too much for their costly accident last week at Texas Motor Speedway.

  • Ex-Renault boss accuses FIA of secret negotiations AP - Fri Nov 13, 7:07 AM ET

    PARIS - Former Renault boss Flavio Briatore says he has been suspended by the FIA as a result of secret negotiations.

  • Busch and Tryson continue to race hard AP - Mon Nov 9, 6:29 PM ET

    CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Kurt Busch and Pat Tryson had every reason to coast through the season's final 10 races in a long farewell before the crew chief bolts to a new team next year.

  • Kurt Busch celebrates after winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series auto race at Texas Motor Speedway on Sunday, Nov. 8, 2009, in Fort Worth, Texas. (AP Photo/Larry Papke)
    Kurt Busch wins at Texas, Johnson 38th after wreck AP - Mon Nov 9, 4:07 AM ET

    FORT WORTH, Texas - Jimmie Johnson sat in his car going nowhere for more than an hour, his NASCAR Sprint Cup lead shrinking with every passing lap.

  • Crew members repair Jimmie Johnson's car after Johnson wrecked in the opening laps of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series auto race at Texas Motor Speedway on Sunday, Nov. 8, 2009, in Fort Worth, Texas. (AP Photo/Ralph Lauer)
    Jimmie Johnson wrecks on 3rd lap in Texas AP - Sun Nov 8, 5:04 PM ET

    FORT WORTH, Texas - Jimmie Johnson crashed on the third lap of the NASCAR race at Texas, where he was trying to move closer to an unprecedented fourth consecutive Sprint Cup season championship.

  • Kyle Busch climbs into his NASCAR Nationwide Series auto race car at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas, on Friday, Nov. 6, 2009. (AP Photo/Ralph Lauer)
    Kyle Busch races to 5th straight NASCAR Trucks win AP - Sat Nov 7, 5:48 AM ET

    FORT WORTH, Texas - Kyle Busch started his Texas tripleheader with another NASCAR Trucks Series victory.

  • Dale Earnhardt Jr. runs laps during a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series practice at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas, on Friday, Nov. 6, 2009. (AP Photo/Larry Papke)
    Dale Jr.: Nothing new, but Patrick good for NASCAR AP - Sat Nov 7, 12:34 AM ET

    FORT WORTH, Texas - Dale Earnhardt Jr. says Danica Patrick would be good for NASCAR, but there's nothing new to report on the IndyCar star joining his team.

  • Jeff Gordon holds up the Pole flag after qualifying first for Sunday's Dickies 500 at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas, Friday, Nov. 6, 2009. (AP Photo/Ralph Lauer)
    Gordon earns pole at Texas, his 1st of season AP - Fri Nov 6, 10:54 PM ET

    FORT WORTH, Texas - Jeff Gordon is suddenly having all kind of success at Texas Motor Speedway, a track where he had never won until earlier this season.

  • The United States flag flies at half staff in memorial to the victims of the shooting at Fort Hood, Texas, at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas, Friday, Nov. 6, 2009. (AP Photo/Ralph Lauer)
    NASCAR to honor fallen soldiers at Texas race AP - Fri Nov 6, 7:38 PM ET

    FORT WORTH, Texas - Dale Earnhardt Jr. loves to talk about his sponsorship ties to the military. He had a hard time finding the words Friday to discuss the massacre that left 13 people dead at Fort Hood.

  • IndyCar to partner with Izod next season AP - Thu Nov 5, 6:43 PM ET

    INDIANAPOLIS - The Indy Racing League will have Izod as a title sponsor next season, an agreement the IRL hopes will expand its fan base and take the series to a "new level."

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