Elevator | How far up can 48 team go?

11/11/2007 9:52 pm EST

DAVID POOLE

Riding the racing elevator, examining the outcome at Phoenix International Raceway:

Truex, crew chief at odds on final stop

11/11/2007 9:48 pm EST

JIM UTTER

AVONDALE, Ariz. - It appears there may be a strain in the relationship between driver Martin Truex Jr. and his crew chief, Kevin Manion.

Observations | Piling up some serious points

11/11/2007 9:44 pm EST

DAVID POOLE

Some observations on Sunday's race from David Poole of The Charlotte Observer and ThatsRacin.com:

Keys to the race | Four things that shaped Sunday's outcome at Phoenix

11/11/2007 9:37 pm EST

DAVID POOLE

Key moments in Sunday's race:

'I just lost it off 2,' Eanrhardt Jr. says

11/11/2007 8:40 pm EST

ANDREW BAGNATO

Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s frustrating season took another bad turn when he wiped out on the 118th lap.

Edwards leads early, then engine lets go

11/11/2007 8:36 pm EST

ANDREW BAGNATO

Winning the pole for the first time since the 2005 season finale, Carl Edwards was having “a blast” early on. Then his engine went bust.

Good news for Kahne: Season's almost over

11/11/2007 8:34 pm EST

ANDREW BAGNATO

The end of the season can’t come fast enough for Kasey Kahne, who got into an accident with Tony Raines midway through the race.

Montoya has best finish of former Indy winners

11/11/2007 8:32 pm EST

There were three Indianapolis 500 winners in a NASCAR field for the first time – Juan Pablo Montoya, Jacques Villeneuve and Sam Hornish Jr.

Gordon might've already had this concession speech ready

11/11/2007 7:53 pm EST

JIM UTTER

AVONDALE, Ariz. – Jeff Gordon didn’t hide the resignation after Jimmie Johnson’s victory in Sunday’s Checker Auto Parts 500 virtually dimmed all hope Gordon has of claiming his fifth Nextel Cup Series championship this season.

Johnson wins, widens lead, all but locks up his 2nd title

No. 48 team notches fourth-straight victory

11/11/2007 6:49 pm EST

DAVID POOLE

AVONDALE, Ariz. - It's simple, Jimmie Johnson insists. "I just go out and do my job," Johnson said Sunday after winning the Checker Auto Parts 500 and putting a stranglehold on the Chase for the Nextel Cup.

Take this rule and shove it, Kyle Busch says at short track, I ain't racin' here no more

11/11/2007 12:30 pm EST

JIM UTTER

AVONDALE, Ariz. - Nextel Cup driver Kyle Busch took an unexpected early exit from a planned Super Late Model feature race late Saturday night at The Bullring at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

Sunday's race | The things to watch

11/11/2007 9:20 am EST

1 Jeff Gordon starts third, three spots ahead of Jimmie Johnson. But Johnson is still 30 points ahead in the Chase for the Nextel Cup standings.