Ed Hinton

Whatever you think of Tony Stewart, you might want to wish him luck for the next 10 weeks. He, and NASCAR, will need it. Stewart may be the last man...

To get an idea just how frantic Saturday night's final struggle for berths in NASCAR's Chase for the Nextel Cup will be, consider Ryan Newman's position, and his concern that...

For weeks, Jeff Gordon had been touting what a big story it would be if he ends his terrible summer by squeaking into NASCAR's playoffs and then goes on to...

Jack Roush warned NASCAR 19 months ago when the Chase for the Nextel Cup format was unveiled. If you do this, he said in essence, there will be no stopping...

If Jeff Gordon doesn't make NASCAR's Chase for the Championship--and he's rapidly running out of chances--maybe he could spend his autumn as a labor-relations mediator between drivers and car owners....

It's the cars. In nine weeks, Tony Stewart has turned from plunging toward his worst NASCAR season to soaring toward his best. "But it's not me making the difference," he...

Everybody has it tough coming up through short-tracking to the big time. But most at least have the nurture of their environs--Indiana, North Carolina, Alabama, Pennsylvania, even New York and...

This thrilled, this long after midnight, Tony Stewart wanted to do a lot more than just shake, jump and shout. It was 1:45 on Sunday morning, last call in the...

Suddenly Tony Stewart is on a surge that reaffirms his status as America's most versatile race-car driver. Stewart won the pole Friday for Saturday night's Pepsi 400, a restrictor-plate race...

Jeff Gordon is flying high and in a horrific tailspin at the same time. On one hand, he's the driver to beat in Saturday night's Pepsi 400 at Daytona, having...