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FanHouse NASCAR FanVote Day 4:Make Your 2008 Predictions

It's the last day to get your votes in for the first-ever NASCAR FanHouse FanVote.We've decided on driver performance, television coverage, and the biggest stories of 2007, so naturally, that means its time to predict for 2008.Will Jimmie Johnson three-peat? Will Roush-Fenway strike back with a vengeance? Will the NASCAR's...

FanHouse NASCAR FanVote Day 1:2007 Driver Performance

Welcome to the NASCAR FanHouse FanVote 2007. This is a chance for you, the fan, to tell the world what you think about the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series in 2007.Today, the questions at hand are concerning driver performance on track this year during the 36 events of the Cup series schedule.Be sure to check back each day this...

Johnson Holds Serve, Wins '07 NASCAR Title

Jeff Gordon said it best last week when he said Jimmie Johnson "has flat killed everyone" in the Chase for the Nextel Cup.That didn't change Sunday night at Homestead-Miami Speedway.Jimmie Johnson finished seventh in the Ford 400 to wrap up his second NASCAR Nextel Cup Championship in a row by 77 points over Hendrick...

Johnson Makes It Four-In-a-Row at Phoenix, Ruins Chase Excitement

The folks that run Homestead-Miami Speedway cannot be Jimmie Johnson fans.Even though they do have a sell-out for next Sunday's Nextel Cup season-ending Ford 500, Jimmie Johnson has ruined any type of excitement that was building in the fight to win the Chase for the Nextel Cup.Johnson won Sunday afternoon's Checker Auto...

Raceday Warmup: Checker Auto Parts 500k

The EssentialsCoverage: ESPN on ABC @ 3:00pm/ETGreen Flag: 3:45pm/ETDistance: 312 laps/312 miles/500 kilometersOther: Follow it on ESPN360 if availableVenue: Phoenix Int'l Raceway, sold outKeep These in Mind...1) Chasing Dreams - The second-to-last round of the Jeff and Jimmie Show: 2007 gets underway with the green flag....

Background on Nextel Cup

The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (often shortened to Sprint Cup or the Cup Series) is the top racing series of the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR).

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