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Jimmie Johnson has joined Cale Yarborough as the only NASCAR drivers to claim three consecutive Cup titles. SI.com's Lars Anderson explains how he did it.

Jimmie Johnson moved a step closer to a third consecutive Sprint Cup title by winning the pole Friday at Phoenix International Speedway.

The sun shined down on NASCAR on Friday and Jeff Gordon took full advantage of the chance to qualify for a Sprint Cup race for the first time in a month.

Carl Edwards did his seventh celebratory backflip and headed to Victory Lane confident he'd closed in on Jimmie Johnson's bumper in the race for the Sprint Cup title.

Anyone in the Sprint Cup garage still complaining about the NASCAR's new car and hoping for big changes in 2009 can forget about it.

With a dominating performance at Martinsville, Jimmie Johnson all but clinched his third straight Sprint Cup title, Lee Spencer says.

NASCAR has placed Kyle Busch and Carl Edwards on probation for the next six races in the Sprint Cup Series. The penalties are a result of their on-track incident last Saturday at the conclusion of the race at Bristol Motor Speedway.

During the cooldown lap after Edwards' Ford took the checkered flag for Roush Fenway Racing, Busch drove alongside Edwards and bumped his car.

Edwards responded by driving the nose of his car into the right side of Busch's Toyota, spinning him out.

NASCAR has placed Kyle Busch and Carl Edwards on probation for the next six races in the Sprint Cup Series. The penalties are a result of their on-track incident last Saturday at the conclusion of the race at Bristol Motor Speedway.

SI.com has learned that for the first time in modern history, a major presidential candidate may sponsor a race car in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series.

According to sources, Barack Obama's campaign is in talks to become the primary sponsor of BAM Racing's No. 49 car for the Pocono race on August 3.

Details of the agreement are expected to be worked out over the coming days.

Tony Stewart and Joe Gibbs have created one of the most dominant teams on the Sprint Cup circuit with Stewart's No. 20 Toyota.

Two titles, two Brickyard 400s, and 32 wins overall highlight a decade that's left them, with Roush Fenway Racing and Hendrick Motorsports, fighting for the label of top team in the sport.