http://www.nascar.com/video/cup/2009...car/index.html
Top 5 Countdown: Cup Series moments
From Stewart's All-Star win to Johnson making history, these are '09's biggest moments.
Stories of 2009
http://www.nascar.com/2009/news/feat...ear/index.html
Which of the following is your favorite racing catchphrase?
- Rubbin' is racin'
- Checkers or wreckers
- Drive it like you stole it
- Second place is the first loser
Chase for the record book wasn't only 2009 storyline
Economy, Mayfield, Danica among year's talking points
Jimmie Johnson's rise to dominance in the Cup Series has coincided with the advent of the 10-race Chase playoff system, which was implemented in 2004.
Sponsorship was priceless in '09.
Jeremy Mayfield
Jimmie Johnson
Brian France
Inside the Numbers
Most Cup championships
Rank Driver Titles
Dale Earnhardt = 7
Richard Petty = 7
Jeff Gordon = 4
Jimmie Johnson = 4
David Pearson = 3
Lee Petty = 3
Darrell Waltrip = 3
Cale Yarborough = 3
Consecutive Cup titles
Driver Years No.
Jimmie Johnson 2006-09 = 4
Cale Yarborough 1976-78 = 3
Jeff Gordon 1997-98 = 2
Dale Earnhardt 1993-94 = 2
Dale Earnhardt 1990-91 = 2
Dale Earnhardt 1986-87 = 2
Darrell Waltrip 1981-82 = 2
Richard Petty 1974-75 = 2
Richard Petty 1971-72 = 2
David Pearson 1968-69 = 2
Joe Weatherly 1962-63 = 2
Lee Petty 1958-59 = 2
Buck Baker 1956-57 = 2
Also in the news:
• Can anybody stop Johnson's dominance?
• 4 the score: Johnson, Ron Hornaday set championship records
• Talladega: big track, Big One, bigger problem
• Television ratings and attendance figures each take a dip
• Jeremy Mayfield's alleged meth use challenges NASCAR's drug policy
• Hall of Fame elects inaugural 5-member class for 2010 induction
• Double-file restarts implemented throughout national series
• Will she or won't she? Danica keeps the garage buzzing
• Busch sets all kinds of records while dominating Nationwide Series
• Stewart-Haas Racing takes off and does much better than expected
• Carl Edwards fails to win a Cup race after capturing a series-high nine in 2008
• Edwards fails to win in the midst of a general Roush Fenway and Ford downturn
• Stewart assembles a pretty stout cast, then stands back and lets them rip