FantasySP / NSC / Headlines http://www.fantasysp.com FantasySP / NSC / Headlines Copyright 2009 196454 Confidence personified Is it the car, the crew or the owner? The constant is the man driving the 48, NASCAR on FOX's Darrell Waltrip says. http://www.fantasysp.com/news/nsc/196454/confidence_personified 196454 Mon, 23 Nov 2009 23:34:02 EDT foxsports.com http://www.fantasysp.com/news/nsc/196454/confidence_personified The Hot Pass: More job cuts coming in NASCAR While some are celebrating the end of the NASCAR season, many more wonder if they have a job in the future, Lee Spencer says. http://www.fantasysp.com/news/nsc/196218/the_hot_pass__more_job_cuts_coming_in_nascar 196218 Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:34:02 EDT foxsports.com http://www.fantasysp.com/news/nsc/196218/the_hot_pass__more_job_cuts_coming_in_nascar Jimmie Johnson's quest for five straight Cup titles begins Feb. 14 at Daytona Jimmie Johnson's quest for five straight Cup titles begins Feb. 14 at Daytona. Will anyone be able to stop the 48? http://www.fantasysp.com/news/nsc/196059/jimmie_johnson_s_quest_for_five_straight_cup_titles_begins_feb__14_at_daytona 196059 Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:34:01 EDT espn.com http://www.fantasysp.com/news/nsc/196059/jimmie_johnson_s_quest_for_five_straight_cup_titles_begins_feb__14_at_daytona It took us 30 years to fully appreciate the magnitude of Cale Yarborough's three-peat. Let's hope it won't take that long for us to acknowledge Jimmie Johnson's place in NASCAR history. It took us 30 years to fully appreciate the magnitude of Cale Yarborough's three-peat. Let's hope it won't take that long for us to acknowledge Jimmie Johnson's place in NASCAR history. http://www.fantasysp.com/news/nsc/196058/it_took_us_30_years_to_fully_appreciate_the_magnitude_of_cale_yarborough_s_three_peat__let_s_hope_it_won_t_take_that_long_for_us_to_acknowledge_jimmie_johnson_s_place_in_nascar_history_ 196058 Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:34:01 EDT espn.com http://www.fantasysp.com/news/nsc/196058/it_took_us_30_years_to_fully_appreciate_the_magnitude_of_cale_yarborough_s_three_peat__let_s_hope_it_won_t_take_that_long_for_us_to_acknowledge_jimmie_johnson_s_place_in_nascar_history_ Greatest sports dynasties Hendrick Motorsports added another trophy on Sunday, but where does it rank among sports greatest dynasties? http://www.fantasysp.com/news/nsc/196012/greatest_sports_dynasties 196012 Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:34:01 EDT foxsports.com http://www.fantasysp.com/news/nsc/196012/greatest_sports_dynasties VIDEO: Hamlin wins, looks like '10 challenger Winning the final race of the season, Denny Hamlin marks himself as a man to challenge Jimmie Johnson for the Cup next year. http://www.fantasysp.com/news/nsc/196011/video__hamlin_wins,_looks_like__10_challenger 196011 Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:34:01 EDT foxsports.com http://www.fantasysp.com/news/nsc/196011/video__hamlin_wins,_looks_like__10_challenger Jimmie Johnson works his way to NASCAR immortality Jimmie Johnson might make it look easy, but winning his fourth straight title was anything but, right down the the final laps at Homestead. http://www.fantasysp.com/news/nsc/195505/jimmie_johnson_works_his_way_to_nascar_immortality 195505 Sun, 22 Nov 2009 22:17:01 EDT espn.com http://www.fantasysp.com/news/nsc/195505/jimmie_johnson_works_his_way_to_nascar_immortality They're still trying to catch Jimmie Reid Spencer, Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service With a fifth-place finish in Sunday's Ford 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway, Jimmie Johnson clinched his fourth straight NASCAR Sprint Cup title, a record for consecutive championships."Four championships in eight years, 47 wins—everything this team has done is truly amazing," Johnson said. "I know that we are solidly in the record books, but I know we have a lot more to accomplish. ... I grew up on two wheels in the dirt. I had no clue I was going to end up here racing stock cars and doing something that had never been done before."Five drivers most likely to end Johnson's streak: 1. Mark Martin. "I think Mark Martin is only going to get better in his second year with Hendrick Motorsports," said Dale Jarrett, 1999 Cup champion.2. Tony Stewart. Two-time champ won the regular season.3. Kyle Busch. Won Nationwide title. Poised for more.4. Denny Hamlin. Won twice in the Chase.5. Jeff Gordon. Four-time champ always a threat.This story appears in Nov. 23's edition of Sporting News Today. If you are not receiving Sporting News Today, the only daily digital sports newspaper, sign up today for free. http://www.fantasysp.com/news/nsc/195501/they_re_still_trying_to_catch_jimmie 195501 Sun, 22 Nov 2009 22:00:03 EDT sportingnews.com http://www.fantasysp.com/news/nsc/195501/they_re_still_trying_to_catch_jimmie The 2009 Sprint Cup season ends just as the real fun begins. Now we have to wait until February for Denny Hamlin's title run and the rematch between Tony Stewart and Juan Pablo Montoya Go figure. The 2009 NASCAR season ends just as the real fun begins. Now we have to wait until February for Denny Hamlin's title run and the rematch between Tony Stewart and Juan Pablo Montoya. http://www.fantasysp.com/news/nsc/195490/the_2009_sprint_cup_season_ends_just_as_the_real_fun_begins__now_we_have_to_wait_until_february_for_denny_hamlin_s_title_run_and_the_rematch_between_tony_stewart_and_juan_pablo_montoya 195490 Sun, 22 Nov 2009 21:34:01 EDT espn.com http://www.fantasysp.com/news/nsc/195490/the_2009_sprint_cup_season_ends_just_as_the_real_fun_begins__now_we_have_to_wait_until_february_for_denny_hamlin_s_title_run_and_the_rematch_between_tony_stewart_and_juan_pablo_montoya Time to give Jimmie Johnson his due Hate Jimmie Johnson all you want, but respect the four-time champ because he may be the greatest of all time, Jeff Owens says. http://www.fantasysp.com/news/nsc/195489/time_to_give_jimmie_johnson_his_due 195489 Sun, 22 Nov 2009 21:34:01 EDT foxsports.com http://www.fantasysp.com/news/nsc/195489/time_to_give_jimmie_johnson_his_due The Hot Pass: Johnson not content coasting to title Jimmie Johnson could've cruised to the title Sunday, but that's not his style. And that's why he's a worthy champ, Lee Spencer says. http://www.fantasysp.com/news/nsc/195470/the_hot_pass__johnson_not_content_coasting_to_title 195470 Sun, 22 Nov 2009 21:00:03 EDT foxsports.com http://www.fantasysp.com/news/nsc/195470/the_hot_pass__johnson_not_content_coasting_to_title Martin settles for 2nd again Mark Martin did all he could against Jimmie Johnson, but he has to settle for second-best for the fifth time in his career. http://www.fantasysp.com/news/nsc/195402/martin_settles_for_2nd_again 195402 Sun, 22 Nov 2009 19:34:01 EDT foxsports.com http://www.fantasysp.com/news/nsc/195402/martin_settles_for_2nd_again PHOTOS: Sprint Cup at Homestead-Miami A spin isn't all that tasty when you're Marcos Ambrose. Check out all the best action from Sunday at Homestead-Miami. http://www.fantasysp.com/news/nsc/195401/photos__sprint_cup_at_homestead_miami 195401 Sun, 22 Nov 2009 19:34:01 EDT foxsports.com http://www.fantasysp.com/news/nsc/195401/photos__sprint_cup_at_homestead_miami Montoya-Stewart add spark to finale Juan Pablo Montoya and Tony Stewart could have used a referee.The final two races of the NASCAR season were more like a throwback to the good ol' boys who settled their feuds on the track.Montoya and Stewart must have paid attention to the Nationwide Series race a night earlier when Brad Keselowski and Denny Hamlin added another explosive edition to their long-running conflict. http://www.fantasysp.com/news/nsc/195400/montoya_stewart_add_spark_to_finale 195400 Sun, 22 Nov 2009 19:34:01 EDT foxsports.com http://www.fantasysp.com/news/nsc/195400/montoya_stewart_add_spark_to_finale Mark Martin falls short, a Sprint Cup runner-up for fifth time Mark Martin accepted NASCAR's silver medal for the fifth time Sunday, unable in the season-ending Ford 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway to make a run at derailing Jimmie Johnson's march toward stock-car immortality. http://www.fantasysp.com/news/nsc/195378/mark_martin_falls_short,_a_sprint_cup_runner_up_for_fifth_time 195378 Sun, 22 Nov 2009 19:17:02 EDT espn.com http://www.fantasysp.com/news/nsc/195378/mark_martin_falls_short,_a_sprint_cup_runner_up_for_fifth_time