With an admirable resistance, the American driver Kasey Kahne imposed himself to the veteran Tony Stewart in Sonoma, California, in the Toyota/SaveMart 350, sixteenth qualifying race of the Nascar Sprint Cup, where Kahne earned his first victory of the season and the first win in ten years for his current team, the Richard Petty Motorsports. As the competition went by, the pressure increased significantly and even more strongly among those trying to occupy the top positions. Kasey Kahne started fifth from the grid and focused on seeking an opportunity to move forward with the clear objective of placing himself up front. As the laps passed, Kahne was closer to achieve his purpose. From the moment that the driver of the #9 Dodge was positioned first, the competition took a very exciting twist; Kahne?s driving skills surprised all the other drivers. Tony Stewart, who was his closest pursuer, could not level the superiority that Kasey had in this competition and his attempts to reach or exceed him did not give the slightest result. Another who gave a strong fight was the Australian Marcos Ambrose, who joined Stewart in going hard on Kahne?s heels, but he was never intimidated by the pressure ceased and continued attacks, by contrast, the more these drivers tried to chase him, the more focused he remained on trying to keep his position. Although Kahne was not at the front most of the time, his eager for victory allowed him to lead the challenge during a run of 37 laps of the 113 scheduled, during which he gave a good display of talent, skill and concentration, and in spite that he lost his position at times because he had lo leave from the track to change tires and refuel, when returning it was very easily to him to go up front once again. The race passed by with a tone of excitement with Kasey Kahne setting the pace in it, while keeping a minimum distance of just one second from Stewart, everything seemed perfect until just two laps from the end, when an accident stopped the competition and while waiting for the security car to show up, the distances between the rest of the riders diminished. At that time everything seemed lost for Kahne, but as the race restarted, he speed up his car without losing his focus, resisting again the attacks by Stewart and Ambrose, whom even though they tried, they could not prevent the driver from Richard Petty Motorsports aboard the # 9 Dodge to cross the finish line as the checkered flag waved in the air. This victory has a very special meaning for Kasey and his team, which during the previous season was just about to be disbanded due to serious financial problems. This achievement comes as great joy and a breath of fresh air to the team and also gives Kahne, who so far is located in the thirteen position of the overall standings, a chance of getting on the group of the top 12 drivers to qualify for the Sprint Cup championship that will begin after the next ten races.

With only a few races left to end the 2009 season of the Nascar Sprint Cup, the top 3 of the event?s 12 drivers are facing intensifying pressure, struggling to avoid being relegated to the bottom. The fight for the much sought-after title has generated a huge confrontation between the top drivers: Jimmie Johnson, Mark Martin, and Juan Pablo Montoya, among others. Johnson leads the event, aiming for his fourth consecutive title, but is closely followed by Martin. But at the Fast Relief Tums 500 – the sixth event of the Chase for the Sprint Cup – Denny Hamlin took first. The race was characterized by a number of incidents and a closely contested victory between Hamlin and Johnson. In the Martinsville Speedway circuit, Hamlin, who exited the grid in seventeenth position, took the most out of his car and, from the beginning, proved himself a dangerous contender. The race was plagued by a large number of accidents; as a result, the event was stopped constantly, and with each restart, drivers gained new opportunities to gain and change the lead. Johnson and Hamlin in particular were both able to place themselves favorably after the restarts, often alternating for the top position. Hamlin in particular was able to take the most advantage of the constant interruptions. With only 138 laps of the 501 scheduled, it was Johnson who was setting the pace of the competition, although he was closely followed by Hamlin. The driver of the Joe Gibbs Racing team managed, in the upcoming laps, to exceed Johnson in the considerable number of restarts during the race. With just 52 laps to go, the race was given a new pole, and thus a new chance for the Toyota Camry #11 driver to dominate the challenge. With only 12 laps left, Hamlin eased into first, setting a gap between him and his closest rivals, who seemed unable to do anything to slim down the advantage. With just two laps to go, the race was paused for the final time after an accident from Scott Speed. Hamlin, completely separated from the vast majority of the drivers, drove the last leg with Johnson following desperately behind. Despite the challenge, Hamlin was able to maintain the lead. “I knew he was going to be strong on the restarts,” Hamlin said of Johnson. “I know those guys are going to be aggressive to try to win. We had the best car at the end. The 48 didn’t do anything that he shouldn’t have and made sure he protected his points lead. He gave us a little respect as well.” At the end of the final lap, the checked flag waved for Hamlin. Johnson followed in second. Although Johnson missed first, he gained enough points in second to maintain his lead in the Chase for the Sprint Cup, capturing a total of 6,098 points. The podium was completed with Montoya, who is at fifth in the standings. Martin, Johnson?s greatest challenger at second overall, finished in eighth place and saw the gap between first and second widen substantially, to 118 points.

With only one race left for the grand finale of the Sprint Cup in the NASCAR Series, the championship has taken a surprising twist that puts Jimmie Johnson once again at the top of the drivers? standings. Johnson had a poor performance last week, when he ended in 38th place and cut his advantage in the rankings, giving veteran Mark Martin ? in second ? more leeway in catching up. In this week?s Check O?Reilly Auto Parts 500, however, Johnson managed to emerge as the leader of the race and re-established his dominance. The competition, which took place on the Phoenix International Raceway track, added another 195 points to the Hendrick Motorsports driver?s total. He not only kept first place but extended his lead over Martin, his teammate, by 180 points. The victory marks Johnson?s fourth in the Chase for the Sprint Cup this year, his seventh overall in the season and his forty-seventh win in his professional racing career at the Sprint Cup. In Phoenix, the driver of the #48 Chevrolet Impala started from third place on the grid, showing from the beginning his desire to win the challenge. With complete control over his car, Johnson demonstrated his talent and potential, confirming that his loss in the previous competition was the exception rather than the rule. He was sidelined by an accident on the track that hardly reflect his usually very elevated performance. Johnson quickly overcame the momentary embarrassment and instead has stayed focused on the competition. ?We do not have to lose respect for the other drivers. We still haven?t won anything yet, so we have to focus on the last race, which is the competition that we really need to win, to secure the title.? The three-time Chase champion made his presence felt on the track in Arizona, staying ahead of the competition during 238 of the 312 scheduled laps. The #48 driver was able to advance authoritatively until he positioned himself in first place from the opening laps. He spent the rest of the time struggling to defend himself from his closely pursuers, who stayed right behind him and attacked him mercilessly in the struggle to win. But Johnson was unmoved. With the superiority of a true champion, Johnson overcame the attacks and kept his lead, even as the pressure grew, lap after lap. In the 243rd lap, Johnson entered the pits so his mechanics could change his tires and refuel his car. Although the stop was necessary, it cost him the lead, which was taken by Matt Kenseth. Kenseth stood in front for five laps before himself entering the pits. Mindful of what was happening; Johnson took advantage of Kenseth?s track exit and placed himself ahead of the race. From that moment on, the competition was no longer disputed; his led extremely well and avoided being reached by Denny Hamlin and Jeff Burton, who were involved in a rigorous dispute over second and third place. Although the drivers were close behind Johnson, their attacks did not represent any real threat. Nor did the arrival of Joey Logano; Johnson got rid of the rookie smoothly and continued his rally until the end of the challenge. He was followed by Burton in second place and Hamlin in third. For the last race at Homestead, Johnson is planning for an aggressive strategy that ? he hopes ? will guarantee him an accident-free competition and secure his fourth Chase trophy.

Last Saturday it took place the Nascar Sprint All-Star Race, one of the most important and special events as much for the fans as for each one of the drivers who managed to classify for this huge event that has the particularity of not been taken into account for the general classification. Therefore, the one that manages to finish first does not get points; instead he gets the enormous amount of a million dollars as the prize of the race. For this season, the exciting competition was held at the Lowe’s Motor Speedway, where the recognized driver Tony Stewart was the one who managed to be crowned as champion. This was a great moment for Stewart, since it was his first triumph on the present season in which, in addition to being a driver, he is making a debut as owner of its own team, the Stewart Haas Racing, for which him competes on the No. 14 Chevrolet Impala. Saturday night started with the Sprint Showdown, race in which Sam Hornish Jr. was the winner whereas Jamie McMurray finished in the second position. These were the two drivers who had the great opportunity to compete in the maximum challenge. Another lucky driver who got placed on the list of the most famous men in Nascar was the rookie Joey Logano, who won a place on the grid because he received the greater amount of votes from the fans. With the exit order established it started the contest of the All-Stars, a tough challenge where beforehand each one of the pilots knew that they would have to give the best of themselves, since the excitement generated just by fact of being part of something so wonderful, along with the encouraging monetary aspect, were factors that would generate a hard-fought battle with a high degree of difficulty. This time, the All-Star Race was divided in four stages; the first one had a distance of 50 laps which was completely dominated by Jimmie Johnson, followed by Jeff Gordon and Kurt Busch who disputed the second position. The second stage was controlled by Kyle Busch, who in spite of risking his position when doing a change of tires, was able to advance at full speed to be placed at the head of the race. On the third stage it appeared a yellow flag due to an accident between Gregg Biffle and Sam Hornish Jr. Later on, the green flag showed up and affected Kyle Busch as Jeff Gordon took advantage of the situation and went ahead to be placed in front, where he stayed until the end of the stage. The motivation of the enormous amount of money of which the final prize consisted, turned the fourth stage on an exciting and ferocious confrontation between the leader Jeff Gordon, Kyle Busch, Ryan Newman and Matt Kenseth, who managed to catch the attention of all those who were there. It was right in the middle of all this where Stewart appeared and in a very talented and skillful way managed to surpass them one by one advancing quickly and positioning himself at the head, where he stayed until the checkered flag waved with which the veteran and famous driver was awarded with the millionaire victory.

Even when he is not at the first place of the overall standings of drivers, the veteran Mark Martin is the one who has achieved so far the largest number of victories for the 2009 season of the NASCAR Sprint Cup. By now the driver of the # 5 Chevrolet has achieved four wins; his last victory was this past weekend at the Chicagoland Speedway, which was the nineteenth event of the season of top racing series of NASCAR. With this fourth victory, Mark Martin added 39 victories on his career as a professional driver in the Sprint Series and he is currently positioned in the eleventh place of the overall standings, which gives him the opportunity to be part of the group of the 12 drivers that will qualify to the Chase for the Sprint Cup. As long as Martin maintains himself constant in his position, his participation in this great event will be guaranteed. On this occasion, at the LifeLock 400, Martin started at the 14th place of the starting grid, something that for many seemed a little distant from the top positions, but for the Hendrick Motorsports driver was quite the opposite; instead of looking at it as an obstacle, he took it as a challenge that he was ready to face and with his cleverness, his great experience and driving skills, he was able to succeed. In Chicago, the competition began with both pilots of Team Red Bull Racing, Brian Vickers and Scott Speed, controlling the actions from the first and the second place respectively, but Jimmie Johnson, who started as third, achieved to reach them quickly until he got to the head of the race, Johnson advanced at full speed setting an advantageous distance that made many people think that he could take the victory. While this was happening, Mark Martin escalated positions with the clear objective to reach and overtake the leaders. With his intentions met, Martin was placed at the head of the competition, a position he held for a long period of 195 laps of the 267 scheduled and with this accomplishment the veteran also marked the record for the maximum number of laps as the leader at the Chicagoland track. Despite the fact that the race was having a very fast pace, it was developed in a very orderly and without accidents in the major part of the route and even when there were several caution flags, just three of them were for accidents that occurred after the 218 lap when Sam Hornish Jr. was the first to get hit. As the competitive challenge advanced, some changes in the leadership were also taking place, this happened during ten occasions while Mark Martin kept himself lurking and close to whom led the tour, looking for the right moment to overtake them and gain the top spot. Upon reaching the 227 lap, again Johnson was the one who placed himself first, but an incident between him and Kurt Busch allowed Martin to regain the fought lead, which he was able to maintain until the end of the competition, when he crossed the finish line in the first place, and then proclaimed himself the absolute winner. Behind Martin arrived Jeff Gordon in the second place, followed by Kasey Kahne, who completed the podium.

In the middle of a sunny afternoon in Pennsylvania, the driver Tony Stewart, who has extensive experience in the Sprint Series and in the other categories of NASCAR and also owns his own team, Stewart Haas Racing, earned his first victory of the season when he amazingly imposed himself at the Pocono 500, fourteenth event of the year that was held at the Pocono Raceway. This victory also impressive due to a serious accident he suffered during the last training session causing that he had to use a backup car for the main event, being forced to start from the bottom in spite of having obtained the pole position, also has its historical significance since Stewart became the first owner and driver at the same time to win a race of the Sprint Cup in more than 10 years. Last time something like this took place was in 1998 when Ricky Ruud, one of the best drivers in NASCAR history, came to the top of the podium in Martinsville. Thanks to the good performance shown at the Pocono 500, Stewart has successfully been placed first in the drivers general standings with a considerable amount of 2043 points, which fills him with optimism to remain steadfast in his position and that opens the doors to remain firm in the run with high expectations of repeating the glorious feat of being crowned champion of the highest level of NASCAR for the third time. This time, the skills of the Chevrolet #14 driver lead him to move from the last position to the top spots, where he got involved in a tight contest with Carl Edwards, David Reutimann, Jeff Gordon and Ryan Newman. Stewart was able to pass through them and for a period of 39 laps, he was in charge of setting the pace of the competition. As the race was passing by, the difficulty of the contest increased as none of the pilots lowered their level of competition; on the contrary, it increased to exert a strong pressure on one another with the intention of making each other lose concentration, but as it was demonstrated, the superiority of Stewart was unattainable. He bravely resisted the attacks and was not intimidated by any of his opponents. With an intelligent but somewhat risky strategy of not entering to the pits area, Tony Stewart avoided wasting time and was able to remain among the top positions, although this meant that he could run out of fuel. However, Stewart gave a great demonstration of his driving skills as a professional driver strategically accelerating and braking at the right time, taking all possible advantage of his car and making the most out of the fuel, which lasted to the whole event. Realizing that he could run out of fuel at any moment, Stewart took advantage of a moment when the other drivers left the track to refuel when there were 37 laps to finish the race and moved forward as fast as he could, leaving Edwards and Reutimann behind, who thinking that he wouldn?t be able to finish pushed him as much as they could, but Stewart was more clever, managing to get to the finish line where he was expected by the checkered flag that made him the winner.

With two races left until the grand finale of the 2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup Championship, the ferocity and intensity of the competition only increase. As is common in the sport, event after event, the situation of each driver changes, often quite dramatically. In previous races, the leader of the tournament, Jimmie Johnson, described each individual competition as a whole new challenge; each track is very different and it is very difficult to predict what might happen next. This quality was revealed very clearly last weekend at the Dickies 500, the thirty-fourth event of the top racing category in NASCAR. The event took place at the Texas Motor Speedway Circuit. In Texas, Johnson caused great amazement, but not because he won; instead, he suffered a serious accident that left the crows agape. The result left the three-time champion in the pits area for more than an hour while his team tried to repair his car. The lost time led him to end in 38th place, adding only 49 points and shortening his lead against Mark Martin, the driver in second place, to 73 points. While Johnson waited to return to the track, a fierce battle ensued between Kyle Busch and his older brother, Kurt Busch, for first place in the race. During the confrontation Denny Hamlin, driver of Joe Gibbs racing, managed to lead the race for two laps. The event proceeded with increasing speed and a growing enthusiasm within both the drivers and the crowd; the competitors were trying to give a good show. The Busch brothers were the center of attention, their clash watched with bated breath. It was a tough battle and neither of the two was willing to give any ground. This confrontation only grew until late in the competition, when Kyle was able to situate himself in first after he passed through the pit area in the 269th lap. Kurt joined the pits in lap 271, and, after exiting speedily, quickly reached his younger brother. Trying to maximize his resources, Kyle didn?t refuel, and as a result in lap 331 he ran out of gas. His brother seized on the moment to pass him and snag first place. Kurt was able to save his fuel to stay at the wheel of his Dodge and complete the scheduled 334 laps, crossing the finish line in first place. With the victory, his third of the season and the twentieth of his professional career in the Sprint Cup, Kurt, the driver of the #2 Penske Racing team, won a total of 190 points, giving him the opportunity to advance two positions in the standings, at 4th place with 6,126 points. Another driver who took advantage of Kyle?s missing fuel ? the younger Busch finished at eleventh ? was Hamlin, who crossed the finish line in second place, followed by Matt Kenseth in third. After this event, Johnson, who is seeking a fourth consecutive title (a feat unprecedented in NASCAR history) adds a total of 6,297 points, with Martin trailing him very closely. His victory, then, is hardly guaranteed.

Jimmie Johnson took his fourth straight Chase for the Sprint Cup title after putting off a stupendous performance in the 2009 championship finale. Johnson won the pole during the classification tests prior to the big event. From that position, he completely committed himself to winning the Ford 400, which was held at the Homestead-Miami Speedway last Sunday. Alas, Johnson was not the driver to cross the finish line at first; however, it was enough for him to finish in fifth place to keep his lead in the general standings and take the championship. Keeping his car firmly under his control throughout the race, Johnson was able to overcome several incidents on the track that left the competition at a stop. Despite losing first place, Johnson knew how to stay near the group that was leading the challenge. The race was tight and extremely difficult as a result of the strong rivalry that had been generated between the drivers throughout the long challenge. All fought hard trying to surpass each other with the objective of finishing in the best positions and garnering as many points as they could to occupy a favorable position and ranking by the end of the competition. Johnson could have completed the race in the twenty-fifth position and still won the major title; however, the #48 Chevrolet driver was not content with an easy win. To the contrary, he displayed his talent as he accelerated strongly throughout the extensive 400-mile journey, moving quickly but carefully to prevent any accidents that might drop him in the placement. Johnson?s only real danger came from his teammate, Mark Martin, who was located in second place of the overall drivers? standings and who was the only one who could threaten Johnson?s aspirations for the title. Yet Johnson did not allow himself to become flustered even when Martin moved in the front for the triumph; the defending champion simply focused on doing his job. Near the end of the competition, first place was disputed between Kyle Busch and Dennis Hamlin. It was the latter who finally prevailed and crossed the finish linei n first. Johnson stayed close behind to arrive in fifth, gaining his fourth consecutive title and becoming the champion of the top flight NASCAR series. Johnson?s four wins in a row place him in the NASCAR Sprint Cup history books, a feat no other driver has yet achieved. Thus, Johnson surpasses even the legendary Cale Yarborough, who is the only other driver who has managed to seize the championship in three consecutive seasons. This triumph for Johnson, who finished the lead with 6,652 points, also represents a momentous moment for Hendrick Motorsports Racing, since the team has managed ? for the first time in NASCAR history ? to install drivers in all of the top three places of the final classification. Martin, who in Florida crossed the finish line in twelfth for an additional 127 points, had 5,611 points total, while Jeff Gordon, who finished in sixth with an added 150 points, secured third place in the drivers? standings.

The youth did more than the experience this time. That was what happened last weekend in Loudon, New Hampshire, in the NASCAR Sprint Cup race called the LENOX Industrial Tools 301, where the 19-year-old rookie, Joey Logano, became the winner to the astonishment of those who were present at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway. This victory did Logano amazingly happy because it is his first since joining the top racing series of NASCAR in September last year, when he made his debut in the Sylvania 300. With this win, he also makes history in the racing world, being the youngest driver in the history of Nascar Sprint Series to win a title. Likewise, this victory is also of great significance for his team, Joe Gibbs Racing. Joey Logano started competing in the top category of NASCAR when Joe Gibbs, owner of the team, took the risky and much-criticized decision of replacing the team’s main driver Tony Stewart, twice champion of the Sprint Cup, for an inexperienced young man who at that time had only 18 years old. Although it was a difficult choice to make, it seems like Gibbs’ decision was accurate, who saw that young man had a great potential and was willing to give the best of him. There are many drivers that can take up to several years for a first victory, but for Logano, just 20 races were enough to achieve this. This is something that makes him stand out and for the moment is placing him among the list of the biggest names in NASCAR; now it will be up to him to remain there, maintaining a good performance and trying to improve. In Loudon, Logano left the starting grid in the 24th position; a relatively remote location of the top positions which for some inexperienced driver would be a difficult obstacle to overcome, but for the driver of the #20 Toyota that was not an impediment for his determination to move forward and place himself among the leaders of the challenge. From his position, Joey always sought the best way to advance, without reaching those who were setting the pace of competition. Willing to do a good job, the driver of Joe Gibbs Racing had to overcome every difficulty he had lap after lap. Overcoming an early entrance to the pits area after one of his car’s tires exploded, causing him to miss a lap, Logano returned to the track to be placed behind a group of cars that had a limited amount of fuel, as well as his. In that moment it was Ryan Newman who was in front but an exit of the pit area made him lose his position and the same happened to Bobby Labonte, who also went to refuel. A heavy rain was threatening to make the competition more complicated and there were several accidents due to water on the track, causing the constant appearance of yellow flags, which hindered the progress of the competition. However, this did not prevent Logano to keep moving forward, who in spite of knowing very well that with the amount of fuel that his car had, he could not complete the 301 laps scheduled, kept following the instructions given by his team. While Joey Logano was leading the competition, the heavy rain that fell during the 273 lap was made the red flag to raise, stopping the race and calling it final, giving the victory to the young pilot that overcomes the record of Kyle Busch, who set the record as the youngest driver to win in the Sprint Cup when he was 20 years old. It seems that a bright future is ahead for this young driver and with this victory added to his previous wins in other categories of NASCAR, we may be see Logano as one of the next big names in the premier event of American motor racing.

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