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Monday, November 16, 2009

NASCAR: Sprint Cup

Johnson wins at Phoenix to cruise into finale

Jimmie Johnson in the lead

Jimmie Johnson in the lead

When a fluke accident cost Jimmie Johnson a huge chunk of his points lead, he knew there was no more room for error in his bid to win a NASCAR record fourth consecutive championship.

Hendrick denies having a deal with Patrick

Rick Hendrick said Sunday he has no deal to bring IndyCar superstar Danica Patrick to NASCAR, and there's no certainty she'll even be driving stock cars next season.

Schumacher wins 7th Top Fuel title

Tony Schumacher won his sixth straight and seventh overall Top Fuel championship on Sunday, beating Larry Dixon by two points in the closest season title race in NHRA history.

Keselowski meets with NASCAR before race

Brad Keselowski met with top NASCAR officials for about 20 minutes before Sunday's race at Phoenix International Raceway, where the young driver had yet another on-track run-in with Denny Hamlin.

Truex, Kurt Busch take top 2 spots at PIR

Martin Truex Jr. bounced back from a midweek NASCAR penalty with a pole-winning run at Phoenix International Raceway.

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