NASCAR Cup

Jimmie Johnson called winning a record-tying seventh NASCAR Sprint Cup title "insane" Friday night, while Tony Stewart was sent off into retirement and Dale Earnhardt, Jr. told his adoring fans at the season-ending banquet that he'll be ready to race in 2017.

If Jimmie Johnson’s stature as an athlete has grown since he won a record-tying seventh NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championship on Nov. 20 at Homestead-Miami Speedway, he hasn’t noticed a difference in the way he has been perceived.

NASCAR announced on Thursday at Wynn Las Vegas a multi-year deal that will make Monster Energy only the third entitlement sponsor in premier series history.

Roush Fenway Racing will be a two-car Cup program next season and its third charter will be leased to JTG Daugherty Racing.

Ty Dillon will race full time in NASCAR's top series next year for Germain Racing.

Chase Elliott may not have scored a race win in his first full season on the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, but he still will have some hardware to take home.

Greg Biffle and Roush Fenway Racing have parted ways after 19 seasons, the last 14 in the Sprint Cup Series.

All Jimmie Johnson and crew chief Chad Knaus wanted was another shot, and when Dylan Lupton hit the turn 2 wall on Lap 252 to bring out the fifth caution of Sunday’s Ford EcoBoost 400, Knaus clenched his fist in anticipation.

In his rear-view mirror, Carl Edwards saw his shot at the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championship dissolving.

One of the most historic moments in recent NASCAR Sprint Cup Series history came down to an overtime restart Sunday night at Homestead-Miami Speedway.