Sleek surface, hard tires create quick speeds at Darlington (AP)
Found at: Yahoo! Sports

Jimmie Johnson certainly knows his way around Darlington Raceway, where he's scored eight top-10 finishes in nine career starts.

Does a new surface really mean a faster Darlington? (AP)
Found at: Yahoo! Sports

Jimmie Johnson certainly knows how to go fast at Darlington Raceway. But 200 mph fast is hard for the two-time Darlington champ to comprehend. "I can't imagine going as fast as they say we are going to go on that small, little race track," Johnson said this week. The track "Too Tough To Tame" has been repaved for the first time since 1995.

NASCAR stars would like the sport to update its drug testing policies (AP)
Found at: Yahoo! Sports

NASCAR's stars are serious about fighting drug use in the sport -- even if it means regular, random testing.

Rain washes out qualifying; Johnson, Gordon get front row at Bristol (AP)
Found at: Yahoo! Sports

Rain washed out qualifying Friday at Bristol Motor Speedway, giving Hendrick Motorsports drivers Jimmie Johnson and Jeff Gordon front-row spots when the field was set by last season's points.