SM Staff

The 2010 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season is in the books and now it is time to hand out some awards.

To no surprise, Jimmie Johnson extending his consecutive title record to five was voted as the top story of 2010 by the NASCAR media corps this week.

The fan’s grow restless it’s been 3 weeks since the engines fired. The minds of NASCAR fans are searching for a way to fill the void. The chat rooms and message boards are running qualifying lap speeds and still the matrixing has begun.

Jeff Gordon unveiled his new paint scheme for the No. 24 AARP Drive To End Hunger car during a media tour in Manhattan on Monday.

After an 18th place points finish in 2009, Marcos Ambrose was actually considered to make the Chase this season.

Scott Speed had long been viewed as the odd man out at Red Bull Racing in 2011 and Speed confirmed this week on his Twitter page that he and Red Bull Racing have severed ties.

Carl Edwards: Has to be the obvious pick after winning the final two races of the season after not winning for over 70 races.

Kevin Harvick, 19th in points in 2009 with 9 Top 10 finishes to most points earned over entire season with 26 Top 10's.

For those of you who thought racing was done for the season, guess what, it’s still going. Out in Willows, California, the race known as The World’s Longest Motor Racing Event is running right now.

The Daytona 500 may still be months away, but fans, media and the drivers themselves are already gearing up for the 2011 season. After the wild ride that we took in 2010, how could next year possibly compare?