Jimmie Johnson wins in Virginia

Johnson won the NASCAR Nextel Cup race in Virginia yesterday, moving himself into second place in the driver championship. An article at The New York Times, written by Viv Bernstein, covers the Hendrick dominance. No offense intended, but can anybody with a name like "Viv Bernstein" know much about a southern, redneck sport?

Nascar officials hoped to improve competition this year when they rolled out the Car of Tomorrow in the Nextel Cup series. So far, it has done wonders for the battle among Hendrick Motorsports drivers.

But the rest of the field is being left behind.

For the fourth time in four Car of Tomorrow races this season, a Hendrick driver ended up celebrating in victory lane. This time it was Jimmie Johnson, who outraced his Hendrick teammate Kyle Busch to the checkered flag in the rain-delayed Jim Stewart 400 at Richmond International Raceway on Sunday afternoon.