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This time it's happening. Probably. One month after an ESPN report that Danica Patrick to NASCAR was all but a done deal, which was followed by Rick Hendrick saying no deal was in place, the Associated Press now reports, "A person familiar with the plan says Danica Patrick has reached a deal to enter NASCAR with JR Motorsports." Patrick is expected to announce a partial Nationwide Series schedule at a Tuesday news conference in Phoenix. This better happen, or Charlotte Observer reporter Jim Utter's head will explode.

From all accounts, and by that I mean the look on Tony Stewart's face, NASCAR's first banquet week in Las Vegas was a success. There were many highlights. Those highlights were captured on video, proving that what happens in Vegas is quickly uploaded to the Internet for the entire world to see.

With four straight NASCAR Sprint Cup Series titles, the Jimmie Johnson era is upon us. While that feat is unprecedented, Johnson is not the only current driver who is a four-time champ. Johnson’s car owner, teammate and friend Jeff Gordon also has four titles and next year, no doubt, the Gordon and Johnson Drive for Five will be upon us. All of which begs the question – at least, in my head – whose four titles are the most impressive, Gordon’s or Johnson’s?

Everybody loves a good comeback. And boy-oh-boy did Mark Martin get all Lisa Kudrow (Phoebe from “Friends") on 2009, enough to merit the No. 10 top story of  the year.