...talented and driven, and neither is willing to accept anything less than success. The sport always has had its temperamental drivers. In fact, it's part of NASCAR's storied past. There have been bigger brats, tougher bullies and more outrageous...

...awards. And yet he was unhappy. Instead of using New York as a celebratory springboard to the off-season, the temperamental driver used it as a platform to talk of the ills of stock-car racing. Although bonuses and awards pushed his season...