Can't catch Stewart (Atlanta Journal-Constitution) Homestead, Fla. Tony Stewart

Can't catch Stewart (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Homestead, Fla. Tony Stewart took a big step toward putting his tempestuous past behind him by keeping his cool from Daytona to Homestead, dominating the circuit for most of the season and taking his second Nextel Cup championship with a conservative 15th-place run in the season finale.

Can't catch Stewart (Lufkin Daily News)
HOMESTEAD, Fla. Tony Stewart took a big step toward putting his tempestuous past behind him by keeping his cool from Daytona to Homestead, dominating the circuit for most of the season and taking his second Nextel Cup championship with a conservative 15th-place run in the season finale.

Taking trains to new heights Railroad buffs find an oasis in Shasta's shadow (San Francisco Chronicle)
Dunsmuir (Siskiyou County) -- James West and Artemis Gordon had cool gadgets, busty women in corsets and impossible weapons, but my railroad car has something their TV home in the dusty "Wild, Wild West" never had -- a swimming pool and hot tub 20 feet from the back deck.

Preview: 2006 Ford Fusion
Ford's most important sedan launch since the Taurus.
Perry Stern

Chick lit hip can't withstand the blahs (Chicago Sun-Times)
Jenny Lee is supposed to be cool. You can tell this, of course, because the jacket of her new book features a woman in boots and a red miniskirt.

Tops in Vehicle Satisfaction
Nissan models are big winners in this annual vehicle satisfaction study.
Editors of MSN Autos

Dad's appreciation for vintage cars rubs off on daughter (Kansas City Star)
WINFIELD - Deanne Wells grew up fetching tools and helping her dad work on a variety of cool cars. But she never really developed the deep appreciation he had for the hobby until she helped him put together his signature project late in his life, a gorgeous 1952 Olds 98 Holiday Coupe.

Bicyclists attempt to 'take back the streets' (Technician)
It's 5 p.m. on a Friday afternoon. The sun is setting and it s rush hour on Hillsborough Street. Traffic is even heavier than usual and the cars lining the street are packed together as tightly as possible.

Hybrids Are Hot
Automakers that used to downplay the viability of gasoline-electric hybrids are now embracing them.
Ann Job