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NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion Jimmie Johnson made a stop in his home state of California yesterday for a series of events including a visit to the elementary school he attended and a fan fest with troops at Camp Pendleton.

Veteran NASCAR crew chief Jay Guy will call the shots in the Cup Series for Brad Keselowski and Penske Racing’s No. 12 Verizon Dodge in 2010.

This news came just hours after it was announced that Guy would be leaving Furniture Row Racing after three years. With the Denver-based team, he has been on the pit box for the No. 78 Furniture Row car with drivers Joe Nemechek, Kenny Wallace and more recently Regan Smith.

As NASCAR was in its early years and drivers like Lee Petty, Curtis Turner and Fireball Roberts were wheeling around America’s race tracks, a small number of journalists began focusing on the young sport.

The Southern Motorsports Association, now known as the National Motorsports Press Association, was formed soon after.

With a goal of teaching the world about the exciting sport of motorsports, the organization has grown to include national and international media members who maintain a high journalistic standard.

In recent years, NASCAR has seen an influx of drivers from other various racing organizations make the switch to stock cars. Juan Pablo Montoya, Sam Hornish Jr., and Dario Franchitti are a few drivers who moved from open wheel to the enclosed cockpits of NASCAR.

As rumors swirl about a possible transition for IndyCar star Danica Patrick, two veterans of Formula 1 have already started testing for potential 2010 rides in the NASCAR Nationwide Series.