HOMESTEAD, Fla. -- With the season concluding this weekend, NASCAR President Mike Helton took time to deliver the sport's annual season review and answer questions from the press corps from Homestead-Miami Speedway. He insisted NASCAR handled the Michael Waltrip Racing controversy at Richmond, Va. as well as could be expected and even offered his opinion on the greatness of championship contender Jimmie Johnson. And, Helton said, one thing he confirmed through feedback of NASCAR's new Fan and Media Engagement Center was that this sport's fans are "loyal and they're very opinionated, and that's a good thing.'' Helton echoed the sentiment of NASCAR CEO Brian France, who wrote an open letter to NASCAR fans on Friday, saying that among the greatest accomplishments of the year was the successful roll out of the Gen-6 cars. More...