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Jimmie Kenneth Johnson is a current NASCAR Sprint Cup race car driver who drives the #48 Lowe's Chevrolet Impala SS co-owned by Rick Hendrick and his teammate Jeff Gordon and operated by Hendrick Motorsports. Johnson is the two-time... [more]
Jimmie Kenneth Johnson is a current NASCAR Sprint Cup race car driver who drives the #48 Lowe's Chevrolet Impala SS co-owned by Rick Hendrick and his teammate Jeff Gordon and operated by Hendrick Motorsports. Johnson is the two-time defending NASCAR Sprint Cup champion.
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Sweep Marks First Time a Team of Drivers Finishes in Top Three Positions in NASCAR History - - Quaker State helped re-write NASCAR history this season. Quaker State-sponsored drivers Jimmie Johnson, M...
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"Former Ky. Speedway owners lose; Ruling could bring NASCAR Sprint Cup race sooner": The Cincinnati Enquirer has a news update that begins, "The antitrust lawsuit pursued by Kentucky Speedway's former owners against NASCAR and International Speedway Corp. suffered what could...
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The former owners of Kentucky Speedway suffered a crippling blow today in their pursuit of an antitrust lawsuit against NASCAR and International Speedway Corp. when the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a lower court's ruling.
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Mooresville, NC – Keyed-Up Motorsports, the No. 90 Chevrolet Impala team in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, officially announced today the launch of its new interactive website KeyedUpMotorsports.com.
KeyedUpMotorsports.com will become the showcase for all the team’s sponsors and will offer in depth information about each. The new website will also include video and image galleries, the schedule for on and off track driver appearances, and...
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RacingWest.comWild Sports Marketing Names Steve Moberly Director Of Business DevelopmentOfficialWire (press release)90 Chevy Impala in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series by Mark Murphy Wild Sports Marketing (WSM), a leading outdoor sports entertainment and motorsports marketing ...Keyed-Up Motorsports In NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Partners With Wild Sports ...OfficialWire (press release)all 24 news articles »
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Jamie McMurray entered the 2009 Sprint Cup season knowing that his Roush Fenway Racing organization would need to be cut from five to four teams at the end of the year to meet NASCAR rules, and when his sponsor moved to teammate Matt Kenseth's car for 2010, it became clear that McMurray would be the odd man out.
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Friday's federal appeals court's decision against Kentucky Speedway could actually help the track get a NASCAR Sprint Cup date as soon as 2011.
A three-judge panel from the U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a lower court's decision that NASCAR and International Speedway Corp. did not violate federal antitrust laws by not giving the track a Sprint Cup race.
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The annual NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Awards Ceremony was held Dec. 4 in Las Vegas, where Jimmie Johnson was formally crowned the 2009 series champion.
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After scanning hundreds of reader comments in the wake of Jimmie Johnson’s record fourth consecutive Sprint Cup championship, I have reached this conclusion: Mark Martin, Jeff Gordon, Kurt Busch, Tony Stewart and the other drivers in the Chase For The Sprint Cup who didn’t win the championship should be thoroughly embarrassed.
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Martin Truex Jr. opened the season with hopes of returning to NASCAR's Chase For The Sprint Cup for the second time in three seasons, but he ended it heading to a new organization after four full seasons with what became Earnhardt Ganassi Racing this year.
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Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s NASCAR Sprint Cup season was one of the biggest surprises of 2009, and for his legions of fans, it was one of the biggest letdowns.
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The reviews are coming in today about Las Vegas and its debut as host city for the NASCAR year-end awards banquet. Not so surprisingly, people seem to be divided on the question of whether or not the move was a good one. After sorting through the eye ...
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HOUSTON, Dec. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Quaker State helped re-write NASCAR history this season. Quaker State-sponsored drivers Jimmie Johnson, Mark Martin and Jeff Gordon of Hendrick Motorsports won the top three positions, marking the first time ever a team of drivers has taken the top three places in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series.
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The 2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season was highlighted by Jimmie Johnson and his Hendrick Motorsports team winning a record-setting fourth consecutive Cup title.
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After starting the 2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup season with a fifth-place finish in the rain-shortened Daytona 500 in February, Richard Petty Motorsports' Elliott Sadler failed to record another top-five NASCAR Sprint Cup finish for the rest of the season.
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Top 35 2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup drivers: No. 28 - Sam Hornish Jr.Scene DailyHornish also gained attention by his role in the crash that sent points leader Jimmie Johnson into the wall on lap 3 of the November race at Texas. ...Top 35 2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup drivers: No. 29 - Reed SorensonScene Dailyall 2 news articles »
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In other news, Ms O'Day has recently expressed an interest in celebrity DJ, Samantha Ronson. Taking to her Twitter account, Aubrey wrote, “i am 5 feet away from samantha ronson. I have gone to heaven!” Celebrity Gossip ...
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Filed under: Denny Hamlin, Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Mark Martin, Sprint CupThanks to the implementation of the loop data scoring system and other advances on how NASCAR's timing and scoring system analyze on-track data, some wildly crazy numbers are available for a host of different categories. Not surprisingly, many of them tell exactly why Jimmie Johnson is again the NASCAR Sprint Cup champion. Here's what Jimmie was best at: 1) 21.3...
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Champion’s Week takes place in Las Vegas for the first time, but today NASCAR, championship driver Jimmie Johnson (No. 48 Lowe’s Chevrolet) and championship crew chief Chad Knaus, paid a bit of homage to its former home – New York City. Johnson ...
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Expectations were high for David Ragan entering the 2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup season because of a promising 2008 in which he showed considerable improvement over his rookie season of 2007.
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DELAWARE, Ohio, Dec. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- JEGS Mail Order will reach more drivers than ever before in 2010 as the high-performance parts giant celebrates its 50th anniversary with a lucrative contingency program with NASCAR's top two series. JEGS officials announced they will extend the company's deal with the Sprint Cup Series to a fourth season, while adding the Nationwide Series for the first time in 2010.
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JEGS DELAWARE, Ohio (Dec. 4) JEGS Mail Order will reach more drivers than ever before in 2010 as the high-performance parts giant celebrates its 50th anniversary with a lucrative contingency program with NASCAR's top two series. JEGS officials announced they...
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LAS VEGAS – It was a good thing that the 2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Awards Ceremony was in Las Vegas on Friday night and not New York, where it had been every year since 1981.
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Now that NASCAR's awards banquet in Las Vegas is over and Jimmie Johnson has been lauded for his four straight NASCAR Sprint Cup titles, the focus has shifted to the 2010 season, which is two short months away. And while it would be easy to predict Hendrick Motorsports teammates Johnson, Mark Martin and Jeff Gordon will once again be the top three finishers, Kurt Busch, the highest-finishing non-Hendrick driver, says otherwise.
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Sam Hornish Jr.’s second full NASCAR Sprint Cup season was an improvement over his rookie campaign of 2008, but the Penske Racing driver still has plenty of room to get better.
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The Associated PressJimmie Johnson, shown here with wife Chandra Johnson, was in Las Vegas to accept his fourth consecutive NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championship award.HUGH BERNREUTER He has great hair, and I’ve always wondered how he made the transition...
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Top 35 2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup drivers: No. 30 - Bobby LabonteScene DailyBobby Labonte changed teams late in the season, but managed to finish 30th in the NASCAR Sprint Cup standings. ...and more »
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Jimmie Johnson at Las Vegas. (NASCAR / Getty Images)Jimmie Johnson gets an escort onto the stage at Las Vegas by a pair of show girls. But what's that look on Jeff Gordon's face? Feel free to write a caption....
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The NASCAR season starts in February on the beaches of Daytona and ends on the beaches of South Florida in November. It’s a long, grueling season for every team. At the end of the season, only one team can be called the champion.
On Sunday, NASCAR Sprint Cup series crowned their champion under the lights.
Check out a special edition of the final winners and losers of the 2009 season.
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Jimmie Johnson
It is incredible what...
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Las Vegas, NV (AHN) - NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion Jimmie Johnson hasn't even finished celebrating his fourth championship, but that didn't keep him from announcing that he will kick off next season by driving in the Rolex 24 At Daytona Grand Am ...
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USA TodayAuto | Driver Jimmie Johnson wins his 4th NASCAR Sprint Cup Series title in a rowSeattle TimesThe most dominant driver of this decade won a record fourth consecutive Sprint Cup Series championship Sunday at Homestead-Miami Speedway, where he raced ...Notebook: No disappointment for MartinSportingNews.comJohnson Wins 4th Straight NASCAR ChampionshipNPRWinners and Losers: NASCAR Sprint Cup Series 2009 SeasonBleacher ReportNew York Times...
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Now that the 2009 season is over, NASCAR fans are left with a sense of emptiness as they eagerly anticipate 2010 season. But before we put this season to rest, let’s take a look back at the highlights, disappointments, and surprises of 2009.
The season ended with a bang as Jimmie Johnson made history by winning his fourth consecutive Sprint Cup Championship. With a second place finish by Mark Martin, and with Jeff Gordon finishing third in...
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He finishes fifth in the final race of the season to clinch the championship as Hendrick Motorsports sweeps top three spots in series.
Jimmie Johnson was chasing much more than a championship.
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HOMESTEAD - One-by-one they came to pit road Sunday night after the Ford 400, all to shake hands and offer hugs. Of all the accolades waiting Jimmie Johnson for winning his fourth-consecutive championship, the show of support from fellow drivers perhaps was the most lasting.read more
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Sportsnet.caJimmie Johnson Earns His Place in HistoryThe Lincoln TribuneA fifth-place finish in the Ford 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway enabled Jimmie Johnson to secure his fourth straight championship of what is now known as ...Brooks & Dunn Will Perform at NASCAR Sprint Cup Series AwardsCMT.comLeaving A Mark On The StripSportingNews.comED GRANEY: Johnson comes to grips with successLas Vegas Review - JournalThatsRacin.com -RacinToday.com...
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Jimmie Johnson made NASCAR history when he won his fourth consecutive Sprint Cup Championship. His Hendrick Motorsport teammates also took the second and third spots.
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After Friday qualifying; race Sunday At Homestead-Miami Speedway Homestead, Fla. Lap length: 1.5 miles (Car number in parentheses) 1. (48) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 173.919. 2. (82) Scott Speed, Toyota, 172.695. 3. (47) Marcos Ambrose, Toyota, 172.678. 4
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I really couldn’t tell you why, but Jimmie Johnson and Chad Knaus haven’t been given the credit they deserve for their four straight championships. If the Yankees won four straight World Series or the Bears won four straight Super Bowls, they ...
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HOMESTEAD, Fla. (AP) — Jimmie Johnson was chasing much more than a championship. He was also chasing NASCAR history. The most dominant driver of this decade won a record fourth consecutive championship Sunday night at Homestead-Miami Speedway, where he raced hard to finish fifth when 25th-place would have gotten the job done.
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Busch brothers could give Jimmie Johnson a run for his moneySI.comWe don't do it to make money. "I have that company there to employ a lot of family and to have fun and to enjoy what there is to enjoy about the sport. ...and more »
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The postseason celebration of Jimmie Johnson’s 2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup championship begins today with a weeklong schedule of activities culminating with the Sprint Cup Awards Ceremony Friday night in Las Vegas.
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The postseason celebration of Jimmie Johnson’s 2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup championship begins today with a weeklong schedule of activities culminating with the Sprint Cup Awards Ceremony Friday night in Las Vegas.
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Jimmie Johnson didn’t realize it was a real Hendrick Motorsports engine in his car when he blew it doing a burnout as part of the Victory Lap down the Las Vegas Strip last Thursday.
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HOMESTEAD - One-by-one they came to pit road Sunday night after the Ford 400, all to shake hands and offer hugs. Of all the accolades waiting Jimmie Johnson for winning his fourth-consecutive championship, the show of support from fellow drivers perhaps was the most lasting. Johnson has championship trophies, four of them to be exact. He has money. He has a place in racing history. And he has the unbridled respect of his peers. "He's not done...
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New York Daily NewsChase drivers roast NASCAR Champion Jimmie Johnson as Champions Week hits Las ...Examiner.comThe top 12 NASCAR Sprint Cup drivers of 2009 were at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway Wednesday to roast Champion Jimmie Johnson, who became the first driver to ...Johnson's Las Vegas celebration, Danica's indycar deal, moreCNNJohnson roast the best show in townESPNLife in the fast laneAugusta ChronicleNascar -FOXSports.com -Fox5 KVVUall...
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Los Angeles TimesJimmie Johnson wins NASCAR Sprint Cup event in ArizonaSeattle TimesJimmie Johnson cruised to a dominating victory Sunday at Phoenix International Raceway that moved him to the edge of NASCAR history. ...Rick Hendrick says Jimmie Johnson's dominance doesn't make NASCAR boringLos Angeles TimesJohnson Wins NASCAR Phoenix Race, Closes in on ChampionshipThe Epoch TimesThe Hot Pass: Johnson reasserts Chase dominanceFOXSports.comESPN...
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HOMESTEAD - One-by-one they came to pit road Sunday night after the Ford 400, all to shake hands and offer hugs. Of all the accolades waiting Jimmie Johnson for winning his fourth-consecutive championship, the show of support from fellow drivers perhaps was the most lasting. Johnson has championship trophies, four of them to be exact. He has money. He has a place in racing history. And he has the unbridled respect of his peers. "He's not done...
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Kansas City StarFirst Vegas NASCAR Banquet In The BooksHardcoreRaceFans.comAfter nearly 30 years of holding the season end NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Awards banquet at the Waldorf-Astoria in New York City, NASCAR held its annual ...Sprint Cup Banquet Vegas StyleAbout - News & Issues (blog)all 362 news articles »
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Jimmy Johnson and Chad Knaus have learned the secret to win the chase every year and they aren't giving anyone a clue on what to know.Contributor: Todd JacobsPublished: Nov 30, 2009
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Hendrick Motorsports' Jimmie Johnson clinched a record fourth straight NASCAR Cup title with a fifth-place finish in Sunday's Ford 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
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HOMESTEAD, Fla. — All Jimmie Johnson ever wanted was a chance to race with the best in NASCAR. Maybe even win a race or two.
Never did he expect to be a champion.
Especially four times over.
Johnson bulldozed his way into the record books by becoming the first driver in NASCAR history to win four consecutive championships, finishing fifth in Sunday's season-finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway. He joins Richard Petty (7), Dale...
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Los Angeles TimesHomestead: Joey Logano NASCAR Sprint Cup Race PreviewPaddockTalkThe three individuals will be recognized at the upcoming NASCAR NMPA Myers Brother Awards program in Las Vegas where the 2009 Humanitarian of the Year will ...Joey Logano: NASCAR Sprint Cup Series - Homestead PreviewAuto Racing DailyNASCAR Stats Tracker: HomesteadCBSSports.comNascar and Racing Jimmie Johnson: The Great UnknownFanHouse (blog)SW Iowa News -Sports...
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Throughout the 2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup season, several drivers seemed poised at times to challenge Jimmie Johnson for the series title. But in the end, Johnson and his No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports team elevated their game as they usually do in NASCAR’s 10-race Chase For The Sprint Cup and cruised to a record-setting fourth straight championship.
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Jimmie Johnson is the only driver to win four consecutive NASCAR championships after placing 5th at the Ford 400 this weekend. But does this really make him the greatest NASCAR driver ever? According to The Wall Street Journal, a study shows Darrell Walltrip, Dale Earnhardt and Cale Yarborough all had superior four-year runs in terms of finishes. For example, Yarborough finished in the top-five of 73.6% of his races between 1976 and 1979...
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Although NASCAR's championship banquet is no longer in New York City, the four-time champion of the Sprint Cup Series finds himself smack dab in the middle of the city that never sleeps this week.
Johnson is making the rounds, participating in talk shows and other media experiences to talk about his place in history with four consecutive championships in NASCAR.
Johnson started off his post-championship visit to the tri-state region with a...
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If I hear one more person say to me that NASCAR needs to do something about Jimmie Johnson's dominance in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, I think I'm going to scream.
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November 23, 2009 -- HOMESTEAD, Fla. -- All Jimmie Johnson ever wanted was a chance to race with the best in NASCAR. Maybe even win a race or two.
Never did he...
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AVONDALE, Ariz. When an accident cost Jimmie Johnson a huge chunk of his points lead last week, he knew there was no more room for error in his bid to win a record fourth consecutive NASCAR Sprint Cup championship.
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The Birmingham News -- Frank CouchNASCAR Sprint Cup qualifying for has been cancelled due to rain Saturday morning October 31, 2009 at the Talladega Superspeedway for the AMP Energy 500. Crew members for Juan Pablo Montoya push the car out...
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It remains the most intriguing, entertaining, argumentative, vexing, annoying, time consuming, time wasting, useless, and completely necessary debate.
Who is the greatest athlete?
All-time. Single season. Single game. Single play. I’m surprised the debate hasn’t been narrowed down to the certain juxtaposition of astrological signs in relation to the Earth's tidal forces and the latest gnashing of teeth from Cubs fans.
With the second decade of...
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Every form of media has saturated the market for weeks now speculating Jimmie Johnson’s fourth title. His history making championship was all but secured when the checkered flag flew at Richmond International Raceway; it just took 10 weeks to make it official.
Now the media pundits have turned their focus and keyboards to a different hype, one that includes monikers like great and greatest .
While NASCAR is still an ongoing sport, it is...
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Homestead: Dodge NASCAR Sprint Cup - NotesPaddockTalkDodge has one NASCAR Sprint Cup Series win at Homestead-Miami Speedway (Bill Elliott - 2001). • Busch is one of only two drivers to win at HMS from the pole ...and more »
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HOUSTON, Nov. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Hendrick Motorsports driver Jimmie Johnson made history on Sunday by capturing his fourth consecutive NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championship. For the fourth year in a row, he powered his No. 48 Lowe's Chevrolet to the highest level in NASCAR comp...
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Infineon Raceway SONOMA, Calif. (Nov. 23, 2009) Infineon Raceway is celebrating Jimmie Johnson's historical fourth consecutive NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championship with a very special ticket offer for the Toyota/Save Mart 350 on Father's Day, June 20....
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The 2009 season has just ended as most fans thought it would: Jimmie Johnson, driver of the No. 48 Lowe's sponsored Chevrolet, making history by winning his fourth championship in a row.
Never in the history of the sport has a driver been so unwelcome and scrutinized for winning a championship while, at the same time, putting his name in the NASCAR history books.
Johnson, who put his name next to a 30-year-old record just last season by...
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Los Angeles TimesHendrick Motorsports NASCAR Sprint Cup Championship NotesPaddockTalkIn the car owner category, the organization has won nine titles in the Sprint Cup Series and three in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. ...Joey Logano Wins Sprint Cup Series Rookie Of The Year TitleHartford Courantnascar's Championship Weekend Is Here - Who will win it all?NASCAR Ranting and Raving (blog)PETERS: Seeks Top Five In Points Battle At...
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Seattle Post IntelligencerHomestead: NASCAR Sprint Cup Practice 2 Results - Martin, Chevrolet FastestPaddockTalk43 NASCAR Sprint Cup cars turned laps during the second practice session. The final practice session will be completed before today's NASCAR Nationwide ...'The great ones all make it look easy'ThatsRacin.comNASCAR Sprint Cup Series: Ford 400 at Homestead - Race Line-UpAuto Racing DailyEarnhardt doesn't want season to end despite...
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With all the publicity surrounding Jimmie Johnson’s historic accomplishment of winning four championships in a row along with Hendrick Motorsports capturing the top three spots in the Sprint cup point standings, a major story has gone almost unnoticed. There was still one more history-making, record-breaking accomplishment that took place in the life of NASCAR’s youngest Sprint cup driver that has been overshadowed. This young driver and his...
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Hendrick Motorsports owner Rick Hendrick and his drivers have always prided themselves on how well everyone works together.
Teamwork and team cooperation between all four cars is a major part of working for the best team in NASCAR.
Nowhere is that more evident than with HMS drivers Jeff Gordon and Jimmie Johnson, who have become great friends through the years. On and off the racetrack the two are always together.
Even during the Chase for the...
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This weekend in Homestead, history was made.
Jimmie Johnson won his fourth championship in a row. Hendrick Motorsports accomplished the first one-two-three points finish in the history of the sport. But the piece of history that was missed was that either way the championship went, history was going to be made.
While the press handed out the nickname of Superman to Jimmie Johnson, perhaps it would have been better placed with his teammate and...
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Jimmie Johnson, whom I discussed in last Tuesday's article , is arguably one of the greatest NASCAR drivers ever, and will surely have himself a spot in the Hall of Fame once he is eligible. Johnson is on the verge of winning a record fourth straight NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Championship. While many folks have screamed about this being bad for NASCAR, I argue it is good. Now, I’m as tired of his dominance as anyone, and I’m especially...
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Another NASCAR Sprint Cup Awards Banquet is in the books. Jimmie Johnson collected his fourth Sprint Cup trophy in a row in front of a live audience filled with drivers, owners, crew, media and fans.
Overall I think the show was improved over the 2008 edition. SPEED did an excellent job with the coverage although I could have used a little less preshow. We waded through more than two hours of fluff before we heard from the first driver.
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They said Jimmie Johnson was boring. Didn't like to put on a show. They should have had my seat, inside the No. 48 car as smoke from burning tires and a burning engine poured in as we spun wildly in circles on the Vegas Strip. Actually, they could have had my seat, because one more doughnut spinning perilously close to ...
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Was this a reality check for the No. 48 team, or was it the racing gods letting NASCAR Nation know who is really in charge, after many fans chose to blame the team for the so-called boring chase that we have been witnessing.
Remembering that this opinion comes from those who have chosen to take a dislike to Jimmie Johnson, and not from the rest of the fans who have their own thoughts on why the chase hasn’t been exciting.
Opinions can and...
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Jimmie Johnson mistakenly decides to race. Hendrick Motor Sports makes it clear who it wants as champion, and it’s a different race, same result, for Kyle Busch.
As the Wheel Turns is an irregular publication that tries to answer questions, solve conundrums, and extricate quagmires occurring on race day and throughout the racing community.
While I try to cover all the bizarre strategies by drivers or crews, and sometimes aberrant decisions by...
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Reigning NASCAR Sprint Cup champion Jimmie Johnson and his wife, Chandra, announced a series of donations totaling almost $1 million through The Jimmie Johnson Foundation on Monday.
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There is no doubt we are on the brink of history, again.
At Texas Motor Speedway this weekend, as with the past few Chase races, all eyes, and most of the broadcast, will be on how or what Jimmie Johnson is doing.
Media strategy usually changes beginning with the first race of the Chase at New Hampshire. The majority of the broadcast focus and media attention shifts from the top 15, or even top 20 drivers, to the 12 Chase drivers.
Now as we...
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LAS VEGAS — They said Jimmie Johnson was boring. Didn't like to put on a show.
They should have had my seat, inside the No. 48 car as smoke from burning tires and a burning engine poured in as we spun wildly in circles on the Vegas Strip....
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LAS VEGAS – NASCAR Sprint Cup drivers gave it their best shot on the race track and for the fourth consecutive year, they couldn’t touch Hendrick Motorsports’ Jimmie Johnson.
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Besides Daytona, the Lowe's Motor Speedway outside Concord, North Carolina, is possibly the most famous track in NASCAR. Majority of the teams are based in the area, hosts three Cup events each year and will be the site of the new NASCAR Hall of Fame.
However, there is a new name for this track, at least in one driver's mind.
Since 2002, Jimmie Johnson has considered this track "his house." He made his debut at the Lowe's Motor Speedway the...
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HOMESTEAD, Fla. -- His adrenaline fading, the weight of what Jimmie Johnson invested to win a record-breaking fourth consecutive NASCAR Sprint Cup championship showed.
After a brief celebration with his wife, crew chief and crew and a series of interviews, Johnson headed back to the start/finish line for more pictures, more cheers and more memories.read more
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AVONDALE, Ariz. When a fluke accident cost Jimmie Johnson a huge chunk of his points lead, he knew there was no more room for error in his bid to win a NASCAR record fourth consecutive championship.
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NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion Jimmie Johnson plans to return to the Rolex 24 at Daytona in January, once more driving for the Gainsco/Bob Stallings Racing team.
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Jimmie Johnson cruised to a dominating victory Sunday at Phoenix International Raceway that moved him to the edge of NASCAR history. Johnson, seeking his record...
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Five races left until the end of the season, or is it fives races left until the death of NASCAR according to some of the fans who are already writing their own obituaries?
After cruising the Internet's highways and byways taking in some of the small talk about the current state of the sport, which I did find kind of amusing at times, I couldn’t help but realize that many fans already have their needles full of embalming fluid and are waiting...
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It took Jeff Gordon 12 years and 17 attempts to win at Texas Motor Speedway, the sight of his only win in 2009.
Sitting 192 points behind teammate Jimmie Johnson in the Chase for the Sprint Cup, Gordon's drive for five looked virtually dead in the water before he even took the green flag for the Dickies 500.
The weekend, though, started off to a promising start for Gordon. He and the DuPont No. 24 team were solid in practice and on Friday he...
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With five more weeks until the 2009 NASCAR Sprint cup champion is crowned, the drivers from Hendrick Motorsports who are in the chase have made their presence felt, all except for one.
Even though the supporting cast has already shown up, but still the only one missing is the guest of honor.
And it wouldn’t be hard to make a strong case saying that Jimmie Johnson, driver of the Lowe’s No. 48 Chevrolet, could easily fill that role.
Johnson, who...
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After famously struggling at Texas Motor Speedway throughout his career, Jeff Gordon finally broke into the winner's circle on April 5 of this year.
The victory ended his 47-race drought and allowed Gordon, and his legion of faithful fans, to let out one satisfied sigh of relief.
Fast-forward seven months and the season has a slightly different look. With only three races remaining, and Jimmie Johnson all but assured of an incredible fourth...
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Nascar Sprint Cup Series - From The Driver's SeatTrack position and more.Put Yourself In A Position To Win We have all heard the saying "The fastest car doesn't always win the race." But is there any truth to that saying? After watching a great deal of stock car races one might say that, yes, it happens all the time. Think of the most recent race you watched, whether it was on TV or at your local short track. Was there one car that had the...
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Homestead: Wood Brothers NASCAR Sprint Cup Race RecapPaddockTalkOn restarts the car wasn't as good as others but on longer runs the #21 Motorcraft Ford Fusion was one of the fastest cars on the track. ...and more »
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Jimmie Johnson is on the verge of an unprecedented fourth consecutive NASCAR Sprint Cup title because of his consistency with high finishes, one of the best crew chiefs and the backing of powerhouse Hendrick Motorsports. The question is: Who can stop his Drive for Five in 2010?
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After several months of speculation, Jamie McMurray knows which NASCAR Sprint Cup car he will drive in 2010, and he knows what it’s like to work for his “new” team owner: He’s returning to Chip Ganassi’s stable, where his Cup career started.
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HOMESTEAD, Fla. - As he began the final countdown to his fourth consecutive NASCAR Sprint Cup championship, Jimmie Johnson wanted to make one last push for the victory in yesterday’s season-ending Ford 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
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HOMESTEAD, Fla. Mark Martin has lost to Dale Earnhardt, Jeff Gordon and Tony Stewart some of NASCARs greatest drivers in his frustrating bid for an elusive championship.
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Friday night, Jimmie Johnson will officially make history by accepting his fourth straight championship trophy in Las Vegas. It'll be the culmination of a first-year gamble by NASCAR in Vegas, rolling the dice after the sport moved its season-ending banquet from New York for the first time since 1980. Early returns indicate a jackpot as Vegas has embraced NASCAR with more hoopla in one week than New York City generated in, well, a decade.
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Not long after Hendrick Motorsports driver Jimmie Johnson had wrapped up his record-setting fourth consecutive NASCAR championship, he was asked about turning points during the 2009 Sprint Cup season.
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ThatsRacin.comJeff Gordon is 1 for 33 in NASCAR Sprint Cup Series in 2009Los Angeles TimesThe NASCAR Sprint Cup Series drivers are back in Texas for a race Sunday. Gordon was asked about returning the site of his only win of the year. ...NASCAR Trading Paint: Dickies 500 picksMLive.comNASCAR Sprint Cup QualifyingAutoracing1 (subscription)Texas: NASCAR Sprint Cup Qualifying Results - Gordon, Chevrolet On Pole!PaddockTalkThe Spread -Austin...
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USA TodayNASCAR Sprint Cup Series: Ford 400 at Homestead - Race Line-UpAuto Racing DailyJimmie Johnson kept his promise—to try to qualify up front—and at the same time took another giant step toward his record fourth consecutive Cup Series ...Johnson wins pole for final Cup raceDetroit Free PressAdd a personal message:(80 character limit)Boston GlobeJimmie Johnson on pole for Ford 400 as he vies for fourth series title in rowMiamiHerald.comThe...
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Results Sunday after the NASCAR Sprint Cup-Ford 400 at the 1.5-mile Homestead-Miami Speedway:
(Start position in parentheses)
1. (38) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 267 laps, 123.1 rating, 195
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by Holly CainFiled under: Jimmie Johnson, Chase for the Sprint CupHOMESTEAD, Fla. -- With two laps to go, pop star Nick Lachey began clapping and cheering on his good friend. The back slaps and handshakes among crew, family and friends started coming like a slow wave picking up speed as Jimmie Johnson slid his Chevy out of the final turn and approached the last checkered flag of the NASCAR Sprint Cup season. His father, Gary, stood behind the...
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Homestead: Robby Gordon NASCAR Sprint Cup Race PreviewPaddockTalkRobby's Remarks – "It's going to be a very physical and exhausting weekend for me," said Gordon. "The Baja 1000 is not an easy event, but I'm confident that ...Homestead is last chance for winless driversFOXSports.comHomestead: David Gilliland NASCAR Sprint Cup Race PreviewPaddockTalkHomestead: James Buescher NASCAR Truck Race PreviewPaddockTalkall 5 news articles »
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National PostPhoenix: NASCAR Sprint Cup Race Results - Johnson, Chevrolet Win!PaddockTalk48 Lowe's Chevrolet won the Checker O'Reilly Auto Parts 500 presented by Pennzoil, his 47th victory in 290 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races. ...The Hot Pass: Johnson reasserts Chase dominanceFOXSports.comJimmie Johnson moves closer to fourth NASCAR title as Tony Stewart has bad day ...Examiner.comNotebook: Johnson's win clips Martin's title hopesSportingNews...
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by Holly CainFiled under: Jimmie Johnson, Hendrick MotorsportsHOMESTEAD, Fla. -- Two days before he attempts to wrap up a historic fourth consecutive NASCAR Sprint Cup championship Jimmie Johnson has announced a contract extension with Hendrick Motorsports that will keep the champ driving the No. 48 Lowe's Chevrolet through the 2015 season. "It's the only car I've ever driven,'' Johnson said with a smile Friday morning. "I'm very proud of...
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Homestead: Marcos Ambrose NASCAR Sprint Cup Post-Qualifying Press Conference - P3PaddockTalkJust learning to drive the heck out of these race cars because they don't want to go as fast as we push them. You just have to really be on your game. ...and more »
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After a wreck and disappointing 38th-place finish last Sunday at Texas Motor Speedway, Jimmie Johnson and his entire No. 48 team have got to be breathing a sigh of relief as they head for Phoenix this weekend because Johnson's statistics at Phoenix International Raceway in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series are hard to ignore.
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by Holly CainFiled under: Jimmie Johnson, Chase for the Sprint Cup With Jimmie Johnson positioned to become the first racer in history to win four consecutive NASCAR Sprint Cup championships, FanHouse motorsports writer Holly Cain took a trip to his hometown outside San Diego last week. This is the first of a two-part series looking at the unlikely start for a stock car great. EL CAJON, Calif. -- The neighborhood sits just beyond a miniature...
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Johnson and Martin on the front row for today's race. Once again 4 out of the 5 Hendrick cars are in the top 10.
EDIT: Jimmie Johnson wins at Lowe's Motor Speedway. Too bad Gordon couldn't keep the car where it was. The good thing is that he's now third in points.
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AVONDALE, Ariz. (AP) - Martin Truex Jr. bounced back from a midweekNASCARpenalty with a pole-winning run at Phoenix International Raceway.Truex turned a lap of 135.120 mph Friday to qualify first in his No. 1 Chevrolet. It was a huge lift for h
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Jimmie Johnson captured his fourth straight NASCAR Sprint Cup championship with a fifth-place finish in the season finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Johnson needed only to finish 25th or better to beat teammate Mark Martin for the driving title. Johnson shares the story.
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Hendrick Motorsports' Jimmie Johnson held off teammate Jeff Gordon to win Sunday's NASCAR Sprint Cup Pepsi 500 at Auto Club Speedway in California. A day earlier, Joe Gibbs Racing's Joey Logano led the final six laps after bumping among the leaders to win the NASCAR Nationwide Copart 300.
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Shelby Automobiles, a wholly owned subsidiary of Carroll Shelby International Inc (Pink Sheets:CSBI), will return in 2010 as the sponsor of the NASCAR Sprint Cup event at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.Shelby teamed up with LVMS this past March for the Shelby 427 Next year?s event on Feb 28 will be called the Shelby American to honor the 45th anniversary of the Shelby G.T.
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LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Shelby Automobiles, a wholly owned subsidiary of Carroll Shelby International Inc. (Pink Sheets:CSBI), will return in 2010 as the sponsor of the NASCAR Sprint Cup event at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Shelby teamed up with LVMS this past March for the Shelby 427. Next year’s event on Feb. 28 will be called the Shelby American to honor the 45th anniversary of the Shelby G.T. 350 and 427 Cobra introductions in 1965. “We...
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PENALTIES ISSUED FOR CAR NO. 1 TEAM IN NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIESRacingWest.comDAYTONA BEACH, Florida — NASCAR announced penalties for the car No. 1 team in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series for a violation that occurred during post-race ...ON NASCAR: Danica Patrick's Coming to Nationwide, ARCA SeriesHNN Huntingtonnews.netSchedule released for Champion's Week in VegasNascarHas NASCAR Learned From the Car of Tomorrow DisasterInsider Racing NewsNews...
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Homestead: David Gilliland NASCAR Sprint Cup Race PreviewPaddockTalkYou have one more race with Joe Gibbs Racing and Farm Bureau Insurance - in your opinion, what have you learned in the first two races and what have been ...and more »
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Is NASCAR's Chase For The Sprint Cup back on? Or is Hendrick Motorsports driver Jimmie Johnson still a lock for his fourth consecutive Cup championship?
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Perhaps it's something that I've come to terms with as I've grown older and reflected with some of my favorite racing memories in the 18 years I've watched NASCAR.
Most of those moments are on what were, in my eyes, the "good ol' days," particularly from 1991-'99, around the time when two drivers dominated the decade that defined NASCAR.
While Jeff Gordon certainly created the brand and image of NASCAR today, bringing in an influx of young...
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ESPNNASCAR may have oversaturated the market with Jimmie JohnsonSI.comFriday night, Jimmie Johnson will officially make history by accepting his fourth straight championship trophy in Las Vegas. It'll be the culmination of a ...Nobody was spared at the Jimmie Johnson roast in VegasYahoo! SportsJimmie Johnson showcases California style at Breakfast with the Champion eventExaminer.comGood Ol' Vanilla Jimmie Johnson Looks A Little Better This...
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Jimmie Johnson stopped at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana on his way to formal NASCAR Championship Week festivities in Las Vegas this week. More than 750 fans crowded into the ‘Breakfast with the Champion’ event that transformed the normal garage ...
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COLLEGE STATION, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--FanCar, a company designed to put the power of sponsorship in the hands of race fans, announced today that it will sponsor two-time NASCAR Sprint Cup champion Terry Labonte and Carter/Simo Racing at the Ford 400 on Nov. 22 in Miami. Fans are now invited to visit www.fancar.com and invest $20 to be a sponsor of Terry Labonte’s #08 Toyota Camry at Homestead-Miami Speedway. “We started FanCar to support...
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HOMESTEAD, Fla. – While everyone watched Jimmie Johnson to see if he would falter and possibly give Hendrick Motorsports teammate Mark Martin a chance to win the 2009 Sprint Cup Series championship in the season-ending Ford 400 Sunday at Homestead-Miami Speedway, Martin was struggling enough that even if Johnson faltered (he didn’t), Martin would have had a hard time capitalizing on it.
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By JENNA FRYER
The Associated Press
HOMESTEAD | Jimmie Johnson never let up in pursuit of a NASCAR record fourth consecutive championship.
This was no easy Sunday drive for the most dominant driver of this decade, even though Johnson needed only a 25th-place finish at Homestead-Miami Speedway to hold off teammate Mark Martin in the race for the Sprint Cup title.
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Jimmie Johnson hasn't slept particularly well lately. The three-time defending Sprint Cup Series champion has spent the witching hours counting worst-case scenarios instead of sheep, especially after his disastrous 38th-place finish in Texas two weeks ago.
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HOMESTEAD, Fla. – The mercy killing is over. As expected, Jimmie Johnson rolled over the pretenders to the Sprint Cup crown Sunday at Homestead-Miami Speedway, joining athletes like half-man/half-fish Michael Phelps in the virtually unbeatable category.
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Defending Rolex 24 at Daytona sports-car champion Gainsco/Bob Stallings Racing announced on Wednesday that NASCAR champ Jimmie Johnson and 1996 CART champ Jimmy Vasser will once again join the team for the 2010 race.
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A foundation run by NASCAR's four-time driving champion Jimmie Johnson is giving more than $157,000 in grants to six Charlotte-Mecklenburg schools and another $61,000-plus to other schools in the region.The grants, part of $922,000 worth of awards announced Monday, were given through the Lowe's Toolbox for Education program. Also receiving grants from the Jimmie Johnson Foundation were several schools in the San Diego area, where Johnson grew...
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The calm, calculated and relaxed demeanor apparently is a fraud. When it comes to winning a record fourth consecutive Sprint Cup Series championship, Jimmie Johnson is a wreck.He lifts weights at night because he can’t sleep. He isn’t watching television this week because he doesn’t want to be reminded of what he needs to do this Sunday in the Ford 400. Peace won’t come until he climbs inside his No. 48 Chevrolet at Homestead-Miami Speedway...
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With Jimmie Johnson about to lock up his fourth straight NASCAR Sprint Cup title, it’s probably a good time to ask why? Why is this team consistently better than any other in the garage? How can they beat not just rivals from Roush-Fenway, Joe ...
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He's far from the most popular driver in the ranks of the Sprint Cup Series and he's never been quite accepted by a finicky NASCAR fan base that sometimes prefers drawl over drive.
But Sunday Jimmie Johnson etched his name in the NASCAR record books mightily with a mark that puts him on his a pedestal, popular or not, as one of the greatest ever in the sport's history.
Johnson's fifth place finish in the Ford 400 at Homestead-Miami...
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TALLADEGA, Ala. – Jeff Gordon says he doesn’t wish any bad luck on Jimmie Johnson in Sunday’s NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Talladega Superspeedway, but that doesn’t mean he’s going to go out of his way to help his Hendrick Motorsports teammate either.
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Tony Stewart Foundation LAWRENCEBURG, IN – Two-Time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Champion Set To Take on Fans in Inaugural Event Two-time NASCAR Sprint Cup champion and current Chase contender Tony Stewart is set to enjoy a great game of poker...
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by Holly CainFiled under: Jimmie Johnson, Mark Martin, Chase for the Sprint Cup, Hendrick MotorsportsMIAMI -- NASCAR's Championship Weekend officially kicked off Thursday during a contenders press conference that couldn't have been less like boxing's version of a pre-bout showdown. This was more meet-and-greet than stare-and-glare. The players here -- three-time defending Sprint Cup champion Jimmie Johnson and his Hendrick Motorsports...
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Jimmie Johnson has put together the kind of winning streak that Johnny Damon and the Yankees can certainly appreciate.
It took Damon four years to win his first World Series in New York. Johnson has won an unprecedented four straight championships in NASCAR's premier series.
Johnson received a proclamation from the mayor's office designating Tuesday "Jimmie Johnson Day" in New York City. He also flipped the switch that lit the top of the...
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NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Highlights
Infineon Raceway 2010 Season Schedule
PINKS ALL OUT Drag Racing Returns in 2010
SONOMA, Calif. (Nov. 3, 2009) - The NASCAR Sprint Cup Seriesâ 22nd annual visit to the So...
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NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Goes Short Track Racing Live on ABC The Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup begins its final five races this weekend as the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races on NASCAR’s smallest track, the half-mile Martinsville (Va.) Speedway, for 500 laps on Sunday, Oct. 25. ESPN’s live, flag-to-flag coverage of the race is presented by Goodyear and will air on ABC. The telecast begins with NASCAR Countdown at 1 p.m. ET and the race’s...
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STAFF REPORTSCONCORD, N.C. - Shoppers from around the country will descend upon Lowe's Motor Speedway for special savings on 2009 merchandise at the 17th annual Souvenir and Race Ticket Blow-Out Nov. 27-28.On the biggest shopping weekend of the year, fans will be welcomed by a colorful array of nearly 20 souvenir rigs lining the front entrance of the speedway, featuring souvenirs from top NASCAR Sprint Cup Series drivers, including Jimmie...
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by Geoffrey MillerFiled under: Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Mark Martin, Chase for the Sprint Cup, Sprint CupThe cloudy white smoke from Jimmie Johnson's marathon victory burnout at Phoenix International Raceway Sunday seemed to have a double meaning. On one hand, it was a celebration for all that Johnson has done right in the 2009 Chase for the Sprint Cup as he marches towards an improbable fourth straight Sprint Cup championship in the...
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NASCAR Sprint Cup-Ford 400 Results
Sunday
At Homestead-Miami Speedway
Homestead, Fla.
Lap length: 1.5 miles
(Start position in parentheses)
1. (38) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 267 laps, 123.1 rating, 195
points.
2. (26) Jeff Burton, Chevrolet
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by Holly CainFiled under: Jimmie Johnson, Talladega Superspeedway, Chase for the Sprint CupTo hear Jimmie Johnson describe it, the most challenging part of wrapping up a historic fourth consecutive NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championship is not getting wrapped up in winning it. No matter how hard everyone else tries to convince him the trophy's been engraved. He holds a 184-point advantage -- nearly a full race lead -- on second place Mark...
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Jimmie Johnson has just finished something that hasn't been done before in the history of NASCAR by winning his fourth consecutive CUP Title while holding off Mark Martin in the final race of the season.Contributor: Ryan Christopher DeVaultPublished: Nov 23, 2009
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In NASCAR Sprint Cup Series qualifications at the Homestead-Miami
Speedway on Friday afternoon, Jimmie Johnson topped 47 other cars to
claim the pole position for the Ford 400 on Sunday.
In winning the premier starting position, Johnson garnered his second
pole at Homestead, fourth of the season and his 23rd in 291 Sprint Cup
Series races.
At a press conference on Thursday, Johnson addressed the importance of
being at or near the front of the...
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Jimmie Johnson has done it again. He won the NASCAR Banking 500 Saturday night, extending his lead over teammate Mark Martin to 90 points in the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup championship.
Johnson drove away from the field after dicing with...
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Unprecedented feat humbling for Johnson
HOMESTEAD, Fla. -- It will take some time for the gravity of what Jimmie Johnson and the No. 48 team accomplished at Homestead-Miami Speedway on Sunday to truly sink in for the men who made it happen.
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CONCORD, N.C. — Jimmie Johnson completed the perfect weekend with a win at Lowe's Motor Speedway to take control of the Sprint Cup standings. The three-time defending series champion raced to his third victory in four races during the Chase for the ...
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HOMESTEAD, Fla. (AP) - Jimmie Johnson was chasing much more than a championship.He was also chasing NASCAR history.The most dominant driver of this decade won a record fourth consecutive championship Sunday night at Homestead-Miami Speedway, where he raced
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HOMESTEAD, Fla. -- Jimmie Johnson was chasing much more than a championship.He was also chasing NASCAR history.The most dominant driver of this decade won a record fourth consecutive championship Sunday night at Homestead-Miami Speedway, where he raced hard to finish fifth when 25th-place would
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HOMESTEAD, Fla. — Jimmie Johnson was chasing much more than a championship.
He was also chasing NASCAR history.
The most dominant driver of this decade won a record fourth consecutive championship Sunday night at Homestead-Miami Speedway, where he raced hard to finish fifth when 25th-place would have gotten the job done.
In doing so, Johnson joined Richard Petty [...]
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HOMESTEAD, Fla. - Hendrick Motorsports’ Jimmie Johnson and crew chief Chad Knaus earned their fourth consecutive NASCAR Cup championship Sunday, a feat unmatched in the 61-year history of the sport. Here’s a look at what some are saying about the feat:
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HOMESTEAD, Fla. - Hendrick Motorsports’ Jimmie Johnson and crew chief Chad Knaus earned their fourth consecutive NASCAR Cup championship Sunday, a feat unmatched in the 61-year history of the sport. Here’s a look at what some are saying about the feat:
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This Foxsports.com link says that Steve Addington has packed up his stuff at Joe Gibbs racing and has left the company.
Jimmie Johnson is going to try the 24 hours of Dayton race for the Gainsco/Bob Stallings Racing team. Johnson will join the lineup [...]
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by David WhitleyFiled under: Jimmie JohnsonJimmie Johnson doesn't need help winning. He desperately needs help making people appreciate winning.He's about to clinch his fourth straight Sprint Cup title. To put that in layman's terms, Johnson is the Yankees, Patriots and American Idol wrapped into one.That makes Johnson the most under-loved dynasty in sports history. When he wins the crown this Sunday at Homestead, most of America will stifle a...
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Car racing is 90 percent mental. The other half is hot pictures of Panica Datrick.
But Johnson likes the Yankees and Berra used to watch dirt-track racing as a kid in St. Louis. So they shared a few common threads. And, of course, each owns plenty of championships.
A pair of cameras flashed as Berra led Johnson on a tour of the museum. They walked past exhibits dedicated to Yankees lore: Lou Gehrig’s farewell address; Don Larsen’s perfect...
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FONTANA - Almost as regular as the Santa Ana winds that hit this area, Jimmy Johnson won his third straight fall race at Auto Club Speedway on Sunday finishing 1.604 seconds ahead of teammate Jeff Gordon to win the NASCAR Sprint Cup Pepsi 500.
Photo Galleries: NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Pepsi 500 | 2
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Jimmie Johnson is 108 points away from clinching a record fourth consecutive championship on Sunday.But car owner Rick Hendrick and sponsor Lowe’s started the celebration Friday.Hours before qualifying for the Ford 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway, Johnson signed a three-year extension to remain with Hendrick and Lowe’s through the 2013 season.Since forming the new team in 2002, Johnson has 47 victories and three Sprint Cup Series championships...
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by Holly CainFiled under: Jimmie Johnson, Chase for the Sprint CupTurns out everyone was a little ahead of themselves. The wild-card race wasn't last week at Talladega, Ala., but Sunday at Texas Motor Speedway. At least as far as NASCAR championship points leader Jimmie Johnson is concerned. All week the three-time defending Sprint Cup Series champ refused to buy into everyone else's hype that he had a historic fourth consecutive title...
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Jimmie Johnson's dominant Phoenix performance was not what Mark Martin and Jeff Gordon were hoping to see. Last week Johnson granted them a glimmer of hope in Texas. This week he again rained on their Chase dreams in Phoenix. Johnson was clearly the best throughout the race and earned a convincing victory to extend his point lead.
Johnson just needs to finish 25th or better next week in Homestead to clinch his record-setting fourth...
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TALLADEGA, Ala. - NASCAR Sprint Cup qualifying has been canceled because of rain at Talladega Superspeedway, giving Jimmie Johnson the pole position for Sunday's Amp Energy 500 and leaving Regan Smith as the only one of 44 drivers who will miss the race.
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Did You Notice?… That no less than 24 hours after Jimmie Johnson captured his fourth straight Cup championship, he was in front of your television practically everywhere you turned? At 1:30 Monday, while waiting at the airport in Miami, an ESPN friend of mine texted me an “I just met Jimmie Johnson!” message. The first thought that came to mind was, “In Bristol already? Really?”
And so the whirlwind tour began, with Johnson jumping from ESPN...
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by Holly CainFiled under: Jimmie Johnson, Chase for the Sprint CupEL CAJON, Calif. _ If not for Gary Johnson's tendency to get seasick, there's a good chance his son Jimmie Johnson might have been a fisherman, pro surfer or a boat racer instead of making his mark as one of the best NASCAR champions of all time. Gary's father -- Jimmie's grandfather -- spent decades on the ocean as a merchant marine, establishing the family's roots in San...
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Ingram's Flat Spot On
by Jonathan Ingram
Jimmie Better Than David?
It's not surprising to hear all the well-deserved accolades for Jimmie
Johnson after his unprecedented fourth straight Sprint Cup championship.
Johnson is one of the all-time greats. But is he a better driver than
David Pearson?
In October's vote for the inaugural class of the NASCAR Hall of Fame, it
was Pearson who was often cited as the best ever behind the wheel of a
stock...
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Not that they necessarily needed a push to improve or added motivation in their pursuit of a fourth consecutive NASCAR Cup championship, but crew chief Chad Knaus says that having so much competition within the Hendrick organization has helped Jimmie Johnson's team become even better.
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Jimmie Johnson started his amazing run of four consecutive Championships in 2006. For fun I went back and retook the 2006 NASCAR Season Recap Quiz. While 2006 doesn't sound like it was very long ago I was shocked to see how I scored. I only managed to get 14 out of 20 correct! Ouch. I knew some of the questions would be tough but I didn't realize that 2006 was so long ago.
How well do you remember Jimmie's first Championship season? Can...
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FORT WORTH, Texas - Jimmie Johnson and his Chad Knaus-led Hendrick Motorsports team have been impeccable during races in NASCAR's Chase For The Sprint Cup in recent years. But they refused to buy into the theory that their 184-point lead in the standings with three races to go was enough to guarantee this year's title.
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10. Other drivers hire Tonya Harding to give Jimmie a good “knee whacking.” (But this year, they whack both knees and an elbow, too!)
9. Chad Knaus decides he is tired of “babysitting” Jimmie and lets him “keep on welding” … or pipefitting, or whatever else Jimmie is up to.
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AVONDALE, Ariz. – Jeff Gordon says his position in the NASCAR Sprint Cup standings allows his team to approach Sunday’s race at Phoenix International Raceway a little more aggressively than it otherwise might, but that doesn’t mean Gordon’s group will employ a strategy radically different from what it has used all season.
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Back in the day, Penske was one of America's hottest and most successful young-gun road racers, before retiring from racing in 1965, to focus fulltime on his first business endeavor - a Philadelphia Chevrolet dealership.
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FONTANA, Calif. - Jimmie Johnson is back in control of NASCAR's Chase for the Championship. The three-time defending Sprint Cup champion easily pulled away from Jeff Gordon after a restart with three laps left to win the Pepsi 500 on Sunday at Auto ...
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As expected Sunday, Jimmie Johnson finished what he started and came home with his fourth consecutive championship. But did his fifth-place finish prove enough to keep him on top of our season-ending poll for the fourth straight year? Read on to find out who our experts tabbed as having the most momentum heading into 2010.
P.S. – Here on the Frontstretch, we thank you for taking your time every week to read the top 15 every week, and...
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FONTANA, Calif. – Dale Earnhardt Jr. will spend his 35th birthday practicing his NASCAR Sprint Cup car, working on trying to get the Hendrick Motorsports No. 88 Chevrolet better than its 37th starting spot for the Pepsi 500 on Sunday at Auto Club Speedway in California.
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ONE: With four consecutive titles, is Jimmie Johnson’s championship run the best ever?
Fan Vote – YES: 50%; NO: 50%
You can’t fault Jimmie Johnson for dominating the sport in its current points format, but nonetheless the fact that he has won four consecutive titles in the “Chase era” has allowed critics to dispel his accomplishment and put it behind Cale Yarborough’s three consecutive titles between 1976 and 1978 and possibly even Dale...
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With Jimmie Johnson on the brink of winning his fourth consecutive Sprint Cup Championship, one thing stands out as he and the No. 48 Lowe’s team prepare to make history this weekend at Homestead-Miami Speedway:
Nobody really cares.
That is, no one outside of Hendrick Motorsports, his fan base, or the media at large. Listen to any number of call-in shows, forum postings, or column comments on this site or any other, and the fan interest...
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They couldn't derail the four-time Cup champ on the racetrack. But the Chase drivers did make Jimmie Johnson squirm plenty at the celebrity roast Wednesday in Vegas.
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The 2009 Sprint Cup season is nearly over with Jimmie Johnson still responsible for his engine turning over next Sunday at Homestead-Miami speedway for the mercy killing of the 2009 season and Chase for The championship. Stat dorks have their calculators running overtime right now, trying to conjure up how and when Jimmie Johnson will actually clinch the title – assuming he does not pull a 2005 Homestead stunt and take himself out of the...
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by FanHouse NewswireFiled under: Jimmie Johnson, Chase for the Sprint CupAVONDALE, Ariz. (AP) -- Jimmie Johnson rebounded from a rare bad race with a dominating victory at Phoenix International Raceway that pushed him to the edge of a NASCAR record fourth consecutive championship.Johnson led 238 laps Sunday to win for the fourth time in the last five races at Phoenix. It was his seventh victory of the season, and fourth since the start of the...
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Auto Racing DailyWhat To Do At Phoenix International Raceway... All Things NASCARPaddockTalkWhen you go to a NASCAR race you get to watch some great driving on the track… but Chevrolet thinks consumers should get to feel the need for speed too! ...Phoenix: Jimmie Johnson NASCAR Sprint Cup Race PreviewPaddockTalkPhoenix: Kevin Conway NASCAR Sprint Cup Race PreviewPaddockTalkPhoenix: Clint Bowyer NASCAR Sprint Cup Race...
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Middletown native Joey Logano closed his first year in the Sprint Cup Series by etching his name in the NASCAR record books once again.
A 24th place finish in the season ending Ford 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway allowed the 19-year old Joe Gibbs Racing driver to clinch the 2009 Sprint Cup Series Rookie of the Year award.
Logano became the youngest winner of the award in the Sprint Cup Series in NASCAR history. Logano finished 20th in the...
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by Holly CainFiled under: Jimmie Johnson, Chase for the Sprint CupNASCAR's Sprint Cup Series championship got a little more interesting only three laps into Sunday's Dickie's 500 at Texas Motor Speedway when points leader Jimmie Johnson was collected in a crash, his No. 48 Lowe's Chevrolet suffering major damage. Johnson was able to continue but lengthy repairs were necessary in the garage resulting in a potentially substantial change in his...
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HOMESTEAD, Fla. – Behind most Cole Trickles, there’s a Harry Hogge.
Trickle and Hogge were the protagonists in a 1990 NASCAR-themed movie called "Days of Thunder." The characters were loosely based on driver Tim Richmond and crew chief Harry...
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AVONDALE, Ariz. - Jeff Gordon was all but eliminated from Chase For The Sprint Cup contention as his ninth-place finish in Sunday's Checker O'Reilly Auto Parts 500 put him 169 points behind points leader Jimmie Johnson, who will officially eliminate Gordon by starting the season finale next Sunday at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
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by Holly CainFiled under: Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jimmie Johnson, Mark Martin, Chase for the Sprint CupIs there another sport that turns on its winners so? And cheering against the New York Yankees doesn't count. Another superb run in NASCAR's Chase for the Championship has put Jimmie Johnson in position for a historic fourth consecutive Sprint Cup title. He's on the verge of accomplishing something Richard Petty, the late Dale Earnhardt, Cale...
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Thursday qualifying; race Saturday At Lowe's Motor Speedway Concord, N.C. Race distance: 501 miles, 334 laps (Car number in parentheses) 1. (48) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 192.376 mph. 2. (5) Mark Martin, Chevrolet, 191.816. 3. (9) Kasey Kahne, Dodge ...
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by Holly CainFiled under: Jimmie Johnson, Mark Martin, Chase for the Sprint CupHOMESTEAD, Fla. -- The hard-core conspirators will think NASCAR scripted it. The reality is Jimmie Johnson was the fastest driver of the day. Johnson will start his No. 48 Lowe's Chevrolet from the pole position in Sunday's Ford 400 at Homestead Miami Speedway -- the ultimate beginning to the last chapter in his quest to become the first driver to win four...
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Track dust
Rick Hendrick announced that Jimmie Johnson's contract has been
extended through the 2015 season and the contract with Lowe's Companies, Inc. has
been continued through 2013. "I am excited to make this announcement and the key to
our success is keeping good people together," Hendrick said. "Jimmie (Johnson) and I
would like to be able to retire together."
Stated Johnson, "I am very excited about the new agreement and for the...
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HOMESTEAD, Fla. - Hendrick Motorsports' Jeff Gordon admitted that it's tough to compete against teammate Jimmie Johnson season after season for championships. But when it came down to it, he enjoyed watching the driver make history Sunday at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
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Boston GlobeTalladega: Kasey Kahne NASCAR Sprint Cup Race Quotes - P2PaddockTalk“It unfolded well for us at the end. If we got back in the pack, we'd lose the draft. We needed to have cars around us and tried to keep cars behind us ...TALLADEGA NOTEBOOK: Renovations begin todayOpelika Auburn NewsNASCAR Sprint Cup Series: Amp Energy 500 at Talladega - Race ResultsAuto Racing DailyTalladeda AMP Energy 500: What the Chase for the Sprint Cup...
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by FanHouse NewswireFiled under: Jimmie JohnsonHOMESTEAD, Fla. (AP) -- Jimmie Johnson has won a NASCAR record fourth consecutive championship with a fifth-place finish in the finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway.Johnson needed only to finish 25th or better to beat teammate Mark Martin in the race, won by Denny Hamlin, to give team owner Rick Hendrick his own NASCAR record, a 12th championship.Johnson did better than that in a sometimes-testy...
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Don't forget that the 2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup Awards Banquet will be Friday night at 9pm on SPEED. This year the banquet gets four hours of live coverage on SPEED. This will also be the first time since 1981 that the ceremony will be held outside of New York City.
Will NASCAR bring some of Las Vegas' unique magic to the banquet or will we see more of the same old teleprompter-fed coporate spew? I really am hoping that the banquet can be...
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AVONDALE, Ariz. – Jimmie Johnson was looking forward to getting on track for practice Friday at Phoenix International Raceway because it’s the only way the Hendrick Motorsports driver believes he can stop thinking about his crash on lap 3 of last Sunday’s race at Texas Motor Speedway.
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A picture of crew chief Chad Knaus and driver Jimmie Johnson celebrating their fourth NASCAR Sprint Cup championship. Team owner Rick Hendrick has signed Chad Knaus, left, to a contract that runs through 2015. Knaus and driver Jimmie Johnson, right ...
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As the Sprint Cup Series rolls in to Texas Motor Speedway for the 2009 Dickies 500 I have to ask. Has Jimmie essentially locked it up with three races remaining?
His lead is 184 points and the most Mark Martin could gain in one race is 161. So Jimmie has one full race lead over Martin with just three to go. Add to that the fact that Johnson has been stellar at Texas and Phoenix over the last few years and it is very difficult to imagine...
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MARTINSVILLE, Va. – Forty-four cars are at Martinsville Speedway in an attempt to qualify for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Tums Fast Relief 500 today, with Josh Wise being the driver that would go home if qualifying was rained out.
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Temperatures soared into the 80's at the Homestead International
Speedway, but the heat has been turned up the most on Jimmie Johnson.
The three-time defending Sprint Cup champion starts the Ford 400 with
his fourth Sprint Cup championship within reach. But just behind him in
the points and the race is the cagey veteran, Mark Martin.
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Three-time defending NASCAR Sprint Cup champion Jimmie Johnson and crew chief Chad Knaus once again
left the competition ?California dreaming? as the No. 48 Lowe?s/Jimmie Johnson Foundation Chevrolet powered to an
impressive victory in the Pepsi 500 at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, Calif.
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Sprint Cup Series driver Jimmie Johnson does a burnout as he heads to Victory Lane after clinching the series championship at the Ford 400 on Sunday at Homestead-Miami Speedway. HOMESTEAD, Fla. -- His adrenaline fading, the weight of what Jimmie ...
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by FanHouse NewswireFiled under: Jimmie Johnson, Kurt Busch, Chase for the Sprint CupFORT WORTH, Texas (AP) -- Jimmie Johnson's drive to history took a hard hit against the wall and Kyle Busch ran out of gas trying to complete an unprecedented NASCAR trifecta.Kurt Busch won at Texas Motor Speedway on Sunday, taking over the lead with 2 1/2 laps left when his younger brother's car suddenly slowed down on the backstretch after leading 232 laps...
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Seventeen NASCAR Sprint Cup drivers made the trip to Daytona International Speedway Monday and Tuesday for a Goodyear tire test and NASCAR shock absorber test, as the sanctioning body hopes to avoid the tire problems seen at this year's Daytona 500.
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FORT WORTH, Texas — Jimmie Johnson’s drive to history took a hard hit against a wall and Kyle Busch ran out of gas trying to complete an unprecedented NASCAR trifecta.
Kurt Busch drove to Victory Lane at Texas after his younger brother ran out of fuel with 2½ laps left Sunday, finishing 129 laps ahead of [...]
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by Geoffrey MillerFiled under: Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Mark Martin, Ryan Newman, Chase for the Sprint Cup, Sprint CupThe Essentials
Race: Tums 500
Where: Martinsville Speedway Time: Sunday 1:30 p.m. EST TV/Radio: ABC, MRN Radio Twitter: Updates @ FanHouseRacing Forecast: Mostly sunny, High 60s Distance: 500 laps (263 miles) Pole Winner: Ryan Newman 2008 Winner: Jimmie Johnson
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Jimmie Johnson crashed on the third lap of the NASCAR race at Texas, where he was trying to move closer to an unprecedented fourth consecutive Sprint Cup season championship.
He returned to the track on lap 115 in a rebuilt car.
Johnson was coming out of the Turn 2 on the third lap Sunday when Sam Hornish got loose after apparently being tapped by David Reutimann.
Hornish made contact with Johnson and the series points leader scraped the...
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