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By Reid Spencer Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service Photo Credit: (Jason Smith/Getty Images for NASCAR) (November 15, 2009) AVONDALE, Ariz.—From his fiasco in Forth Worth, Jimmie Johnson rose like a phoenix in—where else?—Phoenix. A week after teasing his Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup...
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FORT WORTH, Texas (November 7, 2009) – Three-time defending NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion and current Chase points leader Jimmie Johnson (No. 48 Lowe’s Chevrolet) was the fastest during Saturday’s final practice for the Dickies 500 at Texas Motor Speedway. Johnson posted a lap of...
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FORT WORTH, Texas (November 3, 2009) – No race in the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup has swung the pendulum in favor of one driver more than the Dickies 500. Three-time defending Sprint Cup Series champion Jimmie Johnson can attest to the importance of Sunday’s race at Texas Motor Speedway...
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By Reid Spencer Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service (John Harrelson/Getty Images for NASCAR) (October 17, 2009) CONCORD, N.C.—Saturday night’s NASCAR Banking 500 was appropriately named. After winning the race as his two closest pursuers fell by the wayside, Jimmie Johnson can all but take...
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By Reid Spencer Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service (Photo Credit: Jason Smith/Getty Images for NASCAR) (October 11, 2009) FONTANA, CALIF.—Jimmie Johnson called his shot. For months, the three-time defending Sprint Cup champion has been saying the addition of Auto Club Speedway to the Chase for the...
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By Reid Spencer Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service (September 28, 2009) Don't blame team owner Rick Hendrick if he's already dusting off a place in the trophy case for this year's NASCAR Sprint Cup championship hardware. What Hendrick doesn't know, however, is which man's name will...
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By Reid Spencer Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service (Photo by Jeff Zelevansky/Getty Images for NASCAR) (September 27, 2009) DOVER, Del. -- Polesitter Jimmie Johnson threw down the gauntlet in Sunday's AAA 400 at Dover International Speedway, but Mark Martin was up to the challenge. With his fifth victory...
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By Reid Spencer Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service (September 25, 2009) DOVER, Del. -- Practice makes perfect. At a Goodyear tire test Aug. 4-5 at Dover International Speedway, Jimmie Johnson got a sneak preview of Sunday's AAA 400. Specifically, he ran and recommended the same tire Goodyear brought...
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By Reid Spencer Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service (July 26, 2009) INDIANAPOLIS—Juan Pablo Montoya’s loss was Jimmie Johnson’s gain Sunday at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Capitalizing on a pit-road speeding penalty to the dominant car of Montoya—and on the outside lane on a restart...
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By Bill Marx Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service With the running of last Saturday’s Coke Zero 400 at Daytona, the Sprint Cup season reached its halfway point. With that in mind, here’s our weekly breakdown of the top 12: 1. Tony Stewart, 2,719. Smoke has to be on top of the world. New team...
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By Bill Marx Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service Here’s a look at the top five in points and five drivers to watch in Sunday’s Lenox Industrial Tools 301. All statistical references are for Sprint Cup races at New Hampshire Motor Speedway unless otherwise indicated. Driver rating is based on...
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By Bill Marx Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service Here’s a look at the top five in points and five drivers to watch in Sunday’s Toyota/Save Mart 350. All statistical references are for Sprint Cup races at Infineon Raceway unless otherwise indicated. Driver rating is based on the past four races...
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By Reid Spencer Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service (May 31, 2009) DOVER, Del.—It’s tough to keep a good man down—and when you have the combination of a great car and an excellent driver, it’s downright impossible, as Jimmie Johnson proved in Sunday’s Autism Speaks 400 at...
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By Bill Marx Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service Here’s a look at the top five in points and five drivers to watch in Saturday night’s Subway Fresh Fit 500. All statistical references are for Sprint Cup races at Phoenix International Speedway unless otherwise indicated. Driver rating is based...
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Jimmie Johnson and Denny Hamlin finished off the Sprint Cup Series final practice Saturday tied for the fastest speeds. Both drivers posted top lap speeds of 183.717 mph as Cup drivers concluded their final preparation for Sunday's Samsung 500. Kyle Busch, who will start on the pole in the Nationwide...