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Jimmie Johnson Wins At Martinsville

Dale Mussen — Sun, 07 Apr 2013 21:48:07 +0000

For the seventh time in his last 14 races at Martinsville Jimmie Johnson comes away the winner. It’s his 8th career victory at Martinsville and with it comes his 8th Martinsville grandfather clock trophy. Johnson also becomes the first driver with multiple wins to go along with his Daytona 500 victory. Clint Bowyer came in [...]

Jimmie Johnson Reveals a NASCAR Secret [VIDEO]

Josh — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 09:37:56 +0000

Daytona 500 winner Jimmie Johnson was in NYC following his big win, making the rounds at all the TV and radio shows. Little did he know that a TMZ reporter was there armed with a few questions.And in true TMZ fashion, the guy asked Jimmie about going to the bathroom during a NASCAR race. Keep in [...]

Harvick Wins At Phoenix, Keselowski Has Points Lead

Dale Mussen — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 11:40:28 +0000

A wild finish on and off the track at Phoenix International Raceway and big change in the Chase for the Sprint Cup Championship.

First – the winner – Kevin Harvick had enough gas to win in a green, white, checkered finish after a series of crashes in the final laps. The win breaks a 44-race winless skid for Harvick.

Sprint Cup Season Has Just Two Races Left

Dale Mussen — Fri, 09 Nov 2012 11:40:49 +0000

Eight down and just two to go, as the Chase for the Sprint Cup Championship moves on to Phoenix this Sunday. Only seven points separate Jimmie Johnson and second-place Brad Keselowski. And it could be a repeat of last year's battle between Tony Stewart and Carl Edwards. Stewart trailed Edwards by eight points with three races left last year, but won the title in a points tiebreaker by winning at Texas and Homestead.

Johnson Wins Again and Extends Points Lead

Dale Mussen — Mon, 05 Nov 2012 11:40:11 +0000

Jimmie Johnson won for the second week in a row and extended his points lead in the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship with two races left. Johnson led 168 of the 334 laps, but it came down to a series of restarts in the final 20 laps. Brad Keselowski took the lead in the first two, but Johnson got the edge in the last one with two laps to go and held on for his fifth win of the season to take a 7 point lead over Keselowski.

Race Season Nearing An End With A Stop In Texas

Dale Mussen — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 10:40:27 +0000

Tony Stewart is the defending race winner, but Jimmie Johnson is the points leader heading into the final three races in the Chase for the Sprint Cup Championship. Johnson moved past Brad Keselowski and took a 2-point lead in the Cup standings with his victory last Sunday at Martinsville Speedway. Johnson took the lead with [...]

Keselowski Wins At Dover, Takes Points Lead

Dale Mussen — Mon, 01 Oct 2012 10:40:06 +0000

Maybe he’s tearing a page from the formula Tony Stewart used last year – just keep winning, especially when they mean so much. Brad Keselowski is the leader in the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship after winning for the second time in three races. Keselowski had just enough fuel to hold on to the lead and hold off Jeff Gordon to take the victory at Dover International Speedway. It’s his fifth win of the season.

Jimmie Johnson Looking To Build His Lead At Dover

Dale Mussen — Fri, 28 Sep 2012 10:40:59 +0000

Round three in the 10-race Chase for the Sprint Cup championship is Sunday at Dover, Delaware’s Monster Mile.

Jimmie Johnson is the leader after two races after finishing second at both Chicago and New Hampshire. And this week he could really build on that lead with a win at a track where he’s very well over the years and where he’s won four of the last seven races.

Biffle Wins At Michigan, Takes Points Lead [VIDEO]

Dale Mussen — Mon, 20 Aug 2012 10:40:39 +0000

Greg Biffle not only won the race at Michigan but took over the Sprint Cup points lead. He actually inherited the lead in the race when Jimmie Johnson left the track with engine trouble with six laps to go. Because Johnson’s car left oil on the track it came down to a green-white-checkered finish and Biffle held off Brad Keselowski by under a half a second at the finish line.

Gearing Up For The "Tricky Triangle"

Dale Mussen — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 10:40:24 +0000

Sprint Cup drivers head to Pocono Raceway this weekend for the first of two stops. It’s called the “The Tricky Triangle,” but maybe even trickier this year. The 2.5-mile track has been repaved since last year. And from 500 miles both races this year have been reduced to 400 miles. Seven drivers may have a [...]

Jimmie Johnson Continues Dominance at Dover [VIDEO]

Dale Mussen — Mon, 04 Jun 2012 10:40:20 +0000

Yesterday’s Sprint Cup race at Dover started out badly with 13 cars including defending Cup champion Tony Stewart involved in a wreck on just the ninth lap. It ended the day of 6 drivers early.

After that it was Jimmie Johnson’s day to shine on a cloudy day. Johnson led 289 of the 400 laps for his seventh victory at the one-mile track tying Richard Petty and Bobby Allison for most career victories at the Monster Mile.

Jimmie Johnson Enters Racing Record Book

Dale Mussen — Mon, 21 May 2012 10:40:58 +0000

Once it got to the final 10 laps – it wasn’t much of a race at all. Jimmy Johnson started in the front, stretched his lead and nobody else had a chance and he became a three-time winner of the Sprint Cup All-Star race. The format of the race allowed the winners of each of [...]

Jimmie Johnson Ends Winless Streak At Darlington [VIDEO]

Dale Mussen — Mon, 14 May 2012 10:40:56 +0000

Finally – the 200th win for Hendrick Motorsports. It had been 16 races since Jimmie Johnson or any of the other Hendrick drivers had won a race until Saturday night at Darlington Raceway when Johnson led 134 of the 368 laps including the last 44. But it came down to the final restart when Johnson [...]

Racing Under The Lights At Richmond This Weekend

Dale Mussen — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 10:40:55 +0000

NASCAR heads to the ¾ mile Richmond International Speedway for racing under the lights this weekend. Last year Kyle Busch tied Richard Petty with his third straight win at the Richmond spring race and on Saturday night he'll be shooting to join Jeff Gordon and Darrell Waltrip as the only drivers to win the same Sprint Cup race four straight years.

New NASCAR Record at Texas [VIDEO]

Dale Mussen — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 10:40:39 +0000

They covered 501 miles in just over 3 hours. At an average speed of just over 160 miles an hour, that was one quick race. Clay Moden was there Saturday night and he got to see some history. It wasn’t one of the most exciting races at Texas Motor Speedway, but there were only two cautions

Newman Wins In A Wild Finish At Martinsville [VIDEO]

Dale Mussen — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 10:40:11 +0000

David Reutimann apologized for his mistake that had a huge impact on the outcome of yesterday’s race at Martinsville. With a broken suspension he elected to stay on the track to build points, but then his engine quit and he coasted to a stop just three laps from the scheduled end of the race. It brought out a yellow flag and that’s when the fun began.

Trip To California Next On Nascar Schedule

Dale Mussen — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 10:40:43 +0000

After last week’s stop at the half mile track at Bristol it’s back out west again to the two-mile track at Auto Club Speedway, 50 miles east of Los Angeles in Fontana, California where Kevin Harvick will look to defend his title from last year. Harvick passed Jimmie Johnson on the final lap to win [...]

Defending Cup Champion Stewart Wins At Vegas [VIDEO]

Dale Mussen — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 10:36:29 +0000

Defending Sprint Cup champion Tony Stewart had the best car and he proved it on a restart with 30 laps left when he took the lead by dipping past the front row leaders from the second row and held off Jimmy Johnson on 3 more restarts to win yesterday’s race at Las Vegas. It’s Stewart’s first [...]

NASCAR Phoenix Preview

Dale Mussen — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 16:00:53 +0000

After a longer than expected stay at Daytona Speedway, Sprint Cup teams are heading across the country for this Sunday’s race at Phoenix International Raceway. No rain in the forecast for Phoenix this weekend – just sunshine. It’s been a busy week for Daytona 500 winner Matt Kenseth, with all kinds of media obligations all over [...]

Race Car Owner Rick Hendrick Injured In Plane Crash

Dale Mussen — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 10:27:32 +0000

NASCAR race car owner Rick Hendrick and his wife Linda suffered minor injuries after the private plane they were in crash-landed at Key West International Airport in Florida last night. The pilot of the plane registered to Jimmie Johnson Racing radioed ahead that the brakes weren’t working. The plane ran completely off the runway. The [...]