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Top 10 NASCAR Moments of 2011
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - In a special season during which magic moments were many, Tony Stewart’s championship-clinching victory at Homestead-Miami Speedway has been voted the Top Moment of 2011. Members of NASCARMedia.com voted in the week-long poll, casting ballots for the top-10 moments from the just-completed NASCAR season. Stewart’s walk-off win in the season finale, however, didn’t exactly prevail in a landslide among voting by members of the news media. Trevor Bayne’s historic Daytona 500 victory – … Read entire article »
Video – Who do NASCAR drivers thing will win the Sprint Cup championship
During Friday’s media availability at Homestead-Miami Speedway, NASCAR drivers Kevin Harvick, Danica Patrick, Ryan Newman, Carl Edwards, Denny Hamlin, Jeff Gordon and Jimmie Johnson talk about the Ford 400 and who they like in the Chase for the Sprint Cup. … Read entire article »
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NASCAR committed to breaking up tandem racing
HOMESTEAD, Fla. — During a recent test at Daytona International Speedway, NASCAR experimented with competition changes designed to hinder the two-car drafts that have become the norm at restrictor-plate superspeedways. On Friday at Homestead-Miami Speedway, NASCAR chairman and CEO Brian France made the sanctioning body’s most definitive statement on the subject to date—one that is certain to please the majority of competitors and fans. “We would prefer to eliminate tandem racing in the manner it exists today,” … Read entire article »
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Jimmie Johnson reflects on life as a former champion
Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service AVONDALE, Ariz.—Jimmie Johnson said he didn’t want to contemplate the prospect of failing to win a sixth straight Sprint Cup title until he was mathematically eliminated from contention. In Sunday’s Kobalt Tools 500 at Phoenix International Raceway, that’s exactly what happened. Johnson finished a lackluster 14th, as Carl Edwards and Tony Stewart ran second and third behind race winner Kasey Kahne to eliminate Johnson and six other drivers from the title race. The … Read entire article »
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Jimmie Johnson falls farther behind with 14th-place finish
By Reid Spencer, Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service FORT WORTH, Texas—Right about now, reality should be hitting Jimmie Johnson in the face. Trailing Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup leader Carl Edwards by 55 points with two races left, Johnson will need a miracle—make that a pocket full of miracles—to extend his streak of consecutive Cup championships from five to six. Johnson had a fast car in Sunday’s AAA Texas 500 at Texas Motor Speedway—until he spun off … Read entire article »
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Jimmie Johnson Texas Press Conference Transcript
JIMMIE JOHNSON met with members of the media at Texas Motor Speedway and discussed Mark Martin, Mr. Hendrick’s condition, racing at Phoenix and other topics. Full transcript: WHAT KIND OF OUT LOOK DO YOU HAVE THIS WEEKEND FOR THE MYLOWE’S CHEVROLET? I think we are going to have a great race this weekend. The efforts have been made through Hendrick Motorsports and the Mylowe’s race team to improve on the mile-and-a-half, which has been something; we have … Read entire article »
Filed under: Sprint Cup
Jimmie Johnson Foundation Awards More Than $520,000 in School Grants
MUSKOGEE, Okla. (Nov. 3, 2011) – In their first official foundation visit to Oklahoma, reigning five-time Sprint Cup Series champion Jimmie Johnson and wife, Chandra, a Muskogee native, announced the recipients of more than $520,000 in education grants. The Jimmie Johnson Foundation/Lowe’s Toolbox for Education Champions Grants are awarded to deserving K-12 public schools in the Johnsons’ hometowns and where they currently reside. The Johnsons were joined by Chris Waller, Market Director, from Lowe’s for … Read entire article »
Filed under: NASCAR
NASCAR plans to take 48 car to tech center for rest of season
By Reid Spencer Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service MARTINSVILLE, Va.—The NASCAR research-and-development center in Concord, N.C., will have a regular customer for the rest of the season—and a familiar one. There’s a high likelihood NASCAR will take the No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet driven by Jimmie Johnson to its tech center after each of the remaining four races this season. NASCAR’s move is a reaction to crew chief Chad Knaus’ instructions before last Sunday’s Sprint Cup race at … Read entire article »
Filed under: Sprint Cup
Jimmie Johnson Martinsville Press Conference Transcript
JIMMIE JOHNSON met with members of the media at Martinsville Speedway and discussed Martinsville, the Chad Knaus comment at Talladega, teammates and other topics. Full transcript: TALK ABOUT COMING TO MARTINSVILLE, A PLACE YOU HAVE WON AT MANY TIMES, AND COULD USE A WIN AT THIS TIME: Yeah, definitely, we are really happy with all the tracks left on the schedule, so that we have a chance to win quite a few races that … Read entire article »
Filed under: Sprint Cup
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