The Chase continues today as NASCAR’s Sprint Cup darlings will be in Concord, North Caroline on the track of Lowe’s Motor Speedway competing in the NASCAR’s Banking 500. The fifth race of the Chase today’s race is going to probably cut the field of contenders for the Sprint Cup Championship a little more. Currently Jimmie Johnson in the No. 48 Chevrolet leads the Chase by 12 points to his Hendrick Motorsports team mate Mark Martin in the No. 5 Chevrolet.
Jimmie is chasing history and his fourth NASCAR Sprint Cup Championship in a row, while Mark Martin is just trying to [...]Post from: EveryJoe
Mark Martin is Hanging on for the Ride
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October 19, 2009
Yes, Jimmie Johnson won again. No, nobody outside of the 48's fans is happy about it. But deal with it. We'll be talking more about this in the next day or so, but for now, just accept the fact that Johnson is wheeling better than anybody else in NASCAR right now, and it's going to take a real catastrophe (Talladega?) to derail his dead-bang march for Title No. 4. Here, check out...
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October 16, 2009
As the Chase heads to one of Jimmie Johnson's favorite tracks, is there anyone who can catch him? SI.com's Lars Anderson has the five drivers to watch Saturday in Charlotte.
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October 16, 2009
Same script. Different year. Jimmie Johnson is peaking at the midway point as the Chase hits Charlotte. How does the three-time reigning champion do it? Kurt Busch has an idea, Pete Pistone says.
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October 17, 2009
Jimmie Johnson raced to his third victory in the Chase for the Sprint Cup to take control of the championship standings.
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October 17, 2009
Jimmie Johnson raced to his third victory in the Chase for the Sprint Cup to take control of the championship standings.
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October 18, 2009
With the closest contenders out of his way, Jimmie Johnson cruised into control of the points standings with Saturday night’s win at Lowe’s Motor Speedway.
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October 17, 2009
Jimmie Johnson raced to his third victory in the Chase for the Sprint Cup to take control of the championship standings.
Via Race Driven
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October 18, 2009
Hendrick Motorsports teammates Jimmie Johnson and Mark Martin where not only racing hard this past weekend side by side at Lowe's Motor Speedway, but are battling for the 2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Championship. (Photo Credit: John Harrelson/Getty Images for NASCAR via NASCAR PR)In the wake of the first five Chase for the Sprint cup races, there are now really only four drivers...
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October 18, 2009
The Key Moment: Jimmie Johnson prevailed in a spirited side by side battle with teammate Jeff Gordon after the final restart.
In a Nutshell: This is getting rather formulaic. Three and a half hours of mind-numbing tedium with the driver up front running away with the race, a flurry of late cautions and twenty minutes of excitement.
Dramatic Moment: That final battle between...
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October 19, 2009
With only five races left in the season, we continue to assess who's up and who's down in the Chase for the Cup. And there are a whole lot more of the latter than the former.Current standings (movement): Jimmie Johnson, Mark Martin, Jeff Gordon (+2), Tony Stewart, Kurt Busch (+1), Juan Pablo Montoya (-3), Greg Biffle, Ryan Newman (+2), Kasey Kahne (+2), Carl Edwards (-2), Denny...
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October 16, 2009
Same script. Different year. Jimmie Johnson is peaking at the midway point as the Chase hits Charlotte. How does the three-time reigning champion do it? Kurt Busch has an idea, Pete Pistone says.
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October 17, 2009
After German and Scots-Irish settlers found themselves in disagreement over where to settle their city, Concord, North Carolina was settled in 1796...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...
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October 16, 2009
Jimmie Johnson is returning to his dominant ways at the perfect time. His latest accomplishment: the fastest qualifying lap of the NASCAR season.
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October 15, 2009
As we all know Jeff Gordon was one of the favorites coming into the chase along with teammates Mark Martin and Jimmie Johnson. Yet Gordon who won at Texas earlier in the year is trailing Johnson by over 100 points...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...
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