Yup, The Chase Is Still Over

Denny Hamlin leads, Jimmie Johnson is right behind at Martinsville. Sound familiar? Lee Spencer expalins why it was different this time.

MARTINSVILLE, Va. (AP) -- Denny Hamlin turned a dominant car into a winner at Martinsville Speedway, passing Jimmie Johnson with 138 laps to go Sunday and holding off the Chase leader on a series of late restarts.

Today, I'm going to hit you up with a little philosophy.That's right, I'm a multi-threat like that.Late in Sunday's race at Martinsville, we had Denny Hamlin leading, Jimmie Johnson second and Juan Pablo Montoya third. My question to you: If you were Mr. Montoya, would you have put a little chrome horn to Johnson to take away second and perhaps cut into the 48'...

Timothy Peters took the lead when Denny Hamlin pitted on the 117th lap Saturday and won the NASCAR Truck Series race at Martinsville Speedway.

Heading into the Tums Fast Relief 500 at Martinsville Speedway, there was one thing many NASCAR fans and Chase drivers all needed relief from: Jimmie Johnson...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...

So Denny Hamlin held off Jimmie Johnson for the victory today at Martinsville.

There's something singularly appropriate about a race named for a digestive-relief product being held at a track whose signature is the delicious crime against nature pictured there at right, the Martinsville Hot Dog. (Read all about this delicacy right here.)If you're not in a meat coma from scarfing down some of these bad boys, hang here and discuss the race, or come on...

The usual suspects played “follow the leader” at Martinsville, in what proved to be a fairly competitive race. Jimmie Johnson, winner of five of the last six races at the track, led a large portion of the middle of the event, eventually losing the point to Denny Hamlin. Hamlin, who had a score to settle with Johnson after getting bumped out of the way for the race win back in...

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...

There’s an old Chinese proverb which says, “May you live in interesting times.” OK, that’s not entirely truthful. It isn’t a proverb; it’s a curse. “Interesting times,” you see, aren’t always good times. It just depends on which side of the fence you find yourself standing. So it’s a pretty safe bet to say that the 42 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series drivers...

Denny Hamlin won the TUMS Fast Relief 500 at Martinsville on Sunday, which is great and all, but the real story is that Jimmie Johnson extended his Chase lead with a second-place finish that stretched his points lead from 90 to 118 over Mark Martin, who finished eighth. The race featured all of the bumping and banging and Scott Speed single-car accidents you come to expect at Martinsville...

This No. 42 got something going with the fans at Martinsville, he actually made them stand up and cheer when he passed Jimmie Johnson...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...