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Kurt Busch makes some random dude a millionaire

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 13:04:32 -0500

Okay, I've figured out how NASCAR can start to grow its fanbase once again: start paying each newcomer a million dollars. Hey, it's worked for Kurt Busch.Here's the deal: Michael McGee of Broken Bow, Oklahoma was selected in a contest as the "Dickies American Worker of the Year" for 2009. McGee won 50 large and a VIP package to the Dickies 500 this past weekend. Not a bad deal for just doin' your job, right?Oh, but it didn't end there. On Saturday, 12 "beau...

By the time I get to Phoenix ...

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 12:55:53 -0500

Jimmie Johnson's collapse at Texas puts Mark Martin back in the race. But DW isn't sure he can catch the young fella.

Charting the Chasers into Phoenix

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 12:42:42 -0500

Jimmie Johnson took a step back Sunday, but who was able to get closer? Charting the Chasers has the answers.

Chase Watch 2009: Don't go popping those corks just yet

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 09:24:41 -0500

With only two races left in the 2009 season, we're just about through -- and suddenly, things aren't quite so cut-and-dried after all. Whee-doggie!Standings (movement): Jimmie Johnson, Mark Martin, Jeff Gordon, Kurt Busch (+2), Tony Stewart, Juan Pablo Montoya (-2), Greg Biffle, Denny Hamlin (+3), Ryan Newman (-1), Kasey Kahne (-1), Carl Edwards (-1), Brian Vickers.Who's up: Everybody but the 48! In the finest example of NASCAR schadenfreude in decades, Jimmie Johnson wrecked on l...

CRASH PUTS FIRST DENT IN JOHNSON'S QUEST FOR FOURTH STRAIGHT TITLE

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 08:00:00 -0500

Have you ever noticed that trouble strikes when you least expect it? For Chase leader Jimmie Johnson, that was the case Sunday at Texas Motor Speedway. With a 184-point advantage over teammate Mark Martin, Johnson simply needed to finish 10th or better in the final three races in order to claim his fourth straight title. After making it through the chaos in the closing laps at Talladega, Johnson was unable to make it three full laps at the Dickies 500, where he was the favorite to win. read...

Hogan To Bring RVD To TNA? Batista Awards Beyonce, Kyle Busch News, Best of Raw

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 05:30:15 -0500

Hulk Hogan claims he's signing RVD, Batista presents award to Beyonce, Kyle Busch races WWE car, and WWE releasing best of Raw DVD.

You Got Me Under Pressure

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 04:38:00 -0500

First of all, I think ZZ Top still rocks! As for the ho-hum race, not so much.

Ok, ok so Jimmie Johnson wrecked in the 2nd lap. Big deal. The guy still has a seventy something lead going on. I don't believe anyone will put much more of a dent in his point lead unless something catastrophic happens like Sunday's little accident.

Anyway, my hopes of Junior having a top 5 pretty much stalled like Junior's car did on pit row. Yep, something or someone always seems to ruin Junior's day. But I have to say I was absolutely giddy when Kyle Busch had the same thing happen to him. That pretty much shut everyone's trap.

I was so sick and tired hearing the commentators talk about Kyle's potential historic weekend that I wanted to throw the TV right out the front door.

And speaking of TV, did anyone see who finished in what place? I saw Kurt Busch and that was it. ESPN was so preoccupied with Kyle Busch, Jimmie Johnson and Kurt Busch that they didn't even bother to show the rest of the field crossing the finish line. What is up with that?

So, let me know if I am the only one that thinks ESPN should not be covering NASCAR races until they read the "how to broadcast a NASCAR race properly" manual. Pfft.

VIDEO: NASCAR Texas highlights

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:28:57 -0500

While Jimmie Johnson's Chase lead took a hit at Texas, Kurt Busch got to soak up the glory of a comeback win. See the highlights here.

Johnson's crash in Texas opens up Chase

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 22:46:00 -0500

The 'anything can happen' that Jimmie Johnson was concerned about, happened in Texas. His crash and 38th-place finish allows Mark Martin to get back in the game and gets the top five in the Chase closer, Pete Pistone says.

Jimmie Johnson, Angry and Motivated

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 21:45:00 -0500

by Holly CainFiled under: Jimmie Johnson, Chase for the Sprint CupTurns out everyone was a little ahead of themselves. The wild-card race wasn't last week at Talladega, Ala., but Sunday at Texas Motor Speedway. At least as far as NASCAR championship points leader Jimmie Johnson is concerned. All week the three-time defending Sprint Cup Series champ refused to buy into everyone else's hype that he had a historic fourth consecutive title wrapped up. He cautioned, chastised and -- as it ...

Jimmie Johnson is Mortal!

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 21:02:58 -0500

Race fans, we have official confirmation. Contrary to popular belief, Jimmie Johnson is NOT immortal in the Chase. 3 laps into Sunday’s Dickies 500 at Texas Motor Speedway, Johnson attempted to pass Sam Hornish Jr. on the high side in turn 2. It didn’t work. Hornish was tapped by David Reutimann, and then slid up the track into Johnson’s [...]

KURT BUSCH WINS DICKIES 500 AS CHASE RACE TIGHTENS UP

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 19:20:31 -0500

Jimmie Johnson wrecked, Kurt Busch won a fuel-mileage thriller and one lucky fan won $1 million at the Dickies 500 at Texas Motor Speedway on Sunday. Johnson's wreck on lap 3 put Mark Martin and Jeff Gordon back in contention for the title with two races to go in the Chase. Busch survived a fuel finish that saw fellow contender Kyle Busch, who was attempting to sweep the weekend, run dry during the closing laps. The big winner? That would be Michael McGee of Broken Bow, Okla. He was na...

Kurt Busch wins at Texas

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 19:16:21 -0500

Jimmie Johnson's drive to history took a hard hit against the wall and Kyle Busch ran out of gas trying to complete an unprecedented NASCAR trifecta. Kurt Busch won at Texas Motor Speedway on Sunday, taking over the lead with 2 1/2 laps left when his younger brother's car suddenly slowed down on the backstretch after leading 232 laps. Johnson, the series points leader trying to become the first Sprint Cup driver to win four consecutive season championships, wrecked on the third ...

Kurt Busch wins, Johnson takes Chase hit

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 19:14:00 -0500

Jimmie Johnson's drive to history took a hard hit against the wall and Kyle Busch ran out of gas trying to complete an unprecedented NASCAR trifecta.

Kurt Busch wins on fumes, Martin back in title hunt

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 19:12:50 -0500

While Jimmie Johnson's title lead took a big hit in Texas, Kurt Busch was good to the last drop of fuel en route to victory.

Kurt Busch Wins at Texas, Johnson's Wreck Cuts Lead

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 19:11:00 -0500

by FanHouse NewswireFiled under: Jimmie Johnson, Kurt Busch, Chase for the Sprint CupFORT WORTH, Texas (AP) -- Jimmie Johnson's drive to history took a hard hit against the wall and Kyle Busch ran out of gas trying to complete an unprecedented NASCAR trifecta.Kurt Busch won at Texas Motor Speedway on Sunday, taking over the lead with 2 1/2 laps left when his younger brother's car suddenly slowed down on the backstretch after leading 232 laps.Johnson, the series points leader trying to...

Hamlin calls out Gordon for whining to NASCAR

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 17:46:08 -0500

Denny Hamlin is not happy with Jeff Gordon, and he's lashing out. He tells Lee Spencer what's got him fired up.

Hamlin calls out Gordon for whining to NASCAR

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 17:46:08 -0500

Denny Hamlin is not happy with Jeff Gordon, and he's lashing out. He tells Lee Spencer what's got him fired up.

Hamlin questions Gordon's motives on bump drafting

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 16:37:08 -0500

So what provoked Denny Hamlin to tweet "Jeff G (Gordon) told NASCAR we shouldn't be bump drafting ... Cuz they never did in the past. Who's running this sport?"

Texas wreck puts dent in Johnson's Chase lead

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 16:06:27 -0500

Jimmie Johnson has crashed early in the NASCAR race at Texas, where he is trying to move closer to an unprecedented fourth consecutive Sprint Cup season championship.

Jimmie Johnson Wrecks Lap 3 at Texas Motor Speedway

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 15:39:00 -0500

by Holly CainFiled under: Jimmie Johnson, Chase for the Sprint CupNASCAR's Sprint Cup Series championship got a little more interesting only three laps into Sunday's Dickie's 500 at Texas Motor Speedway when points leader Jimmie Johnson was collected in a crash, his No. 48 Lowe's Chevrolet suffering major damage. Johnson was able to continue but lengthy repairs were necessary in the garage resulting in a potentially substantial change in his hefty points lead. Entering the rac...

LIVE: Chasers try to keep pace with Johnson

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 15:16:30 -0500

Kyle Busch and Jimmie Johnson are seeking history today, but Jeff Gordon starts up front. Who will win? Follow the action LIVE.

Jeff Gordon's great season missing one thing, wins

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:24:28 -0500

In many ways, this has been one of Jeff Gordon's best seasons in NASCAR's top series. But something is missing: wins. He has one -- the spring race in Fort Worth.

NASCAR trifecta in reach for Kyle Busch at Texas

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 18:47:02 -0500

Kyle Busch keeps extending streaks at Texas in search of a NASCAR first. Busch won his fourth consecutive Nationwide Series race at the 1 1/2-mile, high-banked track Saturday, a dominating victory a day after winning his fifth truck race in a row this season. He will try to complete an unprecedented trifecta Sunday and become the first driver ever to win all three of NASCAR's national series on the same weekend.

NASCAR trifecta in reach for Kyle Bush at Texas

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 15:38:28 -0500

Kyle Busch races to 5th straight Trucks win

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 09:21:32 -0500

Kyle Busch started his Texas tripleheader with another NASCAR Trucks Series victory. Busch has won each of his last five truck races, extending the streak that began at Bristol in August on Friday night when he beat Matt Crafton by 0.725 seconds at the 1 1/2-mile, high-banked Texas track. "That's cool, man. That's a pretty proud accomplishment," Busch said. "I've wanted to win a truck race here for a long time." Busch has won seven times in 13 starts t...