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Kurt Busch throws his crew chief under the bus with a smile
6 days ago by
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One of the bigger surprises of the 2009 Chase came when Pat Tryson, crew chief for Kurt Busch, announced in October that he would be leaving the No. 2 Dodge team to go crew Martin Truex Jr.'s new team. Sure, it was an unfortunately-timed split, but the team looked like it was going...
Dale Jr. is Hendrick's No. 1 offseason priority
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Getting Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s team back on track is Rick Hendrick's top priority now that Jimmie Johnson has his record fourth consecutive NASCAR championship.
The owner of Hendrick Motorsports says Earnhardt's team will be the organization's primary focus this offseason...
JIMMIE JOHNSON WINS RECORD FOURTH STRAIGHT SPRINT CUP TITLE
6 days ago by
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Jimmie Johnson won a record fourth straight Sprint Cup title at Homestead-Miami Speedway on Sunday to continue one of the most impressive - and underappreciated - dynasties in all of sports. Johnson and crew chief Chad Knaus, and their Hendrick Motorsports crew, are the most consistently...
CARL EDWARDS ON 'LATE LATE SHOW'
3 days ago by
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Maybe it's because I don't watch a lot of late-night television, but this clip made me realize Craig Ferguson gives a really good interview. Carl Edwards - who will never be mistaken for a big personality like Darrell Waltrip - comes off well in this segment on the "...
VIDEO: Where is the love for Jimmie Johnson?
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Jimmie Johnson solidified himself among NASCAR's greatest, but he still doesn't get the love he deserves. Mark Kriegel explains why.
Anger, drama in the last few weeks leaves NASCAR fans wanting more after finale in Homestead.
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Denny Hamlin pays back Brad Keselowski, but Hamlin ends up looking like a rookie
Welcome back ladies and gentlemen, about one week ago at Homestead-Miami Speedway, all three of NASCAR’s national series had their season finales on the 1.5 mile track that ended with its normal fireworksâ€...
JOHNSON MOST DOMINANT EVER? MAYBE NOT
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Jimmie Johnson has won four straight Sprint Cup titles, something no other driver has done. That makes him the most dominant driver of all time during any four-year span, right? The answer is no, according to the Wall Street Journal. (Brief aside: I love the Journal. Great newspaper...
Dale Earnhardt Jr. laughs off new Enquirer story, laughs with old one
HOMESTEAD, Fla. -- Dale Earnhardt Jr. laughed when asked on pit road Friday if recent allegations in a National Enquirer story entitled "Dale Earnhardt Jr. in a death spiral" were true. He jokingly said there was more truth in a 2004 Enquirer article that said he and drivers...
Athletic greatness after 40
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What Jimmie Johnson did was impressive. But did you see Mark Martin? He is one of 11 athletes who prove you get better with age.
Knaus says he's not close to contract extension
3 days ago by
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Chad Knaus believes he and Jimmie Johnson can continue to add to their championship total for years to come.
But the crew chief first needs a new contract.
Knaus on Wednesday denied an ESPN report that he's agreed to lead Johnson through 2015, the length of Johnson's...
REPLACING CREW CHIEFS DID NOT HELP JUNIOR
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In early September I compared Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s first 12 races of the season with crew chief Tony Eury Jr. (pictured above) to his second 12 races of the season with replacement crew chief Lance McGrew. My conclusion: it was unclear that any improvement had been made because...
Jimmie Johnson Wins at Phoenix to Cruise Into Finale
by FanHouse NewswireFiled under: Jimmie Johnson, Chase for the Sprint CupAVONDALE, Ariz. (AP) -- Jimmie Johnson rebounded from a rare bad race with a dominating victory at Phoenix International Raceway that pushed him to the edge of a NASCAR record fourth consecutive championship.Johnson...
Busch clinches Nationwide title with start
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Kyle Busch has won the Nationwide Series championship.
Busch only needed to start the race Saturday at Homestead-Miami Speedway to win his first NASCAR title. When the green flag dropped on the race, Busch was the champ.
Busch has eight wins in the second-tier series and 11 second...
Jimmie Johnson is Happy With His Team; Kasey Kahne Isn’t
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Jimmie Johnson and Kasey Kahne both have somewhat similar stories.
One was called “The next Jeff Gordon”, while the other’s car is co-owned by Jeff Gordon. Both came from the Busch(now Nationwide) Series without much success, each having just one win apiece. Both...
Busch wins title, Nationwide finale
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Kyle Busch has won the Nationwide Series championship.
Busch only needed to start the race Saturday at Homestead-Miami Speedway to win his first NASCAR title. When the green flag dropped on the race, Busch was the champ.
Busch has eight wins in the second-tier series and 11 second...
NASCAR Hands Jimmie Johnson History, 4th Straight Championship
5 days ago by
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Jimmie Johnson made history on Sunday by becoming the first driver ever to win 4 straight NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championships. Johnson stands alone in that category, but I am about to tell you, from a die-hard NASCARÂ fan’s perspective, why this unprecedented accomplishment...
Hendrick dominance, Roush failure among memorable '09
Jimmie Johnson's historic feat capped the Cup season. But Pete Pistone also counts Roush's collapse and the thrill double-file restarts brought to some boring tracks among his '09 memories.
THE FIVE RACES THAT WON JOHNSON'S TITLE
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Jimmie Johnson had an exceptional year on his way to a record-setting fourth consecutive Sprint Cup championship. Here are the five key races that led to the 48 team’s title.
1. Bristol, March 22. The spring race at Thunder Valley ended with Johnson scoring his first top-five...
The Hot Pass: Busch looks beyond 1st NASCAR title
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Getting his first NASCAR championship Monday is nice, but Kyle Busch is already aiming at bigger goals, Lee Spencer says.
Blocking Johnson's quest for five straight
Sporting News: Jimmie Johnson raced extremely well this season, but he also benefitted from a major dip in the competitive level of the series. That's something race teams like Roush-Fenway, Gibbs and Childress will work hard to remedy next year.
Johnson Wins 4th Straight Championship
by FanHouse NewswireFiled under: Jimmie JohnsonHOMESTEAD, Fla. (AP) -- Jimmie Johnson never let up in pursuit of a NASCAR record fourth consecutive championship.This was no easy Sunday drive for the most dominant driver of this decade, even though Johnson needed only a 25th-place finish...
Victory video: Love for Denny Hamlin? Is that too much to ask?
5 days ago by
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Lest we forget, Jimmie Johnson wasn't the only winner on Sunday night. Denny Hamlin ran away with the Ford 400, and if he hadn't had a couple misfires earlier in the Chase, this could've been a lot more interesting from a championship standpoint. So before we continue with...
JIMMIE JOHNSON WINS 4TH STRAIGHT NASCAR CUP AND NASCAR STILL SUCKS
5 days ago by
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As Jay Hart from Yahoo! explains…
With the track at Homestead-Miami Speedway flooded with bystanders wanting to be close to history, Jimmie Johnson was left with maybe a 20-foot alleyway to celebrate his fourth consecutive Cup title. Unfazed, Johnson revved his engine, smashed...
Ryan Newman Satisfied With Stewart-Haas Debut
by Holly CainFiled under: Ryan Newman, Tony Stewart, Stewart-Haas RacingHOMESTEAD, Fla. -- If pressed to find one thing Ryan Newman would change about his season, of course, he'd like to score a win in Sunday's NASCAR Sprint Cup season finale at Homestead Miami Speedway. After...
Hamlin pays back Keselowski, sort of
7 days ago by
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Last week at Phoenix, Denny Hamlin promised he'd be the first one to Brad Keselowski's "pay window," and sure enough he was. Thirty-four laps into Saturday's Nationwide race at Homestead-Miami Speedway, Hamlin dumped Keselowski, who was running eighth at the time...
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