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VIDEO: Johnson takes a victory lap

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 00:57:03 +0000

You've read all about Jimmie Johnson's historic fourth straight NASCAR Cup title. Here's what he has to say about it.

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Yanks' Damon helps Johnson celebrate Cup crown

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 00:19:06 +0000

Johnny Damon knows how difficult it can be to win a championship. After all, it took him four years to finally win the World Series with the Yankees. That's why even he marvels at Jimmie Johnson, who wrapped up an unprecedented fourth consecutive Cup championship on Sunday at Homestead-Miami Speedway. "We haven't seen that in baseball in a very long time," Damon said Tuesday, during a ceremony honoring Johnson at the Empire State Building.

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Jimmie Johnson celebrates crown, with Damon assist

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 22:51:28 +0000

Jimmie Johnson has put together the kind of winning streak that Johnny Damon and the Yankees can certainly appreciate.

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Rick Hendrick says Earnhardt is now top priority

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 22:46:14 +0000

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina (AP) -- 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.

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Jimmie Johnson Day declared in New York City

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 22:27:15 +0000

NEW YORK (AP) -- Jimmie Johnson has put together the kind of winning streak that Johnny Damon and the Yankees can certainly appreciate.

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Jimmie Johnson celebrates crown, with Damon assist (AP)

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 22:04:51 +0000

Jimmie Johnson has put together the kind of winning streak that Johnny Damon and the Yankees can certainly appreciate. It took Damon four years to win his first World Series in New York. Johnson has won an unprecedented four straight championships in NASCAR's premier series. Johnson received a proclamation from the mayor's office designating Tuesday "Jimmie Johnson Day" in New York...

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Jimmie Johnson celebrates crown, with Damon assist

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 22:02:12 +0000

Jimmie Johnson has put together the kind of winning streak that Johnny Damon and the Yankees can certainly appreciate.

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Hendrick turns attention to Dale Earnhardt Jr.

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:36:13 +0000

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. "We're...

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Hendrick's priority for 2010: Turnaround for Dale Jr.

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 19:32:30 +0000

Getting Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s team back on track is Rick Hendrick's top priority now that Jimmie Johnson has his record fourth ...

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Hendrick turns attention to Earnhardt

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 19:16:07 +0000

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.

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Chad Knaus agrees to stay with Jimmie Johnson through 2015

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 19:02:11 +0000

Chad Knaus has committed to being Jimmie Johnson's crew chief at least through the 2015 season, team owner Rick Hendrick said on Tuesday.

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Hendrick turns attention to Earnhardt

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:55:19 +0000

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.

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Rick Hendrick: Family needs more important than over seeing Jimmie Johnson clinch

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:49:26 +0000

As much as Rick Hendrick wanted to be a part of Jimmie Johnson's record-breaking run on Sunday at Homestead-Miami Speedway, his family's needs were more important.

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Dale Jr. is Hendrick's No. 1 offseason priority

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:39:08 +0000

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. Johnson gave Hendrick his record 12th championship in Sunday's season finale, and Hendrick drivers swept the top three spots in the standings. But Earnhardt finished a distant 25th after one of the worst seasons of his career.

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Happy Hour: The great debate (Yahoo! Sports)

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 13:43:00 +0000

Where does Jimmie Johnson's accomlishment rank in NASCAR history? Readers disagree.

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Odd couple make it work for Team Johnson

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 04:27:15 +0000

As Queen's We are the Champions filled a chic Miami Beach nightclub inside the W hotel at 3:30 Monday morning, Jimmie Johnson ...

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Even non-gearheads appreciate NASCAR champ Jimmie Johnson

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:55:01 +0000

Applause and appreciation, please, for Jimmie Johnson. Even from those of us who might not exactly be what you'd call car racing ...

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It took us 30 years to fully appreciate the magnitude of Cale Yarborough's three-peat. Let's hope it won't take that long for us to acknowledge Jimmie Johnson's place in NASCAR history.

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:03:20 +0000

It took us 30 years to fully appreciate the magnitude of Cale Yarborough's three-peat. Let's hope it won't take that long for us to acknowledge Jimmie Johnson's place in NASCAR history.

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Jimmie Johnson's quest for five straight Cup titles begins Feb. 14 at Daytona

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:55:27 +0000

Jimmie Johnson's quest for five straight Cup titles begins Feb. 14 at Daytona. Will anyone be able to stop the 48?

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Four-gone conclusion: Title fits Johnson for NASCAR history

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:22:44 +0000

Jimmie Johnson clinched an unprecedented fourth consecutive NASCAR championship Sunday, driving to a fifth-place finish at Homestead-Miami ...

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VIDEO: Hamlin wins, looks like '10 challenger

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:05:45 +0000

Winning the final race of the season, Denny Hamlin marks himself as a man to challenge Jimmie Johnson for the Cup next year.

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Fryer's Five: Here comes Denny (Yahoo! Sports)

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:33:00 +0000

Denny Hamlin showed in the season finale why he will be Jimmie Johnson's toughest challenger.

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Martin can't mount charge needed to push Johnson

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:15:54 +0000

Alan Gustafson stood in the garage area at Homestead-Miami Speedway, as fireworks burst overhead and the roar of a burnout emanated from the frontstretch. Jimmie Johnson was celebrating his fourth consecutive Cup Series championship, and Mark Martin's crew chief was ruing the fact that he couldn't make it harder for him to win it.

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Johnson wins 4th straight NASCAR championship

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 09:58:13 +0000

The nickname "Four-Time" was claimed long ago by Jeff Gordon, leaving Jimmie Johnson in search of a fresh moniker to cap his record-setting fourth consecutive NASCAR championship.

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All Jimmie Johnson does is win (AP)

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 09:52:59 +0000

Apparently there's no pleasing some people, including all those NASCAR fans who keep scanning the horizon in search of the next big thing. They just missed the biggest thing that's likely to happen in the sport during their lifetime. "I'm accused of not being the most colorful person," Jimmie Johnson chuckled softly during a telephone interview Sunday night.

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NASCAR / Johnson's four-peat is historic

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 08:00:00 +0000

Jimmie Johnson bulldozed his way into the record books by becoming the first driver in NASCAR history to win four consecutive championships after finishing fifth in Sunday's season finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway. He joins Richard Petty (7), Dale Earnhardt...

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Johnson races to history

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 07:08:48 +0000

HOMESTEAD, Fla. -- 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, though Johnson needed just a 25th-place finish at Homestead-Mia...

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Hendrick juggernaut shows no signs of wear

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 06:15:43 +0000

Rick Hendrick's silver anniversary in NASCAR is now officially his most successful, a dynasty unmatched in racing. With Jimmie Johnson's fourth straight title, it's the fifth for the organization this decade and ninth overall, tying the sport's all-time record for car owners. And with Mark Martin and Jeff Gordon finishing second and third in the standings, respectively, it's the first time in the history of the sport one man has stood alone with three teams atop the Cup Series podium.

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Jimmie Johnson wins 4th straight Cup title

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 06:00:00 +0000

Unprecedented feat humbling for Johnson > HOMESTEAD, Fla. -- It will take some time for the gravity of what Jimmie Johnson and the No. 48 team accomplished at Homestead-Miami Speedway on Sunday to truly sink in for the men who made it happen.

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Johnson wins 4th straight NASCAR championship

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 05:52:31 +0000

Jimmie Johnson was chasing much more than a championship.

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Jimmie Johnson's 4th is history

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 05:45:33 +0000

HOMESTEAD, Fla. - All Jimmie Johnson ever wanted was a chance to race with the best in NASCAR. Maybe even win a race or two. Never did he expect to be a champion. ...

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Johnson chases down NASCAR history (Yahoo! Sports)

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 04:53:00 +0000

Jimmie Johnson won a record fourth straight Cup title to establish Hendrick Motorsports as one of sport's all-time dynasties.

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Joe Posnanski: Why does Johnson dominate? Pinpointing an answer not so easy

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 04:15:12 +0000

Jimmie Johnson's dynasty is in full bloom, but what makes him great? Joe Posnanski went on a search for answers but found that even Johnson himself can't offer a tidy explanation.

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Auto | Driver Jimmie Johnson wins his 4th NASCAR Sprint Cup Series title in a row

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 04:02:47 +0000

Jimmie Johnson was chasing much more than a championship. He also was chasing NASCAR history.

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They're still trying to catch Jimmie: Five with the best chance of dethroning him in 2010

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 02:59:25 +0000

Reid Spencer, Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service With a fifth-place finish in Sunday's Ford 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway, Jimmie Johnson clinched his fourth straight NASCAR Sprint Cup title, a record for consecutive championships. "Four championships in eight years, 47 wins—everything this team has done is truly amazing," Johnson said. "I know that we are solidly in the record books, but I know we have a lot more to accomplish. ... I grew up on two wheels in the dirt. I had no clue I was going to end up here racing stock cars and doing something that had never been done before." Five drivers most likely to end Johnson's streak: 1. Mark Martin. "I think Mark Martin is only going to get better in his second year with Hendrick Motorsports," said Dale Jarrett, 1999 Cup champion. 2. Tony Stewart. Two-time champ won the regular season. 3. Kyle Busch. Won Nationwide title. Poised for more. ...

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Jimmie Johnson works his way to NASCAR immortality

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 02:57:11 +0000

Jimmie Johnson might make it look easy, but winning his fourth straight title was anything but, right down the the final laps at Homestead.

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Jimmie Johnson wins his fourth consecutive NASCAR Sprint Cup title

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 02:35:00 +0000

He finishes fifth in the final race of the season to clinch the championship as Hendrick Motorsports sweeps top three spots in series. > He finishes fifth in the final race of the season to clinch the championship as Hendrick Motorsports sweeps top three spots in series.

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Time to give Jimmie Johnson his due

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 02:33:01 +0000

Hate Jimmie Johnson all you want, but respect the four-time champ because he may be the greatest of all time, Jeff Owens says.

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The Hot Pass: Johnson not content coasting to title

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 01:46:43 +0000

Jimmie Johnson could've cruised to the title Sunday, but that's not his style. And that's why he's a worthy champ, Lee Spencer says.

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Johnson wins 4th straight NASCAR championship

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:53:43 +0000

Jimmie Johnson never let up in pursuit of a NASCAR record fourth consecutive championship.

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Johnson eases to record fourth consecutive title

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:43:26 +0000

Jimmie Johnson never let up in pursuit of a NASCAR record fourth consecutive championship.

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Mark Martin falls short, a Sprint Cup runner-up for fifth time

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 23:59:59 +0000

Mark Martin accepted NASCAR's silver medal for the fifth time Sunday, unable in the season-ending Ford 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway to make a run at derailing Jimmie Johnson's march toward stock-car immortality.

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Martin settles for 2nd again

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 23:50:18 +0000

Typically, when a NASCAR driver does something that only Richard Petty and Bobby Allison have done before is a sign of excellence. Not this time, not for Mark Martin. His wait for a NASCAR championship will last at least another year. Martin accepted NASCAR's silver medal for the fifth time Sunday, unable in the season-ending Ford 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway to make a run at derailing Jimmie Johnson's march toward stock-car immortality.

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Johnson claims historic 4th straight Cup title

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 23:48:26 +0000

Denny Hamlin takes the checkered flag at Homestead, but Jimmie Johnson is the big winner with his record fourth title in a row.

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Jimmie Johnson claims historic fourth straight Sprint Cup title

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 23:48:09 +0000

Jimmie Johnson has won a NASCAR record fourth consecutive championship with a fifth-place finish in the finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway.

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Johnson's fourth title one for the books (Yahoo! Sports)

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 23:45:00 +0000

Jimmie Johnson's dominance of the Chase format continues with his record fourth consecutive Sprint Cup championship.

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Johnson makes NASCAR history

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 23:43:34 +0000

Jimmie Johnson won a NASCAR-record fourth consecutive championship with a fifth-place finish in the finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway on Sunday. Denny Hamlin finished first.

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Four-gone conclusion: Title fits Johnson for NASCAR history

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 23:41:18 +0000

Jimmie Johnson clinched an unprecedented fourth consecutive NASCAR championship Sunday, driving to a fifth-place finish at Homestead-Miami ...

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LIVE: Johnson looks to clinch 4th-straight title

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 20:24:23 +0000

Jimmie Johnson is on the verge of a record fourth-straight title — or a epic collapse. What will happen? Follow the action LIVE.

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NASCAR / Johnson's four-peat is historic

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 08:00:00 +0000

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