Jimmie Johnson Wins Third Race in the Chase at Charlotte
tailgate365.com 10/19/2009 — Jimmie Johnson can pretty much etch his name in the history books of NASCAR right now. The three-time defending Sprint Cup Champion won his third race in the Chase on Saturday night at the Lowe’s Motor Speedway. Thanks to this win, Johnson has now extended his lead in the points ...

California Dreamin’: Jimmie Johnson Wins at Fontana
tailgate365.com 10/12/2009 — The entire outlook of the Chase for the Sprint Cup has changed thanks to an exciting race on yesterday at the Auto Club Speedway. What has it changed to, back to something very familiar. Three time defending Sprint Cup Champion Jimmie Johnson claimed his second win of the Chase, capturing ...

Tony Stewart Wins at Kansas
tailgate365.com 10/7/2009 — On Sunday, Smoke made his way back into Chase contention by scoring a key win at the Price Chopper 400 in Kansas. Stewart recently had gone through a terrible streak of six straight races without finishing better than ninth. Stewart beat out Jeff Gordon by a very slim margin at the ...

Jamie McMurrary Survives the Madness That is Talladega
tailgate365.com 18 days ago — Jamie McMurrary is out of a ride next year, as the 26 car will cease to exist at Roush Fenway racing. McMurray, during a team meeting at the beginning of the Chase turned to his crew chief and said “we need to win a race, and Talladega is our best bet”. Ask, and you shall ...

You Got Me Under Pressure
ernhrtfanalwys3.blogspot.com 12 days ago — 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 ...

Jimmie Johnson is Mortal!
stockcarspin.com 12 days ago — 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 ...

NASCAR Top 10 Power Rankings: Week 33
sports-central.org 17 days ago — Jamie McMurray was the surprise winner at Talladega, while the carnage of two big wrecks blew any chance of contenders making up ground on Jimmie Johnson, who finished sixth. Johnson leads Mark Martin by 184 as the Cup series heads to Texas.

NASCAR Top 10 Power Rankings: Week 32
sports-central.org 24 days ago — Denny Hamlin won in Martinsville, edging Jimmie Johnson to reverse his fate from the spring Martinsville race. Johnson leads Mark Martin by 118 points in the standings, and a safe finish at Talladega will all but clinch the Sprint Cup.

NASCAR Top 10 Power Rankings: Week 30
sports-central.org 10/14/2009 — Jimmie Johnson won easily in California, outpacing the field and reclaiming the points lead. Mark Martin trails Johnson by 12 points, with Juan Montoya 58 out of the lead. Next up: Lowe's Motor Speedway in Charlotte.

…But What If Mark Loses?
stockcarspin.com 7 days ago — By now, there is no secret about who fans will be blaming if Jimmie Johnson ends up falling short of winning a record-breaking fourth-consecutive NASCAR Sprint Cup Series title. The blame, regardless of how many points Johnson were to lose by, in most peoples’ eyes, would fall squarely on ...

Kurt Busch 1st, Jimmie Johnson wrecks — Other - BostonHerald.com 12 days ago
FORT WORTH, Texas - Jimmie Johnson's drive to history took a hard hit against a wall and Kyle Busch ran out of gas trying to complete an unprecedented NASCAR trifecta. ...

Nascar / Crash slashes Johnson's points lead — SFGate: Top Sports Stories 12 days ago
Jimmie Johnson's drive to history took a hard hit against a wall and Kyle Busch ran out of gas trying to complete an unprecedented NASCAR trifecta. Kurt Busch drove to Victory Lane at Texas after his younger brother ran out of fuel with 2 1/2 laps ...

Busch and Tryson continue to race hard — The Seattle Times: Sports 11 days ago
Kurt Busch and Pat Tryson had every reason to coast through the season's final 10 races in a long farewell before the crew chief bolts to a new team next year.

Kurt Busch and Tryson continuing to race hard — SI.com - Motorsports 11 days ago
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) -Kurt Busch and Pat Tryson had every reason to coast through the season's final 10 races in a long farewell before the crew chief bolts to a new team next year.

Kurt Busch tames Texas as Johnson's crash tightens race — USATODAY.com Motor Sports - Top Stories 11 days ago
Whether it was snapping a shot at one NASCAR record or slowing a march toward another, a pair of Penske Racing cars played spoilers ...