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Team Orders in NASCAR
Jimmie Johnson by Tom Bowles NASCAR is a sport defined by individual success. Just one driver and team, not an entire motorsports operation, gets crowned with a series title. But like it or not, team cars wor...
1 year ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, Carl Edwards, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Denny Hamlin, Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Kyle Busch, Hendrick Motorsports, NASCAR, Richard Childress Racing, Roush Fenway Racing, team orders

New Hampshire Motor Speedway
Jimmie Johnson by Matt Taliaferro and Nathan Rush Race: Sylvania 300 Location: Loudon, N.H. TV: ESPN (2:00 p.m. EST) 2010 Winners: Jimmie Johnson (June); Clint Bowyer (Sept.) July Winner: Ryan Newman...
1 year ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, Clint Bowyer, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Ryan Newman, Tony Stewart, Chase, NASCAR, New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Sprint Cup

NASCAR Horsepower Rankings
Jimmie Johnson by Matt Taliaferro 1. Jimmie Johnson  Looked like the typical Chase race for Johnson ... until he was bit by the fuel bug. Still, how many teams do you know can run out of fuel on the fi...
1 year ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, Dale Eanhardt Jr., Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Kevin Harvick, Kyle Busch, Tony Stewart, NASCAR, Power Rankings, Sprint Cup Series

Smokin' Start to the Chase
Jimmie Johnson by Matt Taliaferro Just days ago, Tony Stewart called himself an underdog in the Chase for the Championship. Two weeks prior, he wondered aloud whether his No. 14 team even deserved a spot in N...
1 year ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, Brad Keselowski, Carl Edwards, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Denny Hamlin, Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Kevin Harvick, Tony Stewart, Chase for the Sprint Cup, Chicagoland Speedway, Geico 400, NASCAR

NASCAR Chase Preview
Jimmie Johnson by Matt Taliaferro NASCAR’s Chase for the Championship gets rolling this weekend in New Hampshire … no, wait … Chicago. Yeah, that’s right, Chicagoland Speedway. Answer me this: Could t...
1 year ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, Carl Edwards, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Kevin Harvick, Kyle Busch, Chase for the Championship, NASCAR, Sprint Cup Series

Tracking the Chase
Jimmie Johnson by Vito Pugliese NASCAR’s version of the playoffs gets started this weekend in Chicago, just as Major League Baseball is winding down, the NFL regular season is heating up and fantasy footbal...
1 year ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, Carl Edwards, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Kyle Busch, Chicagoland, Martinsville, NASCAR Chase for the Sprint Cup, New Hampshire, Talladega

Chicagoland Speedway
Jimmie Johnson by Matt Taliaferro and Nathan Rush Race: Geico 400 Location: Joliet, Ill. When: Sunday, Sept. 18 TV: ESPN (2:00 p.m. EST) 2010 Winner: David Reutimann Specs: 1.5-mile tri-oval; B...
1 year ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, Dale Earnhardt Jr., David Reutimann, Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Chase for the Championship, Chicagoland Speedway, Geico 400, NASCAR

Horsepower Rankings
Jimmie Johnson by Matt Taliaferro 1. Jeff Gordon  The four-time champ has averaged a 3.25-place finish over the last month. Gordon is looking like the “Wonderboy” of old at just the right time. ...
1 year ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, Carl Edwards, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Kurt Busch, Kyle Busch, NASCAR, Power Rankings, Richmond, Sprint Cup Series

And then there were 12
Jimmie Johnson by Matt Taliaferro The final 300 miles of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series’ regular season were some of the most intense of 2011. Chase bubble boys Clint Bowyer, Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Denny Haml...
1 year ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, Carl Edwards, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Kurt Busch, Chase for the Championship, NASCAR, Richmond International Raceway

Richmond International Raceway
Jimmie Johnson by Matt Taliaferro and Nathan Rush Race: Wonderful Pistachios 400 Location: Richmond, Va. When: Saturday, Sept. 10 TV: ABC (7:30 p.m. EST) 2010 Winners: Kyle Busch (May); Denny Hamlin (...
1 year ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Denny Hamlin, Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Kyle Busch, NASCAR, Richmond International Raceway, Wonderful Pistachios 400

Marked Man
Jimmie Johnson by Tom Bowles Kermit the Frog may have it tough being green, but in the muppet-like drama of NASCAR I’m betting it’s 1,000 times tougher to be driving the red No. 42 Target Chevy these days...
1 year ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, Brad Keselowski, Clint Bowyer, Jimmie Johnson, Juan Pablo Montoya, Kyle Busch, Tony Stewart, NASCAR, Sprint Cup Series

NASCAR Horsepower Rankings
Jimmie Johnson by Matt Taliaferro 1. Jimmie Johnson  Two runner-up finishes in the last three races but no wins since Talladega in April. It’s almost Chase time, though, and Johnson finds himself lea...
1 year ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, Brad Keselowski, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Kyle Busch, NASCAR, Power Rankings, Sprint Cup Series

Gordon Wins No. 85
Jimmie Johnson by Matt Taliaferro It’s been almost 19 years since a 20-year-old Jeff Gordon made his first NASCAR Sprint Cup start. The day was November 15, 1992; the race the Hooter’s 500 at Atlanta Moto...
1 year ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, Carl Edwards, Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Kurt Busch, Tony Stewart, AdvoCare 500, Atlanta Motor Speedway, NASCAR

The Summer of Brad
Jimmie Johnson by Matt Taliaferro Brad Keselowski had sniffed the lead all night long, but it wasn’t until the final restart of the Irwin Tools Bristol Night Race that he finally grabbed it and took it as h...
1 year ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, Brad Keselowski, Jamie McMurray, Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Martin Truex Jr., Bristol, NASCAR, Sprint Cup Series

NASCAR Horsepower Rankings
Jimmie Johnson by Matt Taliaferro 1. Kyle Busch  “The Surgeon” begins to pull away … kind of like he’s going 128 mph and the rest of the field is doing the 45 mph speed limit. 2. Jimmie J...
1 year ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, Calr Edwards, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Kyle Busch, Michigan, NASCAR, Power Rankings

Kyle Busch Wins in Michigan
Jimmie Johnson by Matt Taliaferro There was no fuel mileage or weather-related strategy involved in the Pure Michigan 400 at Michigan International Speedway — only pure, unadulterated horsepower. And Kyle B...
1 year ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, Brad Keselowski, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jimmie Johnson, Kyle Busch, Tony Stewart, Michigan International Speedway, NASCAR, Sprint Cup Series

NASCAR Horsepower Rankings
Jimmie Johnson by Matt Taliaferro 1. Kyle Busch  Leads the series in top 5s (12) and is tied for the lead in wins (3) and top 10s (14). He also leads all drivers in best looking wife/girlfriend (and th...
1 year ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, Carl Edwards, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jimmie Johnson, Kyle Busch, NASCAR, Power Rankings

What the Point(s)?
Jimmie Johnson by Tom Bowles It happens in every sport, every year: the end-of-season playoff push causes fans to lose focus on what’s really important. With so many teams battling simply to make it into th...
1 year ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, Carl Edwards, Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Kyle Busch, Chase for the Championship, NASCAR

Horsepower Rankings
Jimmie Johnson by Matt Taliaferro 1. Kyle Busch  For the second race in a row, Busch overcame issues that hindered his early-race gains to post a top-10 finish. The runner-up at Pocono finds him just 1...
1 year ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, Carl Edwards, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Kyle Busch, NASCAR, Pocono, Power Rankings, Sprint Cup

Overcoming Adversity
Jimmie Johnson by Matt Taliaferro A broken ankle, a one hour and 40 minute rain delay and a gamble that laid not only his race, but his season, on the line. Brad Keselowski faced all three in Sunday’s Good ...
1 year ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, Brad Keselowski, Jimmie Johnson, Kurt Busch, Kyle Busch, Ryan Newman, broken ankle, NASCAR, Pocono Raceway

NASCAR Horsepower Rankings
Jimmie Johnson by Matt Taliaferro 1. Carl Edwards  Edwards has been first or second in the point standings after 17 of the 19 races this year. It may be tight at the top, but as others come and go, Car...
1 year ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, Carl Edwards, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Kyle Busch, Power Rankings, Sprint Cup

Rocketing Past the Competition
Jimmie Johnson by Matt Taliaferro A typical fuel-mileage race on the NASCAR Sprint Cup circuit finds a surprise winner in Victory Lane — a driver and team running mid-pack that have nothing to lose by rolli...
1 year ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Denny Hamlin, Jimmie Johnson, Ryan Newman, Tony Stewart, NASCAR, New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Sprint Cup

New Hampshire Motor Speedway
Jimmie Johnson by Matt Taliaferro and Nathan Rush Race: Lenox Industrial Tools 301 Location: Loudon, N.H. Specs: 1.058-mile oval; Banking/Turns: 12°; Banking/Straightaways: 2° Race Length: 317.4 mile...
1 year ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, Clint Bowyer, Denny Hamlin, Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Kurt Busch, Tony Stewart, NASCAR, New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Sprint Cup

The 10 Closest Finishes of the Last 20 Years
Jimmie Johnson NASCAR checkered flags don't get better than these. ...
2 years ago by Athlon Sports Tags: NASCAR, Dale Earnhardt Jr, Jimmie Johnson

NASCAR 2011 Preview
Jimmie Johnson Drive for Five Complete, Now It’s Time for a Six Pack Jimmie Johnson’s run of five straight NASCAR Sprint Cup titles will one day be appreciated for the historical feat that it is. While ...
2 years ago by Athlon Sports Tags: Monthly, Carl Edwards, Clint Bowyer, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Denny Hamlin, Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Kevin Harvick, Kyle Busch

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