Jimmie Johnson hasn’t needed a four leaf clover to knock off two consecutive top-five finishes the past two weekends. Hard work and determination by the No. 48 Lowe’s team for Hendrick Motorsports has paid off and the points deficit the team found itself in after the season-opening Daytona 500 is slowly closing. Johnson waged a last-lap battle with reigning NASCAR Sprint Cup … [Read more...] about Will Jimmie Johnson win the Food City 500 on Sunday?
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Sprint Cup Champion Tony Stewart: Daytona 500 speedweek interview
Indiana native Tony Stewart went winless during the first 26 races of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series' regular season in 2011. Then he went and took five of the year's final 10 races. In doing so, the driver of the No. 14 Office Depot/Mobil 1 Chevrolet Impala for Stewart-Haas Racing captured his third Sprint Cup championship; knocking off Jimmie Johnson. Then he won a couple … [Read more...] about Sprint Cup Champion Tony Stewart: Daytona 500 speedweek interview
Jimmie Johnson prepares for Daytona 500 with new garage: Speedweek interview
NASCAR “Eats Fresh” with the Subway 600 Saturday Night
By: Melissa S. Wollering Jared had better equip each driver with two footlongs for the 600km race at Phoenix International Raceway this Saturday---because we’re NIGHT RACIN’ boys. It’s also the signal to 14 straight weeks of racing, no weekends off! The picturesque mile-long, extra fat oval (more circle, less oval) is plopped right down into the mountains. Phoenix hosts … [Read more...] about NASCAR “Eats Fresh” with the Subway 600 Saturday Night
Martinsville Tests NASCAR Changes & Jimmie Johnson Fatigue
By: Melissa S. Wollering NASCAR drivers will use the spoiler in competition for the first time at Martinsville Speedway this Sunday since the new car’s debut in 2007. Martinsville doesn’t present any major handling issues, so the first real test probably won’t come until Texas later next month. But Martinsville is a paper-clip shaped short track and is one of Jimmie … [Read more...] about Martinsville Tests NASCAR Changes & Jimmie Johnson Fatigue
Bet On This: NASCAR in Vegas, Baby
By: Melissa S. Wollering Sin City hosts Sprint Cup Racing at Las Vegas Motor Speedway this week. Developments in the last seven days: McMurray is “lovin it” with a new sponsorship, engine smoke will be the only kind fans in Michigan can enjoy, “Suitcase Jake” passes away at the age of 73 and axle problems on the track are more widespread than those on the ice for skaters in … [Read more...] about Bet On This: NASCAR in Vegas, Baby
Daytona 500: The Sprint to the Chase
By: Melissa S. Wollering It sounds like an oxymoron, but the Sprint Cup is only won after a grueling nine month racing schedule--Sunday in, Sunday out--until the 12 top point scorers battle it out in The Chase. For the last three seasons, Jimmie Johnson has driven 26-week marathons and then sprinted to the Championship. Many of the rule changes discussed in last week's … [Read more...] about Daytona 500: The Sprint to the Chase