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Rick Hendrick Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports 200th WinNov. 3, 2013

By Reid Spencer
NASCAR Wire Service

FORT WORTH, Tex. — As dominant as Jimmie Johnson was in Sunday’s AAA Texas 500 at Texas Motor Speedway, is team owner Rick Hendrick confident that the driver of the No. 48 Chevrolet will deliver the organization’s 11th NASCAR Sprint Cup Series title two weeks from now at Homestead?

Yes, Johnson destroyed the opposition at Texas, leading 255 of 334 laps and beating teammate Dale Earnhardt Jr., the race runner-up, to the finish line by 4.390 seconds.

Yes, Johnson leads fourth-place finisher Matt Kenseth by seven points in the NASCAR Sprint Cup standings. But Johnson led Brad Keselowski by seven points after eight Chase races last year before losing the title to the Penske Racing driver.

Accordingly, Hendrick isn’t ready to stake his claim to the championship. Continue reading “Chalk Up Another Championship? Not Yet, Says Rick Hendrick”

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nascar_tms_nscs_110313_gordon_garageGordon’s title hopes take hit at TMS

Nov. 3, 2013

By John Sturbin
Special to the NASCAR Wire Service

FORT WORTH, Texas — Revived by a victory one week ago at Martinsville Speedway, Jeff Gordon’s bid for a fifth NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championship slammed to a halt in the Turn 1 wall at Texas Motor Speedway Sunday afternoon.

A blown left front tire sent Gordon’s No. 24 Drive to End Hunger Chevrolet SS into the wall on Lap 75 of the AAA Texas 500, Round 8 of the 10-race Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup. Gordon began the day in third, 27 points behind co-leaders Matt Kenseth of Joe Gibbs Racing and Jimmie Johnson, Gordon’s Hendrick Motorsports teammate. Continue reading “Jeff Gordon’s Title Hopes Are Toast After Texas”

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nascar_tms_nscs_110313_johnson_victory_laneNov. 3, 2013

By Reid Spencer
NASCAR Wire Service

FORT WORTH, Tex. — The speed in Jimmie Johnson’s No. 48 Chevrolet was positively jaw-dropping.

Able to pull away from his pursuers with apparent ease, Johnson finished three positions ahead of Matt Kenseth in Sunday’s AAA Texas 500, breaking a tie for the lead in the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup, but — make no mistake — Johnson’s performance amounted to a brutal bludgeoning of Kenseth and the rest of the opposition. Continue reading “Jimmie Johnson Grabs Chase Lead With Dominant Win At Texas”

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nascar_nscs_jimmie_johnson_1011131 3 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe’s Chevrolet
2 7 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. AMP Energy Gold / 7-Eleven Chevrolet
3 12 22 Joey Logano AAA Ford
4 6 20 Matt Kenseth Home Depot Let’s Do This Toyota
5 11 5 Kasey Kahne Time Warner Cable Chevrolet
6 2 2 Brad Keselowski Miller Lite Ford
7 14 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Office Toyota
8 19 29 Kevin Harvick Budweiser Chevrolet
9 13 39 Ryan Newman Outback Steakhouse Chevrolet
10 26 15 Clint Bowyer Sour Apple Extra Strength 5-hour Energy Toyota
11 33 14 Mark Martin Bass Pro Shops / Mobil 1 Chevrolet Continue reading “2013 NASCAR CUP CHASE RACE #8 RESULTS, TEXAS – JIMMIE JOHNSON WINS”

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nascar_nns_tms_110213_victory_brad_keselowskiNov. 2, 2013

By Reid Spencer
NASCAR Wire Service

FORT WORTH, Tex. — Brad Keselowski dominated early and retook the lead late to win Saturday’s O’Reilly Auto Parts Challenge at Texas Motor Speedway.

Keselowski led 106 of 200 laps in the 31st NASCAR Nationwide Series race of the season, propelling his No. 22 Penske Racing Ford to a decisive advantage in the owners’ standings. Continue reading “Brad Keselowski outduels Denny Hamlin for NNS win at Texas”