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jimmie_johnson_fansAccording to a survey by Harris Poll recently, asked adult fans 18 and older what their favorite sport was. Of course in first place by 35% was pro football, then baseball, college football, but in 4th place was our favorite sport …..Auto Racing…yes folks cars turning left beat out basketball, hockey, golf and college basketball.

“In 2014, 35 percent of fans call the NFL their favorite sport, followed by Major League Baseball (14 percent), college football (11 percent), auto racing (7 percent), the NBA (6 percent), the NHL (5 percent) and college basketball (3 percent).”

SOURCE: http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/10354114/harris-poll-nfl-most-popular-mlb-2nd

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RACE RESULTS

1. (6) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 160, $430,461.
2. (7) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 160, $362,108.
3. (5) Greg Biffle, Ford, 160, $293,525.
4. (20) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 160, $263,750.
5. (9) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 160, $266,961.
6. (1) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 160, $250,091.
7. (11) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 160, $230,058.
8. (17) Martin Truex Jr., Toyota, 160, $212,539.
9. (22) Brad Keselowski, Dodge, 160, $214,470.
10. (28) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, 160, $230,175.
11. (19) Mark Martin, Toyota, 160, $170,175.
12. (15) Kasey Kahne, Chevrolet, 160, $172,850.
13. (27) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 160, $205,236.
14. (8) Paul Menard, Chevrolet, 160, $167,300.
15. (33) Clint Bowyer, Toyota, 160, $186,139.
16. (24) Sam Hornish Jr., Dodge, 160, $197,475.
17. (18) Trevor Bayne, Ford, 160, $155,525.
18. (14) Regan Smith, Chevrolet, 160, $180,483.

Continue reading “2012 NASCAR RACE #20 RESULTS, INDIANAPOLIS – JIMMIE JOHNSON WINS”

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July 29, 2012

By Reid Spencer
NASCAR Wire Service

SPEEDWAY, Ind. — Team owner Rick Hendrick may have had better days — but not many.

Hendrick joined his No. 48 team in kissing the bricks at the finish line after driver Jimmie Johnson won Sunday’s Crown Royal 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, taking the checkered flag 4.758 seconds ahead of runner-up Kyle Busch and tying teammate Jeff Gordon for most NASCAR Sprint Cup Series wins at the Brickyard — four.

Continue reading “Jimmie Johnson Wins Fourth Cup Race At Brickyard; Earnhardt Jr. Takes Series Lead”