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nascar_tms_nscs_110313_johnson_vlNov. 4, 2013

By Reid Spencer
NASCAR Wire Service

What’s it going to be — an inexorable march toward a sixth NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championship for Jimmie Johnson, or another late-season failure for the No. 48 team?

Based on the preponderance of evidence from Sunday’s AAA Texas 500 at Texas Motor Speedway, the sixth title seems the far more likely outcome. Continue reading “After Texas, Jimmie Johnson Is Two Steps Away From A Sixth Title”

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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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291644Oct. 28, 2013

By Reid Spencer
NASCAR Wire Service

The 2013 Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup has no respect for conventional wisdom.

Think about it. Matt Kenseth led the standings by four points midway through this year’s championship battle, as the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series headed to Talladega for the sixth Chase race.

Kenseth has embraced restrictor-plate racing, having won the 2009 and 2012 Daytona 500s as well as the 2012 Chase race at Talladega. Continue reading “This Year’s Chase For The Nascar Sprint Cup Defies Predictability”