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nascar_nscs_jimmie_johnson_101113One word describes Jimmie Johnson’s performance at Martinsville Speedway: Phenomenal.
And even that might be understating it.

Johnson is head and shoulders above the competition at the historic, .526-mile short track in southern Virginia which hosts Sunday’s Goody’s Headache Relief Shot 500 (1:30 p.m. ET ESPN, Motor Racing Network, SiriusXM Satellite Radio). Continue reading “Martinsville: Home of Eventual NASCAR Champions”

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JIMMIE_JOHNSON_DOVER131 8 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe`s/Kobalt Tools Chevrolet
2 1 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. National Guard Chevrolet
3 11 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford
4 16 24 Jeff Gordon Axalta Chevrolet
5 14 18 Kyle Busch Interstate Batteries Toyota
6 12 29 Kevin Harvick Budweiser Chevrolet
7 2 20 Matt Kenseth Home Depot “Let`s Do This“ Toyota
8 3 39 Ryan Newman State Water Heaters Chevrolet
9 19 16 Greg Biffle Filtrete Ford
10 23 15 Clint Bowyer Raspberry5hourEnergyLivingBeyondBreastCancer Tyt Continue reading “2013 NASCAR CUP CHASE RACE #3 RESULTS, DOVER – JIMMIE JOHNSON WINS”

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2012 Charlotte May NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Practice Jimmie Johnson Chad KnausHave Jimmie Johnson and Chad Knaus flipped the switch to “go?”

Back-to-back top-five performances to begin the Chase certainly point in that direction. Johnson’s finishes of fifth at Chicagoland and fourth in New Hampshire mark only the third time this season the No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet has fashioned consecutive top fives. Continue reading “Chase Time Is Go Time For Jimmie Johnson, Chad Knaus”

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Fact: Their numbers equal 86

Matt Kenseth, Jimmie Johnson and Kyle Busch began the 2013 Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup as the prohibitive favorites to claim the championship title. After one race, the trio remains at the top of the leaderboard with Kenseth adding a season-high sixth win to his resume. Johnson and Busch finished fifth and second, respectively, at Chicagoland. In the standings, Busch is eight points behind Kenseth, while Johnson sits three markers further back.