SHOW #243 – Guest: None – We have a packed show recapping the Daytona 500, catch fence discussion, Lowes remains with Jimmie, All Star Race format, plus a Phoenix Preview. Have a listen, your ears will thank you. Hosted by Kerry Murphey and Toby Christie

(47:56 mins)

CREDITS: 
Hosts: Kerry Murphey & Toby Christie
Executive Producer: Kerry Murphey
Music: Russell Nash Radium Sound
Voice Over: Thomas Moog

Continue reading “The Final Lap Weekly #243 NASCAR Podcast – Daytona 500 Recap / Phoenix Preview”

Jimmie-Johnson-checkered-flag-Daytona-500-2013-nascarFeb. 24, 2013

By Reid Spencer
NASCAR Wire Service

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Jimmie Johnson sped away from the field after a restart with six laps left in Sunday’s Daytona 500 and held off a charging Dale Earnhardt Jr. to win the 55th running of the Great American Race at Daytona International Speedway.

Continue reading “Race Recap: Jimmie Johnson Holds Off Dale Earnhardt Jr. For NASCAR’s Daytona 500 Victory”

jimmie-johnson-nascar-daytona-500-victory-lane-20131 9 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe’s Chevrolet
2 19 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. National Guard Chevrolet
3 14 55 Mark Martin Aaron’s Dream Machine Toyota
4 15 2 Brad Keselowski Miller Lite Ford
5 34 39 Ryan Newman Quicken Loans Chevrolet
6 5 16 Greg Biffle 3M Ford
7 40 51 Regan Smith(i) Phoenix Construction Chevrolet
8 1 10 Danica Patrick # GoDaddy Chevrolet
9 38 98 Michael McDowell K-Love/Curb Records Ford
10 41 36 JJ Yeley Golden Corral Chevrolet

Continue reading “2013 NASCAR RACE #1 RESULTS, DAYTONA 500 – JIMMIE JOHNSON WINS”

Jimmie Johnson Daytona 500Jimmie Johnson, the 2006 Daytona 500 winner, makes his 400th NASCAR Sprint Cup start on Sunday. Two of Johnson’s Hendrick Motorsports teammates also are Daytona 500 winners: Gordon in 1995, 1997 and 2005 and Dale Earnhardt Jr., 2004.

So lets have a look at his remarkable career so far.  He is a 5 time Champion, 60 wins, 248 top 10’s, 29 poles and oh yeah, this past weekend he ran a 1/2 marathon with fellow drivers Kasey Kahne, Aric Almirola, Michael Waltrip and others.