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1 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe’s Chevrolet 19.402 97.598
2 55 Brian Vickers MyClassicGarage.com Toyota 19.415 97.533
3 18 Kyle Busch M&M’s Halloween Toyota 19.436 97.427
4 31 Jeff Burton Odyssey Battery / EnerSys Chevrolet 19.443 97.392
5 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Express Toyota 19.445 97.382
6 17 Matt Kenseth Ford EcoBoost Ford 19.467 97.272
7 14 Tony Stewart Office Depot / Mobil 1 Chevrolet 19.470 97.257
8 15 Clint Bowyer 5-hrEnergyBenefittingAvonFndnforW. Toyota 19.472 97.247

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9 27 Paul Menard Zecol / Menards Chevrolet 19.490 97.158
10 43 Aric Almirola Gwaltney Ford 19.500 97.108

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What do Kansas Speedway, Brad Keselowski, Jimmie Johnson and Denny Hamlin have in common? The three leading contenders for this year’s NASCAR Sprint Cup championship are the most recent winners at the Kansas City-area facility. Hamlin won in April – the last race conducted before the track was repaved and reconfigured. Johnson won last fall’s Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup™ event and Keselowski captured the spring race in 2011. Keselowski’s Kansas victory was his first as a driver for Penske Racing.

Johnson has Kansas Speedway’s best average finish (7.9) among active drivers.

Keselowski’s lead over Johnson is just seven points at the halfway point of the Chase. Hamlin is 15 points back in third followed by Bowyer and Kasey Kahne. Thirty-five points cover the top five.

Continue reading “Chase Leaders Swept Last Three Kansas Races”

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Talladega stands statistically as Jimmie Johnson’s worst-performing track based on his Driver Rating of 81.5. Johnson, however, has won twice at ‘Dega, most recently in the spring of 2011. Johnson has performed at the 2.66-mile superspeedway when it counted most with top-10 Chase finishes in four of his five championship seasons.

Continue reading “Johnson’s ’Dega Stats Aren’t Great But He’s Solid When It’s Counted Most”

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Johnson’s Mauled ‘The Monster Mile’ Like No Recent Driver
Jimmie Johnson’s pair of runner-up finishes has given him a slim lead – a point over Brad Keselowski; seven points over Denny Hamlin – and this should be the week Johnson can truly state a sixth NASCAR Sprint Cup championship is his to lose. Dover International Speedway is known as the “Monster Mile” but Johnson has mauled the concrete-surfaced track into virtual submission.

Over the past eight races, Johnson has won four times (two in the Chase); posted top fives six times and led 54% (1,719/3,200) of the laps run. His Driver Rating of 120.6 easily is tops at the Delaware track. Johnson’s June victory was his seventh, matching NASCAR Hall of Famers Richard Petty and Bobby Allison for the most Dover wins.