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Jimmie Johnson: Wins are big, but points are still important

Mar. 21, 2014

By Reid Spencer
NASCAR Wire Service

FONTANA, Calif.—From Jimmie Johnson’s point of view, it’s far too early to worry.

True, Johnson is 0-for-4 in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series this year, but the mini drought hasn’t raised any red flags for the six-time champion, who averages better than one win in every seven starts over his career. Continue reading “Fontana Notebook – Johnson Winless, Larson Impressive, Restart Etiquette”

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1 20 Matt Kenseth Dollar General Toyota 38.438 187.315
2 2 Brad Keselowski Wurth Ford 38.481 187.105
3 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe’s Spring is Calling Chevrolet 38.516 186.935
4 4 Kevin Harvick Jimmy John’s Chevrolet 38.523 186.901
5 15 Clint Bowyer PEAK Toyota 38.614 186.461
6 24 Jeff Gordon Drive To End Hunger Chevrolet 38.630 186.384
7 22 Joey Logano AAA Southern California Ford 38.653 186.273
8 9 Marcos Ambrose DeWalt Ford 38.707 186.013

THE FINAL LAP WEEKLY #298 NASCAR PODCAST – MISS SPRINT CUP MADISON MARTIN / CHASE ELLIOTT / CALIFORNIA PREVIEW

9 99 Carl Edwards Subway Ford 38.735 185.878
10 14 Tony Stewart Rush Truck Centers/Mobil 1 Chevrolet 38.753 185.792 Continue reading “2014 NASCAR CUP SERIES AUTO CLUB SPEEDWAY STARTING LINEUP – MATT KENSETH ON POLE”

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chase_elliott_napa2014SHOW #298 – Guests: Miss Sprint Cup Madison Martin / Chase Elliott – Plus we recap Bristol Motor Speedway, discuss human error caution lights, impliment Mike Helton’s mustache, Evil Looks and Bad Karma, preview California Fontana Auto Club Speedway (or something like that) and bunches more. Listen, tell your friends, make us happy. Hosted by Kerry Murphey and Toby Christie Continue reading “The Final Lap Weekly #298 NASCAR Podcast – Miss Sprint Cup Madison Martin / Chase Elliott / California Preview”

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March 17, 2014

By Reid Spencer
NASCAR Wire Service

Before we travel too far down the path of wrong thinking, there’s one thing followers of NASCAR Sprint Cup Series racing should understand — namely, that there is little statistical significance to the fact that four different drivers have won the first four races of the season. Continue reading “Don’t read too much into four different winners in the first four Sprint Cup races”