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Jimmie Johnson’s win at Martinsville broke an 11-race winless drought, and nudges the all-time winningest manufacturer nearer to a major milestone: 700 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series victories.

They now sit at the very edge of the milestone, at 699 wins.

The accolades don’t end there. Chevrolet has already clinched the Manufacturers’ Championship in both the NASCAR Sprint Cup and NASCAR Nationwide Series, and can clinch the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series’ title this weekend at Texas. It would be the first manufacturer championship sweep since Chevrolet did it in 2005.

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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Sept. 23, 2012) – Joe Gibbs’ hard-to-fathom two-sport career has become statistically symmetrical. Consider…

Three Super Bowl championships? Check.

Three NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championships? Check.

Triple-digit wins in the NFL? Check.

Triple-digit wins in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series? Well, after two-plus decades in the sport, Gibbs can check that rare milestone off the list too.

Continue reading “Joe Gibbs Racing Captures NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Win No. 100”

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Elliott Sadler shakes off sickness for Chicagoland Nationwide win

July 22, 2012

By Jerry Bonkowski
Special for NASCAR Wire Service

JOLIET, Ill. — Elliott Sadler went from sick to stupendous, rallying late to capture Sunday’s STP 300 Nationwide Series race at Chicagoland Speedway.

Sadler, who also won a $100,000 bonus for the victory, had battled a flu bug for the previous three days, at one point spending 36 hours in bed. But when he arrived at the track Saturday, he felt the worst was behind him and was ready to race.

Continue reading “Nationwide Series Recap: Elliott Sadler Shakes Off Sickness For Chicagoland Victory”

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RACE RECAP | MICHIGAN
10 Kevin Harvick
9 Marcos Ambrose
8 Juan Montoya
7 Clint Bowyer
6 Jeff Gordon
5 Jimmie Johnson
4 Greg Biffle
3 Matt Kenseth
2 Tony Stewart

VICTORY LANE

1 Dale Earnhardt Jr. ends a 4 year, 143 race winless drought as the crowd goes wild and many drivers congratulate Jr. Dale led the most laps

Continue reading “Dale Earnhardt Jr. Ends Four Year Winless Drought At Michigan”