Twitter Race Recap: Johnson Wins 48th, Harvick Leads Points
By Reid Spencer
Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service
Photo: NASCAR MEDIA
FONTANA, Calif.— A career came full circle for Jimmie Johnson, who won his first NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Auto Club Speedway in 2002 and on Sunday claimed his fifth victory at the 2-mile track and the 48th of his career — matching the No. 48 on [...]
Is Jimmie Johnson’s bid for a 5th title already over?
In a word, hardly…in each of the last four season-openers, Jimmie Johnson (No. 48 Lowe’s/Kobalt Chevrolet) has begun his title defense with a stinker. Weird, but true. And apparently, not at all season-threatening. Johnson’s Daytona 500 clunkers haven’t seemed to phase him all that much.
In 2007, Johnson finished 39th in the 500. In 2008, he [...]
Jimmie Johnson among sports greatest
Johnson’s Four-Peat Ranks Him With Sports’ Greatest Of All Time
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Nov. 22, 2009) – By any measure of the term, the “Jimmie Johnson Dynasty” began in 2002, four years before he hoisted his first NASCAR Sprint Cup Series trophy. Four near-championships in his first four seasons, including two runner-up finishes, gave way to [...]
Jimmie Johnson is 4 time consecutive Champ
RACE RECAP | HOMESTEAD-MIAMI SPEEDWAY
10 A.J. Allmendinger
9 Martin Truex Jr.
8 Kyle Busch
7 Carl Edwards
6 Jeff Gordon
5 Jimmie Johnson
4 Kurt Busch
3 Kevin Harvick
2 Jeff Burton second week in a row in the second spot
VICTORY LANE
1 Denny Hamlin takes home his 4th win of the 2009 season and finished 5th in the chase
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Jimmie Johnson / Lowes ink new contracts
Jimmie Johnson and Lowe’s extend with Hendrick Motorsports
CONCORD, N.C. (Nov. 20, 2009) – Lowe’s Companies Inc. will continue its successful relationship with Hendrick Motorsports after signing a three-year agreement that secures primary sponsorship of the No. 48 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series team in 2011, 2012 and 2013.
Driving the No. 48 Lowe’s Chevrolets will be current [...]
Jimmie Johnson one race from history
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Only Mark Martin (No. 5 Kellogg’s/CARQUEST Chevrolet) stands between Jimmie Johnson (No. 48 Lowe’s Chevrolet) and arguably one of the greatest achievements in NASCAR Sprint Cup Series history.
Johnson, following his seventh victory of the 2009 season at Phoenix International Raceway, carries a 108-point lead into Sunday’s Ford 400 season finale at [...]
Johnson/Knaus hope to bounce back at Phoenix
The No. 48 team faced its first dose of adversity during the Chase last Sunday at Texas when Johnson was in an accident on Lap 3 that sent the entire team scrambling to salvage the day. Johnson ended up finishing 38th and the point lead the No. 48 team had accumulated going into Texas had [...]
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