Bristol Cup Starting Lineup – Johnson on the pole

1 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe’s Chevrolet 2 99 Carl Edwards Aflac Ford 3 20 Joey Logano Home Depot Toyota 4 14 Tony Stewart Office Depot / Old Spice Chevrolet [AUDIO INTERVIEW] 5 00 David Reutimann Aaron’s Dream Machine Toyota 6 39 Ryan Newman Wix Filters Chevrolet 7 1 Jamie McMurray Bass Pro Shops / Tracker [...]

Bristol Recap: Johnson Wins 50th Career

By Reid Spencer Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service BRISTOL, Tenn.—In a milestone race Sunday at Bristol Motor Speedway, Jimmie Johnson—the last driver third-place finisher Kurt Busch wanted to see win the race—took the checkered flag for the 50th time in his NASCAR Sprint Cup career in the Food City 500. Taking four tires on his [...]

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 [...]

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, [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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