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The Nascar Insiders (Free subscription) | yesterday
As promised here is an update of the points under the old points system. If you didn’t catch it, I wrote a post the other day about it. 1. #48 Jimmie Johnson, 5156 2. #24-Jeff Gordon, 5090, -66 3. #14-Tony Stewart, 5085, -71 4. #11-Denny Hamlin, 4806, -350 5. #5-Mark Martin, 4762, -394 6. #2-Kurt Busch, 4758, -398 7. #16-Greg Biffle, 4541, [...]
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The Washington Times (Free subscription) | yesterday
HOMESTEAD, Fla. (AP) -- Jimmie Johnson was chasing much more than a championship. He was also chasing NASCAR history. The most dominant driver of this decade won a record fourth consecutive championship Sunday night at Homestead-Miami Speedway, where he raced hard to finish fifth when 25th-place would have gotten the job done. In doing so, Johnson joined Richard Petty (7), Dale Earnhardt (7) and teammate...
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The Washington Times (Free subscription) | yesterday
HOMESTEAD, Fla. | Jimmie Johnson was chasing much more than a championship. He was also chasing NASCAR history. The most dominant driver of this decade won a record fourth consecutive championship Sunday night at Homestead-Miami Speedway, where he raced hard to finish fifth when 25th place would have gotten the job done. In doing so, Johnson joined Richard Petty (seven), Dale Earnhardt (seven) and...
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SI.com (Free subscription) | 11/23/2009
Rick Hendrick's silver anniversary in NASCAR is now officially his most successful, a dynasty unmatched in racing. With Jimmie Johnson's fourth straight title, it's the fifth for the organization this decade and ninth overall, tying the sport's all-time record for car owners. And with Mark Martin and Jeff Gordon finishing second and third in the standings, respectively, it's the first time in the history...
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SI.com (Free subscription) | 11/23/2009
Rick Hendrick's silver anniversary in NASCAR is now officially his most successful, a dynasty unmatched in racing. With Jimmie Johnson's fourth straight title, it's the fifth for the organization this decade and ninth overall, tying the sport's all-time record for car owners. And with Mark Martin and Jeff Gordon finishing second and third in the standings, respectively, it's the first time in the history...
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Orlando Sentinel (Free subscription) | 11/23/2009
HOMESTEAD -- It will take some time for the magnitude of what Jimmie Johnson and the No. 48 team accomplished at Homestead-Miami Speedway on Sunday to sink in for the men who made it happen. But Johnson knows it's big. Johnson, 34, won an unprecedented fourth consecutive championship. He joined Jeff Gordon, Richard Petty and Dale Earnhardt Sr. as the only drivers to win at least four championships...
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Rams Gab (Free subscription) | 11/23/2009
In reference to Nebraska DT Ndamukong Suh: Jeff Gordon: The Rams like another DT or two over him at this point. Maybe the whole Nebraska thing scares the team. Jeff Gordon: He’s a playmaker, but the Rams very much believe in size at that position. They can go small with other players in pass rush situations. They [...]
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The FanHouse - Gonzaga Basketball (Free subscription) | 11/23/2009
by FanHouse Newswire Filed under: Jimmie Johnson HOMESTEAD, Fla. (AP) -- Jimmie Johnson has won a NASCAR record fourth consecutive championship with a fifth-place finish in the finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Johnson needed only to finish 25th or better to beat teammate Mark Martin in the race, won by Denny Hamlin , to give team owner Rick Hendrick his own NASCAR record, a 12th championship. Johnson...
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The Sporting Blog (Free subscription) | 11/22/2009
You hear about NASCAR's season? The one with Jimmie Johnson in pole position on the leaderboard when it really mattered? No, I mean this season. Lame jokes aside, on this last day of the NASCAR calendar, people are beginning to wonder if Johnson's dominance -- he's about to win his fourth straigh Sprint Cup title -- is a good thing, if having a Tiger Woods of racing is helping or hindering the now-struggling...
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The Washington Times (Free subscription) | 11/22/2009
HOMESTEAD, Fla. | Mark Martin has lost to Dale Earnhardt, Jeff Gordon and Tony Stewart - some of NASCAR's greatest drivers - in his frustrating bid for an elusive championship. Standing in his way now? Jimmie Johnson, who takes a 108-point lead over Martin into Sunday's season finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Barring a total collapse, Johnson will be the one to send Martin to a fifth runner-up finish...
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Crash.Net (Free subscription) | 11/22/2009
Jeff Gordon to continue in the NASCAR Sprint Cup despite back issues