ESPN (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
The break no one expected came early at Texas Motor Speedway when Jimmie Johnson wrecked on the third lap. His nearest pursuer, Mark Martin, took advantage.
Fox News (Free subscription) | yesterday
Jimmie Johnson's collapse at Texas puts Mark Martin back in the race. But DW isn't sure he can catch the young fella.
Crash.Net (Free subscription) | yesterday
Fourth for Mark Martin and a wreck for Jimmie Johnson means the Sprint Cup title race is still alive
The Washington Times (Free subscription) | yesterday
FORT WORTH, Texas | Jimmie Johnson's drive to history took a hard hit against a wall, and Kyle Busch ran out of gas trying to complete an unprecedented NASCAR trifecta. Kurt Busch drove to Victory Lane at Texas after his younger brother ran out of fuel with 2 1/2 laps left Sunday, finishing 129 laps ahead of the rebuilt car driven by Johnson, who had his points lead slashed from 184 to 73 over Hendrick...
Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
Kurt Busch drove to victory lane at Texas, finishing 129 laps ahead of the rebuilt car driven by Jimmie Johnson, who saw his points lead slashed from 184 to 73 over Hendrick teammate Mark Martin with two races left.
CBS SportsLine.com (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
The 'anything can happen' that Jimmie Johnson was concerned about, happened in Texas. His crash and 38th-place finish allows Mark Martin to get back in the game and gets the top five in the Chase closer, Pete Pistone says.
The FanHouse - Wisconsin Basketball (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
by Holly Cain Filed under: Jimmie Johnson , Chase for the Sprint Cup Turns out everyone was a little ahead of themselves. The wild-card race wasn't last week at Talladega, Ala., but Sunday at Texas Motor Speedway. At least as far as NASCAR championship points leader Jimmie Johnson is concerned. All week the three-time defending Sprint Cup Series champ refused to buy into everyone else's hype that...
The Washington Times (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
FORT WORTH, Texas | Mathematically, Mark Martin and Jeff Gordon still have a chance to win the NASCAR Sprint Cup title. The reality with three races left? "We've still got a great battle going for second in points," Gordon said Friday. "If for some crazy reason those guys had trouble, we've got to make sure we capitalize on them. Our focus right now is winning races and trying to get...
MSNBC.com (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
Mathematically, Mark Martin and Jeff Gordon (above) still have a chance to win the NASCAR Sprint Cup title, but they both know Jimmie Johnson will win his unprecedented fourth consecutive title.
ESPN (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
The math says Mark Martin is still in contention for his first Sprint Cup championship. The reality? The best Martin likely can do is finish second -- for the fifth time in his career.
Fox News (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
Ryan Newman is still sore and frustrated from Talladega. Newman said Friday that he's met with NASCAR officials since his spectacular crash with five laps remaining last weekend, and the biggest issue is to keep the cars on the ground. Mark Martin was flipped over in a crash even after that last Sunday.
The FanHouse - Wisconsin Basketball (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
by Holly Cain Filed under: Jimmie Johnson , Talladega Superspeedway , Chase for the Sprint Cup To hear Jimmie Johnson describe it, the most challenging part of wrapping up a historic fourth consecutive NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championship is not getting wrapped up in winning it. No matter how hard everyone else tries to convince him the trophy's been engraved. He holds a 184-point advantage -- nearly...
Fantasy Football Toolbox Updates (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
Top 30 driver rankings: 1. Jeff Gordon, 2. Jimmie Johnson, 3. Matt Kenseth, 4. Greg Biffle, 5. Kasey Kahne, 6. Juan Pablo Montoya, 7. Mark Martin, ... [ Go To Page ]
Fox News (Free subscription) | 11/01/2009
Jamie McMurray has snapped an 86-race winless streak with a victory at Talladega Superspeedway. Three-time defending series champion Jimmie Johnson is being credited with an eighth-place finish - enough to likely wrap up a NASCAR record fourth consecutive title. The race ended under caution because of a last lap accident that sent Mark Martin's car flipping across the track. It was the second harrowing...
SI.com (Free subscription) | 11/01/2009
Jamie McMurray avoided two late crashes, including one in which Mark Martin's car flipped across the track, to win at Talladega. It snapped an 86-race winless skid for McMurray.
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