Saturday, November 21, 2009

NASCAR

Jimmie Johnson takes pole at Homestead

Johnson turned a lap of 173.919 mph on Friday to top qualifying at Homestead-Miami, a big boost as he goes for his fourth consecutive title. - 11/21/2009

Hendrick's drivers would make history with 1-2-3 finish

Rick Hendrick: "Tto be able to look back and see what we've been able to accomplish, I've just been really fortunate being around a lot of great people."

If Jimmie Johnson, Mark Martin and Jeff Gordon finish in the top three spots in the standings, Hendrick Motorsports would become the first team in NASCAR history to truly pull off that feat. - 11/19/2009

Jimmie Johnson wins at Phoenix, closes on championship

Jimmie Johnson makes a pit stop. Johnson needs to finish 25th or better next week to grab a spot in NASCAR's record books.

Jimmie Johnson rebounded from a rare bad race with a dominating victory at Phoenix International Raceway that pushed him to the edge of a NASCAR record fourth title. - 11/16/2009

Roundup

Carl Edwards wins Nationwide race, postpones Kyle Busch's celebration

Carl Edwards took the flag -- literally -- at Saturday's Nationwide Series race at Phoenix International Speedway.

The race was marked by yet another run-in between rivals Denny Hamlin and Rochester Hills' Brad Keselowski. Both were inside the top five katewhen Hamlin tapped Keselowski, who retaliated twice. The second contact caused Hamlin to spin. - 11/14/2009

Ron Hornaday wins fourth truck championship

Ron Hornaday Jr. celebrates with a burnout after clinching the series title

The record books will list Ron Hornaday as the oldest champion in NASCAR history, but behind the wheel of one of Kevin Harvick's trucks, he feels like a kid again. - 11/14/2009

Friendship with Jimmie Johnson comes at cost to Jeff Gordon

Since 2004, Jimmie Johnson, left, has won 40 Sprint Cup races -- 16 more than Jeff Gordon, right.

Needing career advice in 2001, Johnson mustered the courage to talk to Gordon. What Johnson didn't know was that Gordon and team owner Rick Hendrick had just had a conversation about finding a young driver to field another team. - 11/11/2009

Kurt Busch goes the distance as brother's tank empties

Kurt Busch crosses the finish line for the win in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series auto race at Texas Motor Speedway.

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. - 11/09/2009

Roundup

Winless Carl Edwards reflects on frustrating season

Carl Edwards: "It's not that we haven't had no wins this season, it's just that we've had nine wins over the last two. That sounds a lot better."

After winning a series-high nine races last season -- "That was an amazing year," Edwards said, almost smiling at the memory -- he was considered by many as the preseason favorite this year to unseat three-time defending champion Jimmie Johnson. - 11/07/2009

Roundup

Mark Martin may have to settle for second a fifth time

Mark Martin has 40 wins in 755 Cup starts, but no season championship.

In his run for an unprecedented fourth consecutive title, Jimmie Johnson's closest chasers are Hendrick teammates Mark Martin and Jeff Gordon. But Johnson's lead is a comfortable 184 points over Martin. - 11/06/2009

Win is bittersweet for racing free agent Jamie McMurray

Jamie McMurray failed to make the Chase for the Championship in each of his four seasons at Roush Racing.

McMurray moved to Roush Fenway Racing from Chip Ganassi Racing in 2006 to compete for a Sprint Cup championship. It simply hasn't happened. - 11/04/2009

Toyota pulling out of Formula One to cut costs

Toyota is pulling out of Formula One racing, the world's largest automaker announcing Wednesday that it needs to cut costs and focus on its core business. - 11/04/2009

Brad Keselowski to finish season for Penske Racing

Brad Keselowski's draft attracted quite a following at Talladega Sunday afternoon. He finished eighth. Earlier this season he won a Sprint Cup race at the track.

Rochester Hills native Brad Keselowski will compete for Penske Racing in the final three Sprint Cup Series races. Keselowski will drive the No. 12 Dodge. - 11/03/2009

Motor sports

Jamie McMurray wins as crashes dominate at Talladega

Jamie McMurray, right, celebrates his victory. The 43-car field spent much of Sunday in a single-file parade lap that almost looked to be a conscious thumbing of the nose at NASCAR.

McMurray was the surprise winner, ending an 86-race winless streak by leading 32 late laps and holding on in a race that ended under caution. - 11/02/2009

Roundup

NASCAR tries to avoid another Talladega disaster

Carl Edwards: "We'll race like this until we kill somebody, then (NASCAR) will change it."

NASCAR doesn't want to see aggressive drafting anymore, and when Michael Waltrip didn't heed a warning to back off a bit, he was yanked out of the final practice session leading into Sunday's race. - 10/31/2009

Mark Martin eyes fairy tale ending

A change of attitude has done wonders for Mark Martin: "I still get disappointed ... but I don't dwell on the disappointment and I revel in the opportunity.

Mark Martin senses this is going to be a good week for him as he continues chasing Jimmie Johnson and the NASCAR season championship he so covets. - 10/31/2009

Blog

NASCAR/Racing Blog: Doug Guthrie
Keselowski will drive Penske's Dodge and Jr's Chevy too

Taking a seat in a Dodge in NASCAR's Cup series used to mean you won't be driving that Chevy in the Nationwide series any more. But not in … Continued

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