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Hendrick Motorsports made another piece of history this week when they finished 1-2-3 in the points' standings. In addition to the championship for Jimmie Johnson, Mark Martin finished second and Jeff Gordon finished third. Our View That is how you define dominance; nothing more needs to be ...
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Hendrick Motorsports
Jimmie Johnson
Mark Martin
Jeff Gordon
For the first time in NASCAR's 61-year history, a driver has won four consecutive championships. Jimmie Johnson capped off the season with a fifth-place finish in the Ford 400. Our View Better still for fantasy owners, his fifth-place finish shows he was never content to points' race. And with ...
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Jimmie Johnson
Denny Hamlin led the final 44 laps of the Ford 400 and earned his first victory on the progressively-banked Homestead-Miami Speedway. Previously, his best results were a pair of third in 2006 and 2007. Our View After Hamlin posted the third best average speed in Happy Hour, we elevated him to ...
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Denny Hamlin
Jimmie Johnson
Kyle Busch clinched the Nationwide season championship by merely starting the Ford 300, but he capped off the season in style by holding off second-place Carl Edwards—who also finished second in the points' standings. Our View On Friday night, Kevin Harvick won the Camping World Truck Series ...
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Kyle Busch
Kevin Harvick
Ron Hornaday
Jimmie Johnson
Carl Edwards
Jeff Burton posted both the single fastest lap of 165.736 mph and the quickest average speed of 161.439 during 44 laps in Homestead's Happy Hour for the Ford 400. Our View He qualified mid-pack, but after coming from shotgun on the field to finish second last week at Phoenix, you would be ...
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Jeff Burton
Mark Martin posted the fastest single lap in Homestead's Saturday first practice with a speed of 168.177 mph. Our View In addition, his average speed of 162.027 during 30 laps was fifth best, which gives him a good balance of speed and sustainability. Martin should be expected to run with the ...
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Mark Martin
Kevin Harvick posted the quickest average speed in Homestead's Saturday first practice, with a speed of 163.194 mph during 24 laps. Our View Along with his sixth-place qualification effort and five top-10s in six races on the progressive banks at Homestead, Harvick has to be considered a dark ...
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Kevin Harvick
In this week's Yahoo! preview , we told you that dark horses would run well this week. Guess what? There will be a lot of surprises at the front of the field, but do they have a chance to stay there? Find out what we think in this week's Yahoo! qualification story (.pdf) .
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Jimmie Johnson
Jimmie Johnson gave notice early that he will be the driver to beat in both the Ford 400 and the championship by winning the pole for Sunday's race. His top speed was 173.919 mph. Our View The team said they would not be conservative and we were skeptical. Sounds like they may just have meant ...
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Jimmie Johnson
Kurt Busch set his fast lap late in the first session of practice with a speed of 173.433 mph, which was five-hundredths of a second faster than Juan Montoya. Our View Busch has been hit-and-miss in five races since Homestead employed progressive banking. He's finished outside the top 35 three ...
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Kurt Busch
Kyle Busch
Jayski.com has compiled a collection of some of the chasses for this week. Our View Among those highlighted are Jimmie Johnson's as well as for dark horses Carl Edwards and Martin Truex Jr. This information could be one of the most important pieces of the puzzle this week in your last chance ...
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Jimmie Johnson
Carl Edwards
Martin Truex Jr.
Juan Montoya got loose at the 23 minute mark of practice for the Ford 400 and spun out of turn four. He blew his tires, but did not do any damage to his primary car. Our View Now Montoya knows where the edge is and he shouldn't step over it again. At the time of his spin, the No. 42 was second ...
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Hendrick Motorsports has signed Jimmie Johnson to a five-year extension according to a press release . In addition, Lowe's has signed as the sponsor for the next three years. Our View This comes as no surprise while Johnson is battling for his fourth consecutive championship. The strongest ...
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Jimmie Johnson
Hendrick Motorsports
On Thursday, Earnhardt-Ganassi Racing officially named Jamie McMurray as the replacement driver in the No. 1 that will be vacated by Martin Truex Jr. at the end of the season, according to a press release. Our View Most of the pieces have fallen into place for next year. All that remains for ...
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Jamie McMurray
Martin Truex Jr.
Reed Sorenson
David Stremme
David Starr
The Ford 400 is your last chance to make up ground on your competition. Luckily, this race is traditionally kind to dark horses, so a little luck should go a long way. Check out our picks in this week's Yahoo! Preview (.pdf).
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According to @dustinlong: #NASCAR ... Post-race inspection done and all clear. Engines to R&D shop: 48, 31, 17 ... Cars to R&D shop: 48, 5 and 17
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Mark Martin
Jeff Burton
Matt Kenseth
Jimmie Johnson
One week after getting caught up in an accident at Texas Motor Speedway, Jimmie Johnson made the statement that he would not roll over. He dominated and won the Checker O'Reilly Auto Parts 500k by Pennzoil, leading the most laps and earning maximum points. Our View That makes it four wins in ...
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Jimmie Johnson
Hendrick Motorsports
Mark Martin
Jayski has posted the pit stall selections, and as expected Martin Truex Jr. took the final slot before pit exit. Our View Other drivers with an opening in front of them are Kurt Busch, Jimmie Johnson and Kasey Kahne, so they should have an easy time exiting after their service. Drivers with ...
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Martin Truex Jr.
Kurt Busch
Jimmie Johnson
Kasey Kahne
Greg Biffle
Mark Martin
Denny Hamlin and Brad Keselowski tangled for the third time this year in the Able Body Labor 200 at Phoenix International Raceway. In this pushing and shoving match, Hamlin came out on the short end of the stick and spun out of winning contention while Keselowski finished fifth. Hamlin finished ...
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Denny Hamlin
Brad Keselowski
Carl Edwards easily pulled away from the field late in the Able Body Labor 200 to win over Kevin Harvick. Our View Last week, Kyle Busch brought the momentum from his Nationwide victory into the Cup race and Edwards hopes to repeat that feat. But Roush-Fenway has not been exceptional on short, ...
