Johnson tightens Cup race
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DARLINGTON, S.C. -- Jimmie Johnson took advantage of a pit mistake by Jeff Gordon's team and won the Southern 500 yesterday, making the tightest championship chase in NASCAR history even closer with one race remaining.
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MARTINSVILLE, Va. - Jimmie Johnsonâs series-high sixth victory of the season Sunday was tempered by word that a plane carrying members of the Hendrick Motorsports organization was missing.
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TALLADEGA, Ala. - The Chase for the Championship was supposed to pump new interest into the final 10 races of the Nextel Cup Series season as stock car racing goes head-to-head with the NFL.
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HOMESTEAD, Fla. - Jimmie Johnson peels away the hype and explains what today&#39;s season-ending NASCAR Nextel Cup race at Homestead-Miami Speedway will mean for one of the five championship contenders.
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The weather could play a factor today in the Chase for the Nextel Cup. Cooler temperatures, something drivers arenât accustomed to at Darlington Raceway for the Southern 500, has changed the way drivers attack the track.
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Jimmie Johnson grabbed a victory last night at California Speedway in Fontana, clinching a spot in NASCAR's Chase for the Nextel Cup Championship and guaranteeing he will be no worse than a tie for the top seed in the 10-race playoff.
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Jimmie Johnson pulled away from Rusty Wallace and Ryan Newman in the Subway 500 to climb four spots in the season ending title chase Sunday.
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If Jimmie Johnson can capture the Sprint Cup this year, he will stand alongside Cale Yarborough, who is the only driver to win three straight championships.
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NASCAR series champion Jimmie Johnson captured pole position on Sunday for next week's 50th running of the Daytona 500.
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As the 10-race Chase for the Nextel Cup begins with today&#39;s Sylvania 300 at New Hampshire International Speedway, Jeff Gordon and Jimmie Johnson have got to like their chances.
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LOUDON, NH - Seven weeks ago, Jimmie Johnson could reflect on his brief career in NASCAR&#39;s top division and marvel at how quickly success had come.
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NASCAR&#39;s new playoff-style championship format has delivered nearly everything its proponents promised: more intense racing, higher television ratings and a tight title race heading into Sunday&#39;s season finale.
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PALM DESERT, California  - A little more than a decade after grudgingly serving breakfast to former world number one David Duval in an Augusta restaurant, Britain's Richard Johnson has finally established himself on the PGA Tour.
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Dale Earnhardt Jr, right, talks with Matt Kenseth, left, during a break in practice at Lowe&#39;s Motor Speedway in Concord, NC, Thursday Oct. 14, 2004 before qualifying for Saturday&#39;s UAW-GM Quality 500 NASCAR Nextel Cup race.
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TALLADEGA, Ala. -- Mark Martin has decided he isn't ready to slow down.
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As the first Nextel Cup champion, Jimmie Johnson has joined a prestigious inner circle. He is now one the sportâs most visible drivers, along with Jeff Gordon, Tony Stewart and Dale Earnhardt Jr.
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HAMPTON, Ga. - A year ago, the pressure was almost unbearable for Jimmie Johnson as he prepared for the fall race at Atlanta Motor Speedway.