Johnson stays on a tear at Darlington
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DARLINGTON, SC - âThereâs no such thing as luck.â âAny old nag can start, but it takes a thoroughbred to finish.â âWinning isnât everything; it is the only thing.
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Last race: Jimmie Johnson won for the fourth time in five races and moved within 18 points of standings leader Kurt Busch by taking the Mountain Dew Southern 500 in Darlington, SC Five drivers head into this weekend&#39;s finale separated by just 82 points.
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Jimmie Johnson made the pass he didn't allow Jeff Gordon to make in the spring, sneaking inside Gordon with 44 laps to go Sunday and holding on to win at Martinsville Speedway for his series-high seventh victory of the year.
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Darlington traditionally has had difficulty filling its 59,000 seats, small by today&#39;s NASCAR standards, and that is the main reason the Mountain Dew Southern 500, a fixture on the schedule since 1950, will run for the final time today.
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There&#39;s an important qualifying race today at Darlington Raceway for Sunday&#39;s Southern 500 that might go a long way in deciding this year&#39;s NEXTEL Cup series winner.
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Questions linger after Nascar officials allowed the race to continue as one crash led to a chain reaction of wrecks behind the leaders during the last lap.
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Jeff Gordon wishes the Nextel Cup's championship chase would go through Darlington Raceway for years to come &#151; for himself and the sport.
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MARTINSVILLE, Va. - Jimmie Johnson was not in a celebratory mood after his series-high sixth victory of the season Sunday. Jimmie Johnson, center, is escorted from the track after winning Sunday&#39;s Nascar Nextel
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New track configuration, same old results for Jimmie Johnson. The defending series champion beat teammate Jeff Gordon on Sunday to win his third straight Nextel Cup race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
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Even with his brakes failing and the rain falling, Jeff Gordon showed that nothing could slow him down on the way to his fourth victory of the season.
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MARTINSVILLE, Va., Oct. 20 -- The good news for the drivers chasing Jeff Gordon and Jimmie Johnson in the Nextel Cup Series championship is that five opportunities remain to cut into their lead and ruin their season-long domination.
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DARLINGTON, S.C. (Sports Network) - Jimmie Johnson captured  the 55th and final running of the Southern 500 at the  Darlington Raceway. The No.48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet  driver crossed the finish line 0.959 seconds ahead of runner-up  Mark Martin.
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With three straight wins, Jimmie Johnson has NASCAR points leader Kurt Busch looking in his rearview mirror. The consecutive victories at Charlotte, Martinsville and Atlanta have brought Johnson charging back
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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.
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The age-old NASCAR ethic of hard work and patience has helped Jimmie Johnson win three straight races and put him back in the Nextel Cup championship picture.
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MARTINSVILLE, Va. - The good news for the drivers chasing Jeff Gordon and Jimmie Johnson in the Nextel Cup Series championship is that five opportunities remain to cut into their lead and ruin their season-long domination.
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DARLINGTON, South Carolina (Ticker) - With so much emphasis being placed on NASCAR&#39;s &quot;Chase for the Championship,&quot; it won&#39;t be hard to keep track of those 10 drivers in Sunday&#39;s Southern 500.