Johnson Takes the Race, While Others Pursue the Cup
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Kurt Busch set a relatively modest goal for Saturday night&#39;s Nascar race at Lowe&#39;s Motor Speedway. Forget about winning. On arguably his worst track on the Nextel Cup
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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Sports Network) - Jimmie Johnson  captured the "first" event of the 2005 Nextel Cup season, the  Budweiser Shootout at the Daytona International Speedway. The  No. 48 Lowe's Chevrolet driver crossed the finish line 0.199  seconds in front of Ryan Newman.
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The Chase for the Nextel Cup will begin in earnest Sunday with the Sylvania 300 at New Hampshire International Speedway. It will be the first event of NASCAR&#39;s inaugural 10
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HOMESTEAD, Fla. - The Nextel Cup championship, after 35 races, winds down to one, and the same man who will start on the pole in todayâs Ford 400 occupies a similarly lofty perch in the title 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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That&#39;s what the public relations folks at Talladega Superspeedway dubbed the next stop in NASCAR&#39;s new playoff-style championship, and it would be hard to find many drivers who would argue with the label.
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ST. LOUIS -- Jimmie Johnson won driver of the year honors from The Sporting News on Wednesday despite coming up short in the race for the NASCAR Nextel Cup title.
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It took a fast pit stop to get Jimmie Johnson into the lead. Once he got there, Johnson knew the Budweiser Shootout was his.
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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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Zach Johnson, a rookie on the PGA Tour, and Fred Funk share the lead after Friday&#39;s second round at the $4.2-million PGA event.
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An early leader out of the gate faces stiff competition in the stretch.
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HOMESTEAD, Fla. - One might not think a disastrous qualifying effort alone could erase the momentum created by four victories in five weeks.
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RICHMOND--Jimmie Johnson&#39;s Chevrolet sat lifelessly on the churned infield grass, and a pack of drivers dashed by with renewed hope.
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What should be a joyful and hopeful time for Jimmie Johnson has instead been bittersweet. While Johnson has won three straight races and moved back into contention for the Nextel Cup championship, he can&#39;t
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Jimmie Johnson&#39;s Nextel Cup series-high sixth victory of the season was overshadowed Sunday by word that a plane carrying members of the Hendrick Motorsports
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CONCORD - When the fastest car in the race went out, it opened the door for everybody else. And that was six of the 10 drivers in the Chase for the Championship and it opened the door for a clean sweep.
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After going four months without a victory, Jimmie Johnson picked a great time to get back to Victory Circle.