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NASCAR - Sprint Cup - STP 500 Preview and Complete Standings

Date: Sunday, March 30 Start Time: 1 p.m. ET Site: Martinsville Speedway — Martinsville, Va. Track: 0.526-mile oval Laps: 500 Miles: 263 Capacity: 65,000 (Grandstand Seating) Total purse: Payouts: Year: 65th On TV: FOX Announcers: On Radio: Motor Racing Network (MRN)/SIRIUS NASCAR Radio Race record: Jeff Gordon, 1996 (82.223 mph) Qualifying record: Denny Hamlin, 2013 […] Continue reading →

Matt Kenseth wins pole in Fontana for Nascar’s Auto Club 400

FONTANA, Calif. — Although Matt Kenseth thinks track position is less important on Fontana’s well-aged asphalt than on other NASCAR ovals, he is still excited to start up front Sunday. Kenseth won the pole Friday, edging Brad Keselowski in another knockout qualifying session highlighted by now-familiar faces. Kenseth won his first pole of the season, […] Continue reading →

2014 NASCAR predictions: Official Nascar Daytona 500 starting lineup

See how drivers will officially line up in Sunday’s Daytona 500 at 1 p.m. ET NASCAR.com staff gives picks Predicting the final four drivers, Sprint Cup champion and more Ah, a new season. Last year’s successes (or failures) are wiped clean, and everyone begins the Daytona 500 with exactly the same amount of points — […] Continue reading →

Top rumors about NASCAR points changes in 2014

News broke late Friday evening about possible points changes for the 2014 season, and Twitter lit up like a NASCAR fan’s face on race day. Points changes aren’t even official, but they might as well be because social media said so. 1) Every driver named Dale Earnhardt Jr. automatically makes the Chase. In an effort […] Continue reading →

Jimmie Johnson Wins 6th NASCAR Championship

Back on top with only two NASCAR greats left to catch, Jimmie Johnson won his sixth championship in eight years Sunday and staked his claim as one of the most dominant competitors in sports history. Johnson, needing only to finish 23rd or better to spoil Matt Kenseth’s career season, was on cruise control most of […] Continue reading →

Matt Kenseth wins Homestead pole

HOMESTEAD, Fla. — Matt Kenseth and his Joe Gibbs Racing team took a huge step away from their bad performance last week by winning the pole Friday at Homestead-Miami Speedway for the championship-deciding race. Kenseth turned a lap at 177.667 mph in his Toyota to claim the top starting spot for Sunday’s race. He called […] Continue reading →

Jimmie Johnson wins AAA Texas 500, seizes Nascar Chase lead

FORT WORTH — Jimmie Johnson finally closed out his first Sprint Cup victory this season on a 1.5-mile track. The question now shifts to whether he can close out a sixth championship this time. Johnson seized command of the Chase for the Sprint Cup with a dominant victory Sunday in the AAA Texas 500, taking […] Continue reading →

Nascar: At Talladega Dale Earnhardt Jr. denied by last-lap Crash

TALLADEGA, Ala. — Dale Earnhardt Jr. had the setup thought out, and his run in motion. All that remained was to follow through and pass Jamie McMurray midway through the final lap. McMurray could see Earnhardt coming in his mirror, see the drafting help Earnhardt had behind him. McMurray thought he had but one weapon […] Continue reading →

What keeps Jimmie Johnson motivated after five titles?

The five-time champion likes to make lists and cross off his accomplishments KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Jimmie Johnson has won five championships and 65 Sprint Cup Series races — including last week at Dover International Speedway. At 38, his career winnings are nearly $127 million. With so much that Johnson has already accomplished, what keeps […] Continue reading →

NASCAR Sprint Cup-AAA 400 Results - Jimmie Johnson Wins

DOVER, Del. — Jimmie Johnson became the first driver not named Matt Kenseth to win a race in this year’s Chase for the Sprint Cup NASCAR postseason. Johnson claimed a victory in the AAA 400 at Dover International Speedway on Sunday, the third of 10 races in the Chase. Johnson also collected the most points […] Continue reading →

Nascar News: Johnson on pole after Pocono rainout

Jimmie Johnson will start from the pole position for Sunday’s NASCAR Sprint Cup race after practice and qualifying were washed out at Pocono Raceway on Friday. Where are your favorite drivers in the Sprint Cup standings? Check out the points. The field was set based on the rulebook, which put points leader Johnson on the […] Continue reading →

Denny Hamlin takes pole at Dover

DOVER, Del. — Could it really be true love between Denny Hamlin and Dover? So far, it’s at least a crush. His performance Sunday will really determine the fate of this relationship. Chase for the Sprint Cup Standings http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=espn:8438838 Jimmie Johnson finished second at New Hampshire to take over the top spot in the Chase […] Continue reading →

Qualifying the Chasers: Dover

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Johnson starts 2012 Chase from Chicagoland pole

Junior fourth on time sheet, but will drop to rear after post-qualifying engine change JOLIET, Ill. — For Jimmie Johnson, it was an excellent first step. Johnson will start the 2012 Chase for the Sprint Cup from the pole in Sunday’s GEICO 400 at Chicagoland Speedway. Chicagoland Lineup Pos. Driver Speed Time 1. J. Johnson […] Continue reading →