Jimmie Johnson News

Fantasy owners will have plenty of Cup drivers at their disposal at Chicagoland for the season finale of the Nationwide Series Challenge Circuit 1 game.

Busch sputtered like an Acme rocket chasing the Roadrunner and Edwards' hopes were wadded up on the backstretch at Talladega.

As the informercial world mourns the loss of Billy Mays, the search is on for next perfect pitchman for those special products that only can be sold in the wee hours of the morning on some obscure cable channel.

JOHN RAOUX/Associated Press Jimmie Johnson looks up to the sky during a rain delay in the evening practice session for the Sprint Cup Series Coke Zero 400 on Thursday at Daytona International Speedway.

I guess it's a good thing NASCAR drivers are so unsure when discussing the effects of drug usage.

There's nothing wrong with rooting for losers. Sometimes, they're lovable. Like the 1962 New York Mets.

Once again, Tony Stewart is on the pole thanks to the rain. A Friday afternoon shower canceled qualifying for Saturday night's Coke Zero 400, putting Stewart on the pole based on owner points.

"The way I understand it," Johnson said, "when he comes back to the track, he can be tested.

The band was well into its set at National Underground on the Lower East Side when a guy in an olive T-shirt deposited beers at the musicians' feet: a Budweiser for the singer, a Red Stripe for the keyboardist.

Jimmie Johnson's No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports crew won the Tissot Pit Road Precision Award for Sunday's NASCAR Sprint Cup race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.

Jimmie Johnson has been programmed for joy, or a reasonable facsimile thereof. The driver whom this Web site has accused of being a robot recently allowed a New York Times reporter to tag along with him, his wife Chandra and their close friends during a night on the town in Manhattan.

Jimmie Johnson hasn't hit his stride - yet. Despite getting off to a solid start in his quest for a record fourth straight NASCAR Sprint Cup championship, things haven't gone exactly the way Johnson would like.

CLINT BOWYER, NO. 33 THE HARTFORD IMPALA SS, FINISHED 20TH: "Our Hartford Chevy was pretty good today.

Topic: CHEVROLET - NEW HAMPSHIRE FAST FACTS CHEVY FAST FACTS LENOX INDUSTRIAL TOOLS 301 NEW HAMPSHIRE MOTOR SPEEDWAY June 28, 2009 1. Team Chevy drivers have won eight 3. Chevrolet drivers have had more top-10 finishes than any other manufacturer in '09 - 80 4. A total of 16 Team Chevy drivers will start the LENOX Tools Industrial 301 in the 43-car ...

Hendrick Motorsports' Jimmie Johnson has been nominated for two ESPY awards, for Best Male Athlete and Best Driver of 2008.

As the Sprint Cup Series leader, Tony Stewart said he won't change his approach for today's Lenox Tools 301 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.

Three-time defending Sprint Cup champ Jimmie Johnson has been nominated for the Best Male Athlete ESPY.

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Everyone expected the race-day drama to center on a Hendrick Motorsports pit. Still, when it did, the surprise could not have been more shocking.

NASCAR Sprint Cup champion Jimmie Johnson and Indianapolis 500 winner Helio Castroneves are among the world-class athletes nominated for The 2009 ESPY s. The ESPY s gather top celebrities from sports and entertainment to commemorate the past year in sports by recognizing major sports achievements, reliving unforgettable moments and saluting the ...