Jimmie Kenneth Johnson (born September 17, 1975 in El Cajon, California) is a current NASCAR Sprint Cup race car driver who drives the #48 Lowe's Chevrolet Impala SS co-owned by Rick Hendrick and his teammate Jeff Gordon and operated by Hendrick Motorsports. Johnson is the three-time reigning NASCAR Sprint Cup champion. He is one of only two drivers (the other: Cale Yarborough in 1976, '77, and '78) to win three consecutive Sprint Cup Series Championships.
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You could say Dale Earnhardt Jr. has some catching up to do. He’s winless at Charlotte Motor Speedway, where his Hendrick Motorsports teammates Jimmie Johnson, Jeff Gordon and Kasey Kahne boast a combined 15 vi ...
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Charlotte Motor Speedway is considered one of NASCAR's most historic tracks and plays host to two of the biggest Sprint Cup races each year, especially the Coca-Cola 600, NASCAR's longest race. Here's a look at the winningest ...
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Greg Biffle isn’t happy unless he’s running in the top five consistently. So needless to say, at 13th in the Sprint Cup standings, the Roush Fenway Racing driver isn’t all that happy. Greg Biffle says his Roush Fenway Racing team ...
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This weekend the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stays home to run in what is basically the backyard for most teams on the circuit — Charlotte Motor Speedway. Sunday’s Coca-Cola 600 at CMS is the longest race of the season. Roush Fenway Racing driver ...
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Lowe’s announced Tuesday it will donate $1 million to support disaster relief and rebuilding efforts in communities affected by the recent tornadoes in Oklahoma, Texas and across the Midwest. Lowe’s is working with its national ...
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That'd be a nice backdrop for the All-Star Race, don't you think? It's time for Power Rankings! After every race, we opine about who we think is at the top of the Sprint Cup heap and how and why they got there. But ...
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What can be better than a nice holiday weekend, my boys playing some baseball, a bit of golf, me finally able to mow the lawn, visiting relatives up from California, and sunshine? Add a couple of televised NASCAR races, and you got yourself ...
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Fans celebrate them with a passionate fist bump. Or they want to use that fist for a sucker punch, connecting square on the noggin. They have that effect on people. Kyle "Rowdy" Busch and Kurt "Outlaw" Busch are among NASCAR's m ...
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