AVONDALE, Ariz. – Jimmie Johnson rebounded from a rare bad race with a dominating victory at Phoenix International Raceway that pushed him to the edge of a NASCAR record fourth consecutive championship.
AVONDALE, Ariz. – Tony Stewart’s team won’t win the Sprint Cup championship this season, and his bid to join the late Alan Kulwicki in the NASCAR record books will have to wait at least another year.
FORT WORTH, Texas – Jimmie Johnson’s drive to history took a hard hit against a wall, and Kyle Busch ran out of gas trying to complete an unprecedented NASCAR trifecta.
By AP Auto Racing Writer JENNA FRYER (The Associated Press)
TALLADEGA, Ala. – NASCAR demanded drivers be on their best behavior in the AMP Energy 500 at Talladega Superspeedway, where a ban on bump-drafting sanitized what’s usually one of the most spectacular races of the season.
TALLADEGA, Ala. – Michael Waltrip pulled up to the back of Jimmie Johnson’s car, settled in on his bumper and shoved him all the way around Talladega Superspeedway as the two drivers worked on a strategy for NASCAR’s fastest race track.
TALLADEGA, Alabama – NASCAR driver A.J. Allmendinger was required to take a breath test before Friday’s practice for the Amp Energy 500 at Talladega Superspeedway after his arrest on a drunken driving charge.
MARTINSVILLE, Va. – Denny Hamlin didn’t need to do anything funny to exact his revenge from Jimmie Johnson at Martinsville Speedway. He just drove right by him.
MARTINSVILLE, Va. – Jimmie Johnson hears the chatter in the garage and knows that some of his fellow drivers have grown weary of seeing him win races and championships.
