Jimmie Johnson Closing on the Finish Line
November 16, 2009 by Warren Hayashi
Filed under Racing
The race for NASCAR’s dash for the line of the Sprint Cup Championship is coming down to the last corner with Jimmie Johnson 108 points ahead of Mark Martin and the pack a distant sight behind him. Mark Martin was looking like he might have a chance to grab his first Sprint Cup Series title, but now the 2009 Sprint Cup Series title is pulling away from him and Jimmie Johnson is about to bask in the glory and money of a Sprint Cup Series championship. The celebration party after the last race is going to be a would-love-to-be-there event …read more
The Chase is Getting Up to Speed
November 12, 2009 by Warren Hayashi
Filed under Racing
The Chase for NASCAR’s coveted Sprint Cup Series championship is starting to get up to speed, with Mark Martin and Jeff Gordon hot on the bumper of Jimmie Johnson’s leading No. 48. Behind them Kurt Busch is sitting pretty and waiting for his chance, while Tony Stewart is sitting in the pack, just looking for a place to make his move.
The racers did a bit of manoeuvring in Fort Worth, Texas on Sunday on the pavement of Texas Motor Speedway. Mark Martin had the best result of the top three on the day and pulled to within 73 points of …read more
Two Races Left in Sprint Cup Series Season
November 11, 2009 by Warren Hayashi
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The 2009 Sprint Cup Series Champion’s Week celebration in Las Vegas at the beginning of December is set to go, all they’re waiting for is the champion to rise above the crowd of racers at the top of the standings and take control in the last two races. Jimmie Johnson still has the lead by a slim 73 points over Mark Martin after 34 races and two competitions remaining before the champion will be crowned. Things are very close at this point and at least five racers and maybe as many as seven or eight, still have a chance at …read more
Amp Energy 500 Runs Today
November 1, 2009 by Warren Hayashi
Filed under Racing
The Chase for NASCAR’s Sprint Cup Series Championship is heading to the unfriendly confines of Talladega for the next race in the competition, today’s Amp Energy 500. Talladega is a fun track for the fans because it’s a smaller track where the drivers have less room to move around the track and the chances of crashing and banging on the track is absolute.
Jimmie Johnson started on the pole for this race, due to qualifying for the Amp Energy 500 being rained out on Saturday morning and his closest rival for the Sprint Cup Series Championship, Mark Martin, will start next …read more
The Year’s Racing Summed Up
November 1, 2009 by Warren Hayashi
Filed under Racing
2009 has been a busy year for racing and the fastest sports in the world are coming down to the wire in the case of NASCAR’s Sprint Cup Series with Jimmie Johnson leading the Chase and looking good for his fourth straight Sprint Cup Series Championship. There are only a few races left and as long as Jimmie keeps his cool and his car running straight and fast, it’s going to be hard for his rivals for the Sprint Cup Series Championship to catch him. Kyle Bush leads in the Nationwide Series and looks to be good for the championship …read more
Jimmie Johnson Close to Fourth Championship
October 26, 2009 by Warren Hayashi
Filed under Racing
The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season is a war that is won by the racer and team that has the most consistent finish in all of the included races. Points are awarded on a race to race basis for both teams and racers, which are the basis for the standings that determine the overall winner at the end of the Sprint Cup Series. Winning a race is nice but to win the overall you need to do more than just win a race or two, you also need to have a good showing in the races you don’t win. To …read more
Mark Martin is Hanging on for the Ride
October 17, 2009 by Warren Hayashi
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The Chase continues today as NASCAR’s Sprint Cup darlings will be in Concord, North Caroline on the track of Lowe’s Motor Speedway competing in the NASCAR’s Banking 500. The fifth race of the Chase today’s race is going to probably cut the field of contenders for the Sprint Cup Championship a little more. Currently Jimmie Johnson in the No. 48 Chevrolet leads the Chase by 12 points to his Hendrick Motorsports team mate Mark Martin in the No. 5 Chevrolet.
Jimmie is chasing history and his fourth NASCAR Sprint Cup Championship in a row, while Mark Martin is just trying to …read more
Jimmie Johnson Moves into Position
October 12, 2009 by Warren Hayashi
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Jimmie Johnson moved into a familiar position at the top of the Chase standings after he came out on top during a three-lap race to the finish in Sunday’s Pepsi 500 at the Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, California. The win allowed him to move 12 points ahead of Mark Martin, 58 ahead of Juan Montoya and 89 points ahead of Tony Stewart in the race for the Sprint Cup Series championship. This victory is the fifth of the 2009 Sprint Cup Series for Johnson and the 45th Sprint Cup win of his career and his fourth at Fontana, which …read more
Sprint Cup Series Champion of the Decade
September 29, 2009 by Warren Hayashi
Filed under Racing
NASCAR has had a stellar decade that has seen three different racers achieve the ultimate in the Sprint Cup Series by winning the yearly championship in one of the fastest sports on the planet. The only question at the end of the decade is which driver has been the best and should be considered the best NASCAR racer of the decade. Every Joe has their own opinion about which driver has had the best decade of the NASCAR champions that won during the past decade. The front runner is certainly Jimmie Johnson and his four Sprint Cup Series Championships, including …read more
Jimmie Johnson Closes the Gap
September 28, 2009 by Warren Hayashi
Filed under Racing
The 2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series is starting to get interesting as Sunday Mark Martin picked up the gauntlet thrown on Dover International Speedway by Jimmie Johnson in the AAA 400 and then proceeded to race his way to a second place finish at Dover that keeps him and the team in the running for the Sprint Cup Series Championship. This victory makes Johnson a definite threat to take the Sprint Cup Series Championship in his No. 48 Chevrolet, which would be the fourth in a row for his team, if he and they can manage to keep the momentum …read more




