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NASCAR Boasts Closest Battle in Chase History With One To Go

Half predicting, half declaring next week's NASCAR season finale will be "one hell of a show," Jimmie Johnson emerged from his fifth-place finishing No. 48 Lowe's Chevrolet smiling and feeling good about his chances for an unprecedented fifth consecutive NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championship. You'd have thought he won...

Odds Favor Jimmie Johnson Among Top Three With Three Races Left

The good news for NASCAR is that the mere 38 points separating the top three Sprint Cup Series championship contenders with three races remaining makes it the tightest title fight since the inception of the Chase playoff format in 2004. The more intriguing twist is that four-time defending series champ -- and current...

Jimmie Johnson Falters in NASCAR Chase Opener

Anyone looking for a chink in four-time defending NASCAR champion Jimmie Johnson's armor will seize upon his 25th-place showing in Sunday's opening race in NASCAR's Chase for the Sprint Cup championship. His finish at the one-mile New Hampshire Motor Speedway equaled his starting position -- which was a career worst at...

Joey Logano, Kevin Harvick Trade Fenders, Verbal Jabs

A NASCAR veteran caught the ire of a sophomore driver and his father after spinning out the young driver at the end of of Sunday's Sprint Cup race at Pocono Raceway. Kevin Harvick dipped inside of Joey Logano on the second-to-last lap of the 200-lap race as they battled for fourth place, made contact and spun Logano's No....

NASCAR's Johnson Helps Sports Car Team Get on Track

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - The Rolex 24 Hours at Daytona is billed as a grueling, endurance test of driver, car and crew. For NASCAR champion Jimmie Johnson and the defending Grand-Am Series champion GAINSCO team, that describes the 24 hours just leading into the historic sports car season-opener. The four-time Sprint Cup...

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06/01/12 Charlotte pole sitter Almirola leads way at Dover Source: CBSSports.com Aric Almirola led the way in Friday's final Sprint Cup Series practice session at Dover International Speedway.
06/01/12 Drivers share different views on points championship... Source: CBSSports.com But there were a wide variety of opinions on the subject when drivers were asked during Friday's activities at Dover International Speedway.
06/01/12 Drivers share different views on points championship... Source: CBS - Volunteer WVLT - Knoxville TN But there were a wide variety of opinions on the subject when drivers were asked during Friday's activities at Dover International Speedway.
06/01/12 Friday Dover Notebook Source: RacingOne News, notes and nuggets from Friday's activities at Dover International Speedway.
06/01/12 Blount: A hard bargain Source: ESPN - NASCAR If you want the racing to change, you have to change the cars.