Winner lauds champ, but warns he’s coming
Sunday, November 22nd, 2009thatsracing.com
HOMESTEAD, Fla. Sundays Sprint Cup Series season finale capped one championship season and may have jump-started another.
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A scare for rivals? Johnson might’ve really just begun
Sunday, November 22nd, 2009thatsracing.com
Ron Green Jr.:</B Not only is Jimmie Johnson having the time of his life, hes in the prime of his racing life, too.
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How the Chase field fared in Sunday’s season finale
Sunday, November 22nd, 2009thatsracing.com
I grew up on two wheels in the dirt, Jimmie Johnson said. I had no clue I was going to end up here…”
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The Hot Pass: Johnson not content coasting to title
Sunday, November 22nd, 2009Fox Sports
Jimmie Johnson could’ve cruised to the title Sunday, but that’s not his style. And that’s why he’s a worthy champ, Lee Spencer says.
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Drive For Five? Jimmie Johnson’s Reign May Continue
Sunday, November 22nd, 2009fanhouse.com
by Holly Cain
Filed under: Jimmie Johnson, Chase for the Sprint Cup
HOMESTEAD, Fla. — With two laps to go, pop star Nick Lachey began clapping and cheering on his good friend. The back slaps and handshakes among crew, family and friends started coming like a slow wave picking up speed as Jimmie Johnson slid his Chevy [...]
Rick Hendrick Misses Season Finale
Sunday, November 22nd, 2009fanhouse.com
by Holly Cain
Filed under: Chase for the Sprint Cup, Hendrick Motorsports
Hendrick Motorsports announced Sunday morning that team owner Rick Hendrick would not be trackside at Homestead Miami Speedway for that afternoon’s Ford 400 NASCAR season finale, but instead remained back in Charlotte, N.C., for a family emergency.
Hendrick’s 29-year-old niece Alesha Gainey is in critical condition [...]
Stewart, Montoya Tangle in Finale
Sunday, November 22nd, 2009fanhouse.com
by Holly Cain
Filed under: Juan Pablo Montoya, Tony Stewart, NASCAR Crashes, Sprint Cup
HOMESTEAD, Fla. — Tony Stewart and Juan Pablo Montoya positioned themselves for a grand finale in NASCAR’s Sprint Cup season-ender at Homestead Miami Speedway on Sunday. Montoya was set for a career-best points finish, with Stewart enjoying a great debut effort for his [...]
The 2009 Sprint Cup season ends just as the real fun begins. Now we have to wait until February for Denny Hamlin’s title run and the rematch between Tony Stewart and Juan Pablo Montoya
Sunday, November 22nd, 2009espn.com
Go figure. The 2009 NASCAR season ends just as the real fun begins. Now we have to wait until February for Denny Hamlin’s title run and the rematch between Tony Stewart and Juan Pablo Montoya.
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Jimmie Johnson works his way to NASCAR immortality
Sunday, November 22nd, 2009espn.com
Jimmie Johnson might make it look easy, but winning his fourth straight title was anything but, right down the the final laps at Homestead.
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A Few Tight Spots, but Johnson Wins Fourth Title
Sunday, November 22nd, 2009NY Times
Jimmie Johnson sped into Nascar history, winning a record fourth straight Cup championship by making it through the season finale with a fifth-place finish.
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