Posts Tagged ‘Jimmie Johnson’
Harvick closes, wins at Richmond
Short track racing is some of the closest racing we see all year. Trading paint, rubbing fenders, bump and runs, and hurt feelings are all a part of the norm. Richmond International Raceway is one of NASCAR’s oldest short tracks, and was holding its 50th race in its current three-quarter mile configuration Saturday night. The race’s start was overshadowed by …
by Alex Herbst on April 28th, 2013 Leave a comment »
Kenseth dominates STP 400 at Kansas
A recurring story we have been seeing the past few weeks in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series: dominance. The past two races have been won from the pole, with near-record to record speeds in qualifying. This weekend, Matt Kenseth (#20 Husky Tools Toyota) would see if he could continue to the streak this weekend at the Kansas Speedway in the …
by Alex Herbst on April 22nd, 2013 Leave a comment »
Kyle Busch sweeps at Texas
Five races, five different tracks. That is how the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season has started, but now they return to a familiar racetrack, Texas Motor Speedway. The track, shrouded in conflict over their sponsorship for this race being from the National Rifle Association, marks the first night race of the season. And Saturday night is alright for fighting as …
by Alex Herbst on April 21st, 2013 Leave a comment »
Johnson dominates at Martinsville
Martinsville is the tightest racing you will see all year for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. It is also known as the payback track, and many drivers will be looking for payback this weekend after a number of rivalries growing in the past few races. Among these rivalries is the heated issue between Denny Hamlin and Joey Logano (#22 Shell-Pennzoil …
by Alex Herbst on April 7th, 2013 2 Comments »
Jimmie Johnson takes his second Daytona 500
Alex Herbst breaks down the 55th running of the Daytona 500.
by Alex Herbst on February 28th, 2013 1 Comments »
Harvick wins crazy Advocare 500K
Alex Herbst breaks down the penultimate race in the Chase for the Sprint Cup, the Advocare 500K at Phoenix.
by Alex Herbst on November 11th, 2012 Leave a comment »
Kyle Busch steals Budweiser Shootout in a green, white, checker finish
Alex Herbst reviews the 2012 Budweiser Shootout from Daytona International Speedway.
by Alex Herbst on February 19th, 2012 Leave a comment »
Kahne Wins at Phoenix; 2 Man Race for the Championship
It was a quiet day in the desert…until NASCAR came roaring back to Phoenix. The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series came to Phoenix, the penultimate race of the Chase for the Sprint Cup. Carl Edwards (#99 Aflac Ford) came into the race as the points leader by a slim four points over second-place Tony Stewart (#14 Mobil 1 Chevy). Already, three …
by Alex Herbst on November 16th, 2011 Leave a comment »
Let the Chase Begin: Denny Hamlin #1 Seed in Chase for Sprint Cup
After the high speed excitement under the lights at Atlanta, resulting in a win for Tony Stewart (#14 Old Spice Chevrolet), the Sprint Cup Series moved into the final race of the regular season, the last race before the race at Richmond International Raceway. As the racing world’s eyes were set on Richmond International Raceway on Saturday night as the …
by Alex Herbst on September 12th, 2010 Leave a comment »
Biffle Gives Ford First Win of Season at Pocono
It has been since last year at Talladega that Ford has been in victory lane, and that was with Jamie McMurray, who now drives a Chevy for Earnhardt-Ganassi Racing. But lady luck is a funny thing, and in the same week that Jack Roush crashed his private airplane and underwent major surgery, his driver Greg Biffle (#16 3M Ford) would …
by Alex Herbst on August 2nd, 2010 Leave a comment »