Jimmie Johnson - Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site

Gordon, Keselowski and Harvick comment on the ‘brawl’:

#2- Brad Keselowski made a move on 1st the green-white-checkered finish at Texas Motor Speedway Sunday night, moving past #24-Jeff Gordon. Keselowski's move resulted in contact with Gordon causing a tire to go down, sending the #24 scraping the wall and to the pits...

Knaus, Johnson confirm they will be back together next season:

Following #48-Jimmie Johnson's victory in Sunday's AAA Texas 500 at Texas, his longtime crew chief Chad Knaus confirmed he will be back as the leader of the #48 Hendrick Motorsports team next season. Rumors have swirled in recent weeks that Knaus might step down or...

Elenz to be named crew chief for JR Motorsports:

The trend is continuing at JR Motorsports for promoting Hendrick Motorsports' engineers as crew chiefs. Dave Elenz will be the new crew chief for the #5 JRM Chevy in 2015. He is replacing Ernie Cope, who is taking the place of Greg Ives on the #9 crew with driver Chase...

Elenz to be named crew chief for JR Motorsports UPDATE:

The trend is continuing at JR Motorsports for promoting Hendrick Motorsports' engineers as crew chiefs. Dave Elenz will be the new crew chief for the #5 JRM Chevy in 2015. He is replacing Ernie Cope, who is taking the place of Greg Ives on the #9 crew with driver Chase...

Johnson wins at Texas:

#48-Jimmie Johnson won the AAA Texas 500 Sprint Cup Series race at Texas Motor Speedway for his 4th win of the season, 4th at Texas and his 70th career win. It is the third straight November win at Texas for Johnson. The race featured two Green-White-Checkered finishes...

Race Fast Facts – Texas:

#48-Jimmie Johnson won the 10th Annual AAA Texas 500, his 70th victory in 469 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races. This is his fourth victory and 19th top-10 finish in 2014. This is his track-record fourth victory and 17th top-10 finish in 23 races at Texas Motor Speedway...

Sprint Cup Driver Chase Standings:

[after Texas, race 34 of 36] drivers who win in round 3 automatically advance to the Championship race at Homestead 1) #22-Joey Logano [5 wins] 4072 [+13] 2) #11-Denny Hamlin [1 win] 4072 [+13] 3) #31-Ryan Newman, 4070, -2 [+11] 4) #24-Jeff Gordon [4 wins] 4060, -12...

Unofficial Chase Standings using 2013 Sprint Cup Chase rules:

[after Texas, race 34 of 36] 1) #22-Joey Logano [5 wins] 2329 2) #4-Kevin Harvick [3 wins] 2294, -35 3) #2-Brad Keselowski [6 wins], 2280, -49 4) #31-Ryan Newman, 2278, -51 5) #24-Jeff Gordon [4 wins] 2270, -59 6) #18-Kyle Busch [1 win] 2267, -62 7) #20-Matt Kenseth...

Unofficial Top 25 in 2014 Sprint Cup Driver Points Standings (not the Chase):

[after Texas, race 34 of 36] (using current points system, but not the Chase rules, unofficial) 1) #24-Jeff Gordon(C4), 1175 2) #22-Joey Logano(C1), 1149, -26 3) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr.(EC), 1108, -67 4) #2-Brad Keselowski(C7), 1098, -77 5) #4-Kevin Harvick(C8), 1076...

Texas Notes & Facts – Sunday – race:

' There have been 27 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races at Texas Motor Speedway, one NSCS event from 1997 - 2004 and two races per year since 2005. ' 18 different drivers have won at Texas Motor Speedway, led by Carl Edwards and Jimmie Johnson with three each. ' Seven...

Texas Notes & Facts – Saturday – drivers:

' 138 drivers have competed in at least one NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Texas; 111 in more than one. ' Jeff Gordon is the only drive to have made all 27 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series starts at Texas Motor Speedway. ' Jimmie Johnson leads the series in runner-up ...

Qualifying Fast Facts – Texas:

Matt Kenseth won the Coors Light Pole Award for the 10th Annual AAA Texas 500 with a lap of 27.095 seconds, 199.299 mph. This is his 13th pole in 542 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races. This is his second pole and 10th top-10 start in 2014. This is his first pole in 25...

Homestead testing UPDATE2:

Five teams will test at Homestead-Miami Speedway next Tuesday and Wednesday (Oct. 28-29): Stewart Haas Racing, Hendrick Motorsports, Team Penske, Roush Fenway Racing and Joe Gibbs Racing.(NASCAR)(10-24-2014) UPDATE: Six NASCAR Sprint Cup Series teams and more than...

Homestead testing UPDATE:

Five teams will test at Homestead-Miami Speedway next Tuesday and Wednesday (Oct. 28-29): Stewart Haas Racing, Hendrick Motorsports, Team Penske, Roush Fenway Racing and Joe Gibbs Racing.(NASCAR)(10-24-2014) UPDATE: Six NASCAR Sprint Cup Series teams and more than...

Top 10 Driver Ratings at Texas:

#20-Matt Kenseth 106.1 #48-Jimmie Johnson 103.6 #16-Greg Biffle 102.2 #18-Kyle Busch. 102.2 #14-Tony Stewart 99.2 #99-Carl Edwards 96.9 #11-Denny Hamlin 93.8 #15-Clint Bowyer 92.7 #24-Jeff Gordon 92.3 #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr 90.4 Note: Driver Ratings compiled from 2005...

Sprint Cup Driver Chase Standings:

[after Martinsville, race 33 of 36] drivers who win in round 3 automatically advance to the Championship race at Homestead 1) #24-Jeff Gordon [4 wins] 4044 [+7] 2) #31-Ryan Newman, 4041, -3 [+4] 3) #22-Joey Logano [5 wins] 4040, -4 [+3] 4) #20-Matt Kenseth, 4039, -...

Unofficial Top 25 in 2014 Sprint Cup Driver Points Standings (not the Chase):

[after Martinsville, race 33 of 36] (using current points system, but not the Chase rules, unofficial) 1) #24-Jeff Gordon(C1), 1159 2) #22-Joey Logano(C3), 1117, -42 3) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr., 1070, -89 4) #2-Brad Keselowski(C7), 1056, -103 5) #4-Kevin Harvick(C8), ...

Martinsville Notes & Facts – Sunday – race:

' There have been 131 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races at Martinsville Speedway, one in the inaugural year and two races per year since 1950. ' The deepest in the field that a race winner has started was 36th, by Kurt Busch in the fall of 2002. ' There have been five...

Johnson open to team changes next season; except crew chief:

#48-Jimmie Johnson talked to the media Friday at Martinsville Speedway: WE'RE INTERESTED TO KNOW YOUR MINDSET OVER THESE FOUR RACES. YOU CAN'T DEFEND YOUR CHAMPIONSHIP BUT YOU CAN CERTAINLY WIN RACES. The mindset is simple. We want to close out the year well and finish...

Johnson going red at Texas:

Lowe's is rallying around its employees and introducing the #48 Lowe's Red Vest Chevy SS at Texas Motor Speedway during the AAA Texas 500 race weekend. The #48 Lowe's Chevy will don the famous red and blue colors to celebrate the more than 260,000 Lowe's employees ...