Jimmie Johnson News

Unofficial “Classic” Points Standings

Unofficial “Classic” Points Standings

October 1, 2006
...the old way, not the Chase after Kansas: 1) #17-Matt Kenseth 4162 2) #48-Jimmie Johnson 4029 -133 3) #29-Kevin Harvick 3856 -306 4) #31-Jeff Burton 3818 -344 5) #11-Denny Hamlin 3760 -402 6) #6-Mark Martin 3757 -405 7) #20-Tony Stewart 3722 -440 8) #24-Jeff Gordon

Unofficial Driver Chase Points Standing

Unofficial Driver Chase Points Standing

October 1, 2006
after Kansas [29 of 36 races]: #31-Jeff Burton 5511 #11-Denny Hamlin 5442 -69 #6-Mark Martin 5441 -70 #17-Matt Kenseth 5427 -84 #29-Kevin Harvick 5415 -96 #24-Jeff Gordon 5391 -120 #8-Dale Earnhardt Jr. 5388 -123 #48-Jimmie Johnson 5346 -165 #5-Kyle Busch 5278 -233

Vickers not allowed in Hendrick Meetings:

Vickers not allowed in Hendrick Meetings:

September 30, 2006
#25-Brian Vickers, who is leaving Hendrick Motorsports at the end of the season to drive for Toyota's Team Red Bull, no longer takes part in the customary Hendrick race weekend team meetings. Only crew chief Lance McGrew is allowed to attend the at-the-track meetings

Kahne wins pole at Kansas:

Kahne wins pole at Kansas:

September 29, 2006
#9-Kasey Kahne won the Budweiser Pole for the Banquet 400 at Kansas Speedway with a speed of 178.377mph for his 5th pole of 2006 and 11th of his career. The rest of the top-10 starters are #10-Scott Riggs, #48-Jimmie Johnson, #25-Brian Vickers, #18-J.J. Yeley, #07-

Kansas Qualifying Notes:

Kansas Qualifying Notes:

September 29, 2006
• Kasey Kahne won the Nextel Cup Series Bud Pole for the Banquet 400, lapping Kansas Speedway in 30.273 seconds at 178.377 mph. Matt Kenseth holds the track-qualifying record of 29.858 seconds, 180.856 mph - set Oct. 8, 2005. • This is Kahne’s 11th career Bud Pole

Ramblings – Kansas Qualifying Notes:

Ramblings – Kansas Qualifying Notes:

September 29, 2006
#9-Kasey Kahne takes his fifth Bud Pole of the season today at Kansas Speedway and for the third race in a row we've got a Chaser on the pole. Kasey's time of 30.273 (178.377 mph) was good enough for his 11th career top-spot and he'll lead 'em to the green for Sunday

Kurt Busch’s Team Captures Pit Crew Challenge Win in Dover:

Kurt Busch’s Team Captures Pit Crew Challenge Win in Dover:

September 27, 2006
Kurt Busch's #2 over-the-wall crew tallied its second Checkers/Rally's Double Drive-Thru Challenge win of the season by spending the least amount of time on pit road in Sunday's NEXTEL Cup event at Dover International Speedway. Spending just 405.936 seconds on pit

Johnson to race in Paris again:

Johnson to race in Paris again:

September 25, 2006
Jimmie Johnson is expected to return to Paris for the Race of Champions Dec. 16, and Formula One stars David Coulthard and Jenson Button are also expected. Promoters are hoping to get Michael Schumacher and Fernando Alonso in the race, too.(Winston Salem Journal)(9

Dover Notebook

Dover Notebook

September 24, 2006
• Carl Edwards (second) scored his 14th top-10 finish in 2006 and his second top-10 finish in five races at Dover. • Jeff Gordon (third) scored his 14th top-10 finish in 2006. It marked his 17th top-10 finish in 28 races at Dover. Gordon climbed from fourth to second

The Chase Drivers

The Chase Drivers

September 24, 2006
• Four of the 10 Chase drivers finished in the top 10 in the Dover 400. • Six of the 10 of The Chase drivers changed points positions at Dover. • Jeff Burton climbed from fifth to first in the point standings. He is one of five “first-timers” to compete in The Chase

Unofficial “Classic” Points Standings

Unofficial “Classic” Points Standings

September 24, 2006
...the old way, not the Chase after Dover: 1) #17-Matt Kenseth 4068 2) #48-Jimmie Johnson 3898 -170 3) #29-Kevin Harvick 3738 -330 4) #31-Jeff Burton 3658 -410 5) #24-Jeff Gordon 3656 -412 6) #11-Denny Hamlin 3651 -417 7) #6-Mark Martin 3592 -476 8) #8-Dale Earnhardt

Unofficial Driver Points Standing

Unofficial Driver Points Standing

September 24, 2006
after Dover [28 of 36 races]: #31-Jeff Burton 5351 #24-Jeff Gordon 5345 -6 #17-Matt Kenseth 5333 -18 #11-Denny Hamlin 5333 -18 #29-Kevin Harvick 5297 -54 #6-Mark Martin 5276 -75 #8-Dale Earnhardt Jr. 5249 -102 #48-Jimmie Johnson 5215 -136 #9-Kasey Kahne 5169 -182 #

Special 60th for Lowe’s on #48 at LMS:

Special 60th for Lowe’s on #48 at LMS:

September 23, 2006
#48-Jimmie Johnson will run a special paint scheme at Lowe's Motor Speedway on October 14th to honor the 60th Anniversary of Lowe's Home Improvement opening. See an image on my #48 Team Schemes page.(9-23-2006)

Dover Rookie News and Notes:

Dover Rookie News and Notes:

September 21, 2006
#11-Denny Hamlin was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the September 17 Sylvania 300 at New Hampshire International Speedway. Hamlin finished fourth and moved into second-place in the Nextel Cup Series championship standings. He is just 35 points behind leader Kevin

Chevrolet Scores 30th All-Time Manufacturers’ Cup Title:

Chevrolet Scores 30th All-Time Manufacturers’ Cup Title:

September 20, 2006
#29-Kevin Harvick’s victory of the Sylvania 300 at New Hampshire International Speedway on Sunday helped make history for Chevrolet, securing the 400th victory for the Monte Carlo and clinching the 2006 Manufacturers’ Cup Championship for Chevrolet in the NASCAR Cup

Burton’s Team Claims Pit Crew Win in New Hampshire:

Burton’s Team Claims Pit Crew Win in New Hampshire:

September 19, 2006
Jeff Burton's #31 pit crew earned its second Checkers/Rally's Double Drive-Thru Challenge win in Sunday's NEXTEL Cup event, helping boost the Chase driver to a seventh-place finish in the Sylvania 300 at New Hampshire International Speedway. "Our pit crew has been

Interesting Stat – only one Birthday winner:

Interesting Stat – only one Birthday winner:

September 17, 2006
Cale Yarborough is the only Cup driver to ever win a points paying race on his birthday, which is March 27. In 1977 at North Wilksboro Speedway and 1983 at Atlanta Motor Speedway. NOTE, since much email was first recieved with guess's, a few items were covered and

New Hampshire Race Notes:

New Hampshire Race Notes:

September 17, 2006
• Kevin Harvick won the Sylvania 300 at New Hampshire International Speedway, scoring his ninth Nextel Cup victory in his 205th career start. • Harvick has posted victories in three of the last six races, also winning at Watkins Glen and Richmond. This is his fourth

Unofficial Driver Points Standing

Unofficial Driver Points Standing

September 17, 2006
after New Hampshire [27 of 36 races]: #29-Kevin Harvick 5230 #11-Denny Hamlin 5195 -35 #17-Matt Kenseth 5189 -41 #24-Jeff Gordon 5180 -50 #31-Jeff Burton 5166 -64 #6-Mark Martin 5155 -75 #8-Dale Earnhardt Jr. 5149 -81 #9-Kasey Kahne 5120 -110 #48-Jimmie Johnson 5091

NMPA Chex Most Popular Driver Award up to 2 Million Votes:

NMPA Chex Most Popular Driver Award up to 2 Million Votes:

September 16, 2006
The two millionth vote was cast this week as race fans logged onto www.mostpopulardriver.com to support their favorite driver in the race for the coveted NASCAR NMPA Chex® Most Popular Driver award. This milestone is the halfway point to topping last year's total of