Jimmie Johnson News

Stewart’s Pit Crew Takes Top Honors in Atlanta:

Stewart’s Pit Crew Takes Top Honors in Atlanta:

March 22, 2006
Tony Stewart's pit crew captured the Checkers / Rally's Double Drive-Thru Challenge competition in Monday's rain-delayed NASCAR NEXTEL Cup race at Atlanta Motor Speedway. The Checkers/Rally's Double Drive-Thru Challenge is in its second season of rewarding pit crews

Rumblings – Atlanta:

Rumblings – Atlanta:

March 21, 2006
a day late but Kasey Kahne certainly wasn't a dollar short today at Atlanta Motor Speedway as he captured the Golden Corral 500 by daylight. Kasey's win from the pole (he's the first driver to do that since Matt Kenseth accomplished that feat at Bristol last August

Atlanta Race Notes:

Atlanta Race Notes:

March 20, 2006
• Kasey Kahne won the Golden Corral 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway, scoring his second career NASCAR NEXTEL Cup victory in his 76th career start. Kahne won from the Bud Pole. • Kahne’s last victory came at Richmond, 29 races ago. He also won that race from the Bud Pole

Kahne wins at Atlanta:

Kahne wins at Atlanta:

March 20, 2006
#9-Kasey Kahne won the Golden Corral 500 at Atlanta Las Vegas Motor Speedway, dominating the final 80 laps for his 2nd win of his career [other was Richmond last May] and 1st of the year. It is the first Dodge to win at Atlanta since Richard Petty won there in March

Atlanta Rookie Notes:

Atlanta Rookie Notes:

March 17, 2006
#11-Denny Hamlin was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Hamlin finished 10th, taking top rookie honors for the first time this season. A different driver has claimed the honor in each of the first three races. Hamlin scored his best finish

150 starts – Jeff Gordon vs. Jimmie Johnson:

150 starts – Jeff Gordon vs. Jimmie Johnson:

March 15, 2006
#24-Jeff Gordon, stats after 150 careers starts, Dover in Sept 1997 Wins: 29 Top fives: 71 Top tens: 92 Poles: 16 Championship 1995, 2nd in 1996 #48-Jimmie Johnson, stats after 150 career starts, Las Vegas in March 2006 Wins: 20 Top Fives: 56 Top Tens: 89 Poles: 9

Johnson’s 3 race run historical:

Johnson’s 3 race run historical:

March 13, 2006
#48-Jimmie Johnson has two wins and a second-place finish in the first three races of the season - the best start in NASCAR history. In the process, he became the 16th driver to win two of the first three races to start the season. The only reason he doesn't have a

Johnson beats Kenseth at Vegas:

Johnson beats Kenseth at Vegas:

March 12, 2006
#48-Jimmie Johnson won the UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway with a last lap pass during a Green-White-Checkered finish, beating #17-Matt Kenseth by 1/2 a car length. Kenseth led 146 of the 270 laps and Johnson led 1, the most important one, the final

Las Vegas Race News and Notes:

Las Vegas Race News and Notes:

March 12, 2006
• Jimmie Johnson won the 2006 UAW-Daimler Chrysler 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, scoring his 20th career NASCAR NEXTEL Cup victory in his 150th career start. • Johnson won the $30,000 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Leader Bonus for winning the race and leading the points. •

Stockcarfans.com – Rumblings – Las Vegas:

Stockcarfans.com – Rumblings – Las Vegas:

March 12, 2006
That banking can't come soon enough.... We had a race that went 270 laps today....and the only two laps that were worth watching were the two we weren't supposed to see. Jimmie Johnson got by Matt Kenseth on the outside of turn 4 on the final lap today to win the UAW

GWC factoid:

GWC factoid:

March 12, 2006
There have been 15 green-white-checkered [GWC] finishes in NASCAR [Nextel Cup] history, and only four times has the leader lost the lead on those final two laps. #17-Matt Kenseth led 146 laps at Las Vegas in 2006, #48-Jimmie Johnson passed him at the line and won by

Biffle wins pole at Las Vegas:

Biffle wins pole at Las Vegas:

March 10, 2006
#16-Greg Biffle won the pole for the UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway with a lap of 172.403 mph for his first pole of 2006, 2nd of his career and first since Daytona in Feb. 2005, 73 races ago, putting Biffle in the 2007 Budweiser Shootout. #20-Tony

Rookie News and Notes:

Rookie News and Notes:

March 8, 2006
#18-J.J. Yeley was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the February 26 Auto Club 500 at California Speedway. Yeley scored an eighth-place finish, his best effort in eight career NEXTEL Cup starts. He took top Raybestos Rookie honors for the first time in 2006. #07-

Lowe’s gets most TV exposure in Daytona 500:

Lowe’s gets most TV exposure in Daytona 500:

March 2, 2006
#48-Jimmie Johnson's victory at this year's Daytona 500 enabled his primary sponsor, Lowe's, to amass nearly $20 million of in-broadcast exposure during NBC's live telecast. The Lowe's exposure figure marked the highest sponsor total for a single NASCAR race telecast

Kenseth comes from the back to win @ Calif:

Kenseth comes from the back to win @ Calif:

February 26, 2006
#17-Matt Kenseth took the lead late in the Auto Club 500 at California Speedway after starting 31st with a green-white-checkered finish.. It is Kenseth's first win of 2006, first since Bristol last August and 11th of his career. #48-Jimmie Johnson backed up his Daytona

More Notebook Items

More Notebook Items

February 26, 2006
• Jimmie Johnson has finished first and second in the first two races in 2006. He remained first in the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup point standings. Johnson has ranked among the top-10 in the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup point standings for 71 straight races, a streak that began after

StockCarFans – Rumblings – California:

StockCarFans – Rumblings – California:

February 26, 2006
Matt Kenseth captured the Auto Club 502 at California Speedway over Jimmie Johnson for his first win since Bristol last August and had to survive a green/white/checker to do it. This was career win #11 for Matt (he's solo in 49th all-time) and the 90th for Roush Racing

Johnson admits chief went too far:

Johnson admits chief went too far:

February 25, 2006
#48-Jimmie Johnson admitted Friday that suspended crew chief Chad Knaus erred in judgment by utilizing a device to raise the rear window of the #48 Lowe's Chevy to gain an aerodynamic advantage during Daytona 500 qualifying. "Chad is an innovator and has pushed hard

California Qualifying Notes:

California Qualifying Notes:

February 24, 2006
• Kurt Busch won the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series Bud Pole for the Auto Club 500, lapping California Speedway in 38.485 seconds at 187.086 mph. Kyle Busch holds the track-qualifying record of 38.248 seconds at 188.245 mph, set Feb. 26, 2005. • This is his first top-10

#48 and #96 Penalties Announced:

#48 and #96 Penalties Announced:

February 21, 2006
NASCAR announced today that four penalties have been issued to two NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series teams, as a result of rule violations this past weekend at Daytona International Speedway. Chad Knaus, crew chief for the #48 Chevrolet driven by Jimmie Johnson, has been fined