Jimmie Johnson News

Top 12 Driver Rating at Darlington:

Top 12 Driver Rating at Darlington:

May 7, 2013
#24-Jeff Gordon"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦ 111.8 #16-Greg Biffle"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦.. 110.5 #11-Denny Hamlin"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦. 109.5 #48-Jimmie Johnson"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦ 105.7 #18-Kyle Busch"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦. 102.3 #5-Kasey Kahne"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦ 98.3 #39-Ryan Newman

2013 Sprint Cup Driver Championship Points Standings:

2013 Sprint Cup Driver Championship Points Standings:

May 5, 2013
[after Talladega, race 10 of 36] 1) #48-Jimmie Johnson [2 wins], 383 2) #99-Carl Edwards [1 win], 342, -41 3) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr., 324, -59 4) #15-Clint Bowyer, 316, -67 5) #2-Brad Keselowski, 314, -69 6) #5-Kasey Kahne [1 win], 299, -84 7) #43-Aric Almirola, 293

Race Fast Facts – Talladega:

Race Fast Facts – Talladega:

May 5, 2013
#34-David Ragan won the 44th Annual Aarons 499 , his second victory in 228 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races. This is his first victory and first top-10 finish in 2013. This is his first victory and sixth top-10 finish in 13 races at Talladega Superspeedway. #38-David

Spring Testing season underway for Goodyear:

Spring Testing season underway for Goodyear:

May 4, 2013
With springtime comes warmer weather across the country which, in turn, marks the beginning of testing season at some of NASCARs more northern tracks for The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company. After running a two-day test down south at Daytona International Speedway

Goodyear Tire Testing at Chicago:

Goodyear Tire Testing at Chicago:

May 2, 2013
Goodyear is scheduled to be hosting a tire test at Chicagoland Speedway on Tuesday, May 7 & Wednesday, May 8. Drivers tentatively scheduled to participate in the tire test include: #1-Jamie McMurray, #16-Greg Biffle, #18-Kyle Busch, #29-Kevin Harvick, #39-Ryan

2013 Sprint Cup Driver Championship Points Standings:

2013 Sprint Cup Driver Championship Points Standings:

April 27, 2013
[after Richmond, race 9 of 36] 1) #48-Jimmie Johnson [2 wins], 343 2) #99-Carl Edwards [1 win], 300, -42 3) #5-Kasey Kahne [1 win], 297, -46 4) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr., 297, -46 5) #15-Clint Bowyer, 290, -53 6) #2-Brad Keselowski, 284, -598 7) #18-Kyle Busch [2 wins

Race Fast Facts – Richmond:

Race Fast Facts – Richmond:

April 27, 2013
Kevin Harvick won the 59th Annual Toyota Owners 400, his 20th victory in 439 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races. This is his first victory and second top-10 finish in 2013. This is his third victory and 16th top-10 finish in 25 races at Richmond International Raceway.

Richmond Stats and Facts:

Richmond Stats and Facts:

April 23, 2013
- Originally known as the Atlantic Rural Exposition Fairgrounds, Richmond International Raceway held its first race in 1946 as a half-mile dirt track. - The first NASCAR Sprint Cup race was April 19, 1953 won by Lee Petty. - The spring 1964 race was run on a Tuesday

2013 Sprint Cup Driver Championship Points Standings:

2013 Sprint Cup Driver Championship Points Standings:

April 21, 2013
[after Kansas, race 8 of 36] 1) #48-Jimmie Johnson [2 wins], 311 2) #5-Kasey Kahne [1 win], 274, -37 3) #2-Brad Keselowski, 273, -38 4) #16-Greg Biffle, 264, -47 5) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr., 263, -48 6) #99-Carl Edwards [1 win], 262, -49 7) #18-Kyle Busch [2 wins], 257

Johnson to be honored:

Johnson to be honored:

April 21, 2013
#48-Jimmie Johnson is scheduled to be honored by the Florida Senate and House of Representatives Tuesday at the state capitol in Tallahassee. Florida Gov. Rick Scott also will participate in the ceremony. Johnson is a five-time Sprint Cup champion and a two-time winner

Race Fast Facts – Kansas:

Race Fast Facts – Kansas:

April 21, 2013
#20-Matt Kenseth won the 3rd Annual STP 400, his 26th victory in 480 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races. This is his second victory and fourth top-10 finish in 2013. This is his second victory and ninth top-10 finish in 15 races at Kansas Speedway. #5-Kasey Kahne (second

Keselowski says parts were approved:

Keselowski says parts were approved:

April 20, 2013
#2-Brad Keselowski says the parts that NASCAR confiscated from his car and Penske Racing teammate #22-Joey Loganos last week at Texas Motor Speedway were approved. NASCAR says the parts from the rear end housing were not approved. That will be at issue when the National

Johnson says Hendrick Motorsports didnt ‘rat out Penske Racing:

Johnson says Hendrick Motorsports didnt ‘rat out Penske Racing:

April 19, 2013
#48- Jimmie Johnson met with members of the media at Kansas Speedway and discussed many things, including the Penske Pentalties, the transcript in part: Q) DID YOU GUYS TURN IN PENSKE LAST WEEK? IM ASSUMING YOU HAVE HEARD BRADS (KESELOWSKI) COMMENTS AS FAR AS, THEY

Proposed Victory Junction Midwest camp officially at standstill:

Proposed Victory Junction Midwest camp officially at standstill:

April 18, 2013
The planned Victory Junction Midwest camp for chronically ill children in Wyandotte County (KS) is on hold. Former NASCAR driver Kyle Petty, who along with his wife, Pattie, founded the original camp in North Carolina, said the economy has not rebounded sufficiently

NASCAR takes parts from both Penske cars UPDATES:

NASCAR takes parts from both Penske cars UPDATES:

April 14, 2013
Sprint Cup champion #2-Brad Keselowski, teammate #22-Joey Logano and their Penske Racing teams face potential penalties as NASCAR confiscated rear-end housing parts and pieces from their cars during prerace inspection Saturday at Texas Motor Speedways. The teams frantically

2013 Sprint Cup Driver Championship Points Standings:

2013 Sprint Cup Driver Championship Points Standings:

April 13, 2013
[after Texas, race 7 of 36] 1) #48-Jimmie Johnson [2 wins], 269 2) #2-Brad Keselowski, 260, -9 3) #18-Kyle Busch [2 wins], 251, -18 4) #16-Greg Biffle, 239, -30 5) #99-Carl Edwards [1 win], 234, -35 6) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr., 234, -35 7) #5-Kasey Kahne [1 win], 232

Race and Commercial Breakdown of the 2013 STP Gas Booster 500:

Race and Commercial Breakdown of the 2013 STP Gas Booster 500:

April 8, 2013
For those of you NASCAR fans that like stats and love to hate commercials, here is the breakdown for Sundays race. Began recording the times at the Invocation of the race at 1:00 PM, and stopped at the waving of the checkered flag at 5:03 PM (all times are EDT). I

2013 Sprint Cup Driver Championship Points Standings:

2013 Sprint Cup Driver Championship Points Standings:

April 7, 2013
[after Martinsville, race 6 of 36] 1) #48-Jimmie Johnson [2 wins], 231 2) #2-Brad Keselowski, 225, -6 3) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr., 219, -12 4) #18-Kyle Busch [1 win], 203, -28 5) #5-Kasey Kahne [1 win], 199, -32 6) #16-Greg Biffle, 199, -32 7) #99-Carl Edwards [1 win

Johnson wins at Martinsville:

Johnson wins at Martinsville:

April 7, 2013
#48-Jimmie Johnson won the STP Gas Booster 500 Sprint Cup Series race at Martinsville Speedway for his 2nd win of 2013, 8th win at Martinsville and 62nd career win . #15-Bowyer finished 2nd followed by #24-Gordon, #5-Kahne, #18-Busch, #2-Keselowski, #1-McMurray, #9

Race Fast Facts – Martinsville:

Race Fast Facts – Martinsville:

April 7, 2013
Jimmie Johnson won the 64th Annual STP Gas Booster 500, his 62nd victory in 405 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races. This is his second victory and fourth top-10 finish in 2013. This is his eighth victory and 20th top-10 finish in 23 races at Martinsville Speedway. Clint