Jimmie Johnson News

2011 Sprint Cup Driver Championship Chase Points Standings:

2011 Sprint Cup Driver Championship Chase Points Standings:

November 6, 2011
[after Texas, race 34 of 36 and Chase race 8 of 10] 1) #99-Carl Edwards [1 win], 2316 2) #14-Tony Stewart [4 wins], 2313, -3 3) #29-Kevin Harvick [4 wins], 2283, -33 4) #17-Matt Kenseth [3 wins], 2278, -38 these drivers are more then a race out: 5) #2-Brad Keselowski

Texas Notes-n-Nuggets:

Texas Notes-n-Nuggets:

November 6, 2011
• Tony Stewart earned his 43rd career victory in his 462nd race. • This is Tony Stewart's second victory at Texas Motor Speedway in his 20th race. • This is Tony Stewart's fourth victory of 2011, tying Kyle Busch and Kevin Harvick for most. All four race wins

Finishing spots for the Chase drivers at Texas:

Finishing spots for the Chase drivers at Texas:

November 6, 2011
(by standings order before the race) 1) #99-Carl Edwards, finished 2nd 2) #14-Tony Stewart, 1st 3) #29-Kevin Harvick, 13th 4) #2-Brad Keselowski, 24th 5) #17-Matt Kenseth, 4th 6) #48-Jimmie Johnson, 14th 7) #18-Kyle Busch, did not race 8) #22-Kurt Busch, 30th 9) #88

2011 Sprint Cup Driver Championship Chase Points Standings:

2011 Sprint Cup Driver Championship Chase Points Standings:

November 6, 2011
[after Texas, race 34 of 36 and Chase race 8 of 10] 1) #99-Carl Edwards [1 win], 2316 2) #14-Tony Stewart [4 wins], 2313, -3 3) #29-Kevin Harvick [4 wins], 2283, -33 4) #17-Matt Kenseth [3 wins], 2278, -38 these drivers are more then a race out: 5) #2-Brad Keselowski

Texas Notes-n-Nuggets:

Texas Notes-n-Nuggets:

November 6, 2011
• Tony Stewart earned his 43rd career victory in his 462nd race. • This is Tony Stewart's second victory at Texas Motor Speedway in his 20th race. • This is Tony Stewart's fourth victory of 2011, tying Kyle Busch and Kevin Harvick for most. All four race wins

Starting spots for the Chase drivers at Texas:

Starting spots for the Chase drivers at Texas:

November 4, 2011
(by standings order before the race) 1) #99-Carl Edwards, starts 7th 2) #14-Tony Stewart, 5th 3) #29-Kevin Harvick, 21st 4) #2-Brad Keselowski, 8th 5) #17-Matt Kenseth, 3rd 6) #48-Jimmie Johnson, 11th 7) #18-Kyle Busch, 17th 8) #22-Kurt Busch, 14th 9) #88-Dale Earnhardt

Starting spots for the Chase drivers at Texas:

Starting spots for the Chase drivers at Texas:

November 4, 2011
(by standings order before the race) 1) #99-Carl Edwards, starts 7th 2) #14-Tony Stewart, 5th 3) #29-Kevin Harvick, 21st 4) #2-Brad Keselowski, 8th 5) #17-Matt Kenseth, 3rd 6) #48-Jimmie Johnson, 11th 7) #18-Kyle Busch, 17th 8) #22-Kurt Busch, 14th 9) #88-Dale Earnhardt

New look for the #48 in 2012:

New look for the #48 in 2012:

November 3, 2011
looks like #48-Jimmie Johnson will have a new blue paint scheme on the #48 Lowe's Chevy in 2012, which racing stripes, sere an image of the scheme on my 2012 #48 Team Schemes page.(11-3-2011)

Jimmie Johnson Foundation awards grants:

Jimmie Johnson Foundation awards grants:

November 3, 2011
In their first official foundation visit to Oklahoma, reigning five-time Sprint Cup Series champion Jimmie Johnson and wife, Chandra, a Muskogee native, announced the recipients of more than $520,000 in education grants. The Jimmie Johnson Foundation/Lowe's Toolbox

New look for the #48 in 2012:

New look for the #48 in 2012:

November 3, 2011
looks like #48-Jimmie Johnson will have a new blue paint scheme on the #48 Lowe's Chevy in 2012, which racing stripes, sere an image of the scheme on my 2012 #48 Team Schemes page.(11-3-2011)

Jimmie Johnson Foundation awards grants:

Jimmie Johnson Foundation awards grants:

November 3, 2011
In their first official foundation visit to Oklahoma, reigning five-time Sprint Cup Series champion Jimmie Johnson and wife, Chandra, a Muskogee native, announced the recipients of more than $520,000 in education grants. The Jimmie Johnson Foundation/Lowe's Toolbox

Rick Hendrick’s plane runs off runway: UPDATES:

Rick Hendrick’s plane runs off runway: UPDATES:

November 2, 2011
Early Monday evening, a Gulfstream G150 aircraft operated by Hendrick Motorsports ran off the runway after experiencing braking issues upon landing at Key West International Airport in Key West, Fla. There were no serious injuries to any of the four people on board

Rick Hendrick’s plane runs off runway: UPDATES:

Rick Hendrick’s plane runs off runway: UPDATES:

November 2, 2011
Early Monday evening, a Gulfstream G150 aircraft operated by Hendrick Motorsports ran off the runway after experiencing braking issues upon landing at Key West International Airport in Key West, Fla. There were no serious injuries to any of the four people on board

Rick Hendrick’s plane runs off runway: UPDATES:

Rick Hendrick’s plane runs off runway: UPDATES:

November 1, 2011
Early Monday evening, a Gulfstream G150 aircraft operated by Hendrick Motorsports ran off the runway after experiencing braking issues upon landing at Key West International Airport in Key West, Fla. There were no serious injuries to any of the four people on board

At Texas Motor Speedway:

At Texas Motor Speedway:

November 1, 2011
• Construction began in 1995. • The first NASCAR race was a NASCAR Nationwide Series event on April 5, 1997. • The first NASCAR Sprint Cup race was on April 6, 1997. • There have been 21 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races at Texas Motor Speedway, one

Johnson to celebrate video game release at Texas:

Johnson to celebrate video game release at Texas:

November 1, 2011
Race fans attending the AAA Texas 500 weekend will have the opportunity to beat five-time reigning Sprint Cup Series champion Jimmie Johnson at Texas Motor Speedway. It just won't be in a stock car or on the 1.5-mile oval, but it is sure to be equally entertaining.

Rick Hendrick’s plane runs off runway: UPDATES:

Rick Hendrick’s plane runs off runway: UPDATES:

November 1, 2011
Early Monday evening, a Gulfstream G150 aircraft operated by Hendrick Motorsports ran off the runway after experiencing braking issues upon landing at Key West International Airport in Key West, Fla. There were no serious injuries to any of the four people on board

At Texas Motor Speedway:

At Texas Motor Speedway:

November 1, 2011
• Construction began in 1995. • The first NASCAR race was a NASCAR Nationwide Series event on April 5, 1997. • The first NASCAR Sprint Cup race was on April 6, 1997. • There have been 21 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races at Texas Motor Speedway, one

Johnson to celebrate video game release at Texas:

Johnson to celebrate video game release at Texas:

November 1, 2011
Race fans attending the AAA Texas 500 weekend will have the opportunity to beat five-time reigning Sprint Cup Series champion Jimmie Johnson at Texas Motor Speedway. It just won't be in a stock car or on the 1.5-mile oval, but it is sure to be equally entertaining.

Hendrick says Knaus was nervous about inspection:

Hendrick says Knaus was nervous about inspection:

October 31, 2011
Hendrick Motorsports team owner Rick Hendrick believes crew chief Chad Knaus was just being cautious when he made the now-infamous remark to driver Jimmie Johnson that he should intentionally damage his car if he won the race at Talladega Superspeedway last week. "