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Johnson wins 2013 Driver of the Year Award:

Johnson wins 2013 Driver of the Year Award:

January 21, 2014
Jimmie Johnson was voted the 2013 Driver of the Year by an elite panel of broadcasters and journalists. As a result of the vote the six-time Sprint Cup Champion eclipsed his teammate Jeff Gordon who was the only other four-time winner of the Driver of the Year award

Jeffrey Earnhardt to drive Vietnam War 50th Commemoration car:

Jeffrey Earnhardt to drive Vietnam War 50th Commemoration car:

January 16, 2014
NASCAR Nationwide series driver Jeffrey Earnhardt, grandson of racing legend Dale Earnhardt, will be bringing an important message to the racetrack. He will be carrying the Vietnam War 50th Commemoration Seal on his #4 Chevy Camaro for the 2014 NASCAR season. 'The

Dillon fastest in Sprint Cup testing at Daytona:

Dillon fastest in Sprint Cup testing at Daytona:

January 10, 2014
Austin Dillon knows there will be pressure racing the #3 car made famous by the late Dale Earnhardt. Today, he just raised the stakes with his first test in that car at Daytona International Speedway. The Richard Childress Racing driver planted the historic #3 atop

Letarte Heading For TV Booth In 2015 UPDATE:

Letarte Heading For TV Booth In 2015 UPDATE:

January 9, 2014
Dale Earnhardt, Jr. will have a new crew chief in 2015. GodfatherMotorsports.com has learned that crew chief Steve Letarte will relinquish his spot atop the #88 team's pit box at season's end to accept a new position as a television analyst with NBC and NBC Sports

Chip Ganassi changes team name, drops Earnhardt from NASCAR operation:

Chip Ganassi changes team name, drops Earnhardt from NASCAR operation:

January 9, 2014
When Sprint Cup testing begins Thursday morning at Daytona International Speedway, there will be one well-known NASCAR name missing among the list of team owners. Earnhardt. The #1 and #42 Sprint Cup teams, which were run the last five years under the Earnhardt Ganassi

Johnson wins November Hickok Belt Award:

Johnson wins November Hickok Belt Award:

January 5, 2014
#48-Jimmie Johnson has been selected as the‚ Hickok Belt Award‚ winner for the month of November 2013. Voting was conducted by a select panel of members of the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association (NSSA). Johnson won the 2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup Championship

2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Top Performances:

2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Top Performances:

December 20, 2013
#48- Jimmie Johnson took a giant step toward joining NASCARs pantheon of legends. And he did it in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series" Gen-6 race car, which made its debut in record-setting fashion. Johnson, whose run of five consecutive NASCAR Sprint Cup championships

2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Top Performances:

2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Top Performances:

December 20, 2013
#48- Jimmie Johnson took a giant step toward joining NASCARs pantheon of legends. And he did it in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series" Gen-6 race car, which made its debut in record-setting fashion. Johnson, whose run of five consecutive NASCAR Sprint Cup championships

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Drivers who have won in the #3:

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Drivers who have won in the #3:

December 12, 2013
The #3 was run in 1134 Sprint Cup Series races with 97 wins, 367 top-fives, 605 top-ten races and 65 poles. Dale Earnhardt, 67 wins in #3, 76 wins overall (HOF) Junior Johnson, 9, 50 (HOF) Paul Goldsmith, 5, 9 David Pearson, 3, 105 (HOF) Dick Rathman, 3, 13 Buck Baker

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Drivers who have won in the #3:

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Drivers who have won in the #3:

December 12, 2013
The #3 was run in 1134 Sprint Cup Series races with 97 wins, 367 top-fives, 605 top-ten races and 65 poles. Dale Earnhardt, 67 wins in #3, 76 wins overall (HOF) Junior Johnson, 9, 50 (HOF) Paul Goldsmith, 5, 9 David Pearson, 3, 105 (HOF) Dick Rathman, 3, 13 Buck Baker

NASCAR Champions Week Day Four: Johnson Returns To Head Table After Two-Year Absence

NASCAR Champions Week Day Four: Johnson Returns To Head Table After Two-Year Absence

December 6, 2013
Jimmie Johnson wraps up his sixth NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championship celebration Friday night in Las Vegas. For Johnson, Champions Week has been an enjoyable one - and perhaps his best since he captured his first championship in 2006 to begin an unprecedented run

NASCAR Champions Week Day Four: Johnson Returns To Head Table After Two-Year Absence

NASCAR Champions Week Day Four: Johnson Returns To Head Table After Two-Year Absence

December 6, 2013
Jimmie Johnson wraps up his sixth NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championship celebration Friday night in Las Vegas. For Johnson, Champions Week has been an enjoyable one - and perhaps his best since he captured his first championship in 2006 to begin an unprecedented run

Childress announces the return of the #3, Austin Dillon to driver, schemes posted UPDATE 2:

Childress announces the return of the #3, Austin Dillon to driver, schemes posted UPDATE 2:

December 4, 2013
Richard Childress Racing has scheduled an announcement for their 2014 plans on the afternoon of Wednesday, December 11 at the RCR facilities in Welcome, NC. It is expected that they will announce Austin Dillons move to Sprint Cup and the return of the #3 Chevy.(12-

Childress announces the return of the #3, Austin Dillon to driver, schemes posted UPDATE 2:

Childress announces the return of the #3, Austin Dillon to driver, schemes posted UPDATE 2:

December 4, 2013
Richard Childress Racing has scheduled an announcement for their 2014 plans on the afternoon of Wednesday, December 11 at the RCR facilities in Welcome, NC. It is expected that they will announce Austin Dillons move to Sprint Cup and the return of the #3 Chevy.(12-

Bass Pro Shops to sponsor Ty Dillon:

Bass Pro Shops to sponsor Ty Dillon:

November 25, 2013
Bass Pro Shops will continue its partnership with Richard Childress Racing in 2014, serving as a primary sponsor on Ty Dillons #3 Chevrolet Camaro in the NASCAR Nationwide Series. Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Boats will be a primary sponsor for 11 races on the #3 Camaro