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Johnson vs other drivers comparison:

Johnson vs other drivers comparison:

October 21, 2009
#48-Jimmie Johnson's stats over the last eight years with five races reaming in his 8th year, compared to the 5 other greats with multiple wins and championships in their 1st full 8 seasons in the modern era [1972 to present]: * Johnson's Career 1st 8 years 2002 to

Notes/Facts after Lowe’s Motor Speedway:

Notes/Facts after Lowe’s Motor Speedway:

October 20, 2009
* Jimmie Johnson won the NASCAR Banking 500 at Lowe's Motor Speedway. This marked the sixth victory by Johnson at Lowe's, tying him with Darrell Waltrip and Bobby Allison for the most by any driver at that racetrack. Johnson did it in 17 races while Waltrip took 34

Johnson has largest points lead after 5 Chase races:

Johnson has largest points lead after 5 Chase races:

October 19, 2009
after five Chase races [of 10], #48-Jimmie Johnson has the largest points lead after five races of any of the 6 Chases [2004-2009]. The points leaders after five races in each of the four seasons: 2009: Jimmie Johnson 90 points ahead of Mark Martin 2008: Jimmie Johnson

Race and Commercial Breakdown of the 2009 NASCAR Banking 500:

Race and Commercial Breakdown of the 2009 NASCAR Banking 500:

October 18, 2009
For those of you NASCAR fans that like stats and love to hate commercials, or wonder how often your driver was focused on, here is the breakdown for Saturdays race. ABC was the broadcast team for this event. Total number of commercials: 118 Total number of companies

UNOFFICIAL Sprint Cup CHASE Standings
[after LMS, Chase race 5 of 10; Season race 31 of 36]:

UNOFFICIAL Sprint Cup CHASE Standings
[after LMS, Chase race 5 of 10; Season race 31 of 36]:

October 17, 2009
pos, car#, driver, points, behind, [wins], race finish 1) #48-Jimmie Johnson [6 wins], 5923, finished 1st 2) #5-Mark Martin [5 wins], 5833, -90, 17th 3) #24-Jeff Gordon [1 win], 5788, -135, 4th 4) #14-Tony Stewart [4 wins], 5768, -155, 13th 5) #2-Kurt Busch [1 win],

UNOFFICIAL Sprint Cup CLASSIC

UNOFFICIAL Sprint Cup CLASSIC

October 17, 2009
the OLD way - Driver Points Standings [after Lowe's, race 31 of 36]: pos, car#, driver, points, behind 1). #14-Tony Stewart, 4544 2). #48-Jimmie Johnson, 4427, -117 3). #24-Jeff Gordon 4405, -139 4). #5-Mark Martin, 4084, -460 5). #2-Kurt Busch, 4058, -486 6). #11-

Where the 2009 Chase Drivers finished at Lowe’s Motor Speedway:

Where the 2009 Chase Drivers finished at Lowe’s Motor Speedway:

October 17, 2009
(by the drivers Chase standing at start of race) 1) #48-Jimmie Johnson, won the race 2) #5-Mark Martin, 17th 3) #42-Juan Pablo Montoya, 35th 4) #14-Tony Stewart, 13th 5) #24-Jeff Gordon, 4th 6) #2-Kurt Busch, 10th 7) #16-Greg Biffle, 16th 8) #99-Carl Edwards, 39th/

Where the 2009 Chase Drivers practice in Happy Hour practice at LMS:

Where the 2009 Chase Drivers practice in Happy Hour practice at LMS:

October 16, 2009
(by the drivers Chase standing) 1) #48-Jimmie Johnson, 1st/fastest 2) #5-Mark Martin, 2nd 3) #42-Juan Pablo Montoya, 25th 4) #14-Tony Stewart, 12th 5) #24-Jeff Gordon, 14th 6) #2-Kurt Busch, 36th 7) #16-Greg Biffle, 16th 8) #99-Carl Edwards, 32nd 9) #11-Denny Hamlin

Dale Jr. feels he’s at ‘end of my rope’:

Dale Jr. feels he’s at ‘end of my rope’:

October 16, 2009
#88-Dale Earnhardt Jr. didn't sound like a driver who was sure Lance McGrew should be his crew chief in 2010. In fact, he didn't sound like a driver who was sure about anything: "I'm about to the end of my rope," he said. NASCAR's most popular driver, who for months

Gordon says back is doing better:

Gordon says back is doing better:

October 16, 2009
#24-Jeff Gordon met with media Thursday at Lowe's Motor Speedway and discussed many items, including the llatest on his back problems: SPEAKING OF TREATMENTS, HOW IS YOUR BACK DOING? "I'm happy to report nothing. Everything is good. I haven't had any issues. The last

Pop Tarts for Martin at LMS:

Pop Tarts for Martin at LMS:

October 16, 2009
For the third time this season, Pop-Tarts, Kellogg's most popular morning food product, will be on the hood of the #5 Chevy during this weekend's events at Lowe's Motor Speedway. In its most recent race, the Pop-Tarts/Carquest Chevy finished second in Martin's 1,000th

Where the 2009 Chase Drivers start at Lowe’s Motor Speedway:

Where the 2009 Chase Drivers start at Lowe’s Motor Speedway:

October 15, 2009
(by the drivers Chase standing) 1) #48-Jimmie Johnson, starts 1st on the pole 2) #5-Mark Martin, 2nd 3) #42-Juan Pablo Montoya, 18th 4) #14-Tony Stewart, 5th 5) #24-Jeff Gordon, 9th 6) #2-Kurt Busch, 15th 7) #16-Greg Biffle, 23rd 8) #99-Carl Edwards, 28th 9) #11-Denny

Chase Stats going into Lowe’s Motor Speedway:

Chase Stats going into Lowe’s Motor Speedway:

October 15, 2009
#5-Mark Martin has pounded out 5716 points in four races of Chase VI, but three-time champ #48-Jimmie Johnson is setting the most torrid pace in Chase history, with 5728 points thus far. Johnson is 10 points ahead of his 2008 pace, which was record-setting at the time

Newman, #39 Team to Represent ‘Good’ in Good vs. Evil Clash:

Newman, #39 Team to Represent ‘Good’ in Good vs. Evil Clash:

October 15, 2009
This weekend at Lowe's Motor Speedway, the #39 Stewart Hass Racing Chevy of Ryan Newman will feature a special paint scheme to celebrate the upcoming debut on Oct. 20 of Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen on DVD and Blu-ray. Newman's #39 will feature images of Optimus

Dale Jr. still leads drivers in sales:

Dale Jr. still leads drivers in sales:

October 14, 2009
Danica Patrick has won just 1 of 81 IRL races (1.23%). But Dale Earnhardt Jr. has Patrick easily beat on that winning percentage. "Little E" has won 1 of the last 129 Sprint Cup races (0.77%) and he's 0 for the last 51. Yet, Earnhardt seems to be humming along in the