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Clinching Scenarios: What Johnson Can Do To Lock Up The Championship:

Clinching Scenarios: What Johnson Can Do To Lock Up The Championship:

November 12, 2009
With two races left in the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup, #48-Jimmie Johnson leads the standings by 73 points over second-place #5-Mark Martin and 112 points over third-place #24-Jeff Gordon. With the standings tight as the season comes to a close, everyone wants

NASCAR Illustrated honors Mark Martin:

NASCAR Illustrated honors Mark Martin:

November 12, 2009
#5-Mark Martin is the NASCAR Illustrated Person of the Year presented by Old Spice for 2009. Martin will officially accept the award in a prerace ceremony at the Ford 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway on November 22, 2009. NASCAR Illustrated chose to honor the 50-year

Chase Notes heading into Phoenix:

Chase Notes heading into Phoenix:

November 12, 2009
#48-Jimmie Johnson's mind-numbing streak of 33 Chase races with no worse than a 15th place finish, 29 top 10s, 22 top 5s and 11 wins, ended in the early mishap at Texas. #5-Mark Martin fell 35 points of maximizing the opportunity and #24-Jeff Gordon came up 66 points

#1 Chevy deemed too low UPDATE:

#1 Chevy deemed too low UPDATE:

November 10, 2009
The #1 Bass Pro Chevy driven by Martin Truex Jr. failed a post-race inspection when NASCAR officials found the height of the car was too low. The violation was discovered because the #1 Chevy was the random car selected for inspection after the Dickies 500 at Texas

#1 Chevy deemed too low:

#1 Chevy deemed too low:

November 9, 2009
The #1 Bass Pro Chevy driven by Martin Truex Jr. failed a post-race inspection when NASCAR officials found the height of the car was too low. The violation was discovered because the #1 Chevy was the random car selected for inspection after the Dickies 500 at Texas

Race Fast Facts – Phoenix International Raceway:

Race Fast Facts – Phoenix International Raceway:

November 8, 2009
#48-Jimmie Johnson won the Checker O'Reilly Auto Parts 500 presented by Pennzoil, his 47th victory in 290 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races. This is his seventh victory and 23rd top-10 finish in 2009. This is his fourth victory and 11th top-10 finish in 13 races at Phoenix

Kurt Busch wins at Texas:

Kurt Busch wins at Texas:

November 8, 2009
#2-Kurt Busch won the Dickies 500 at Texas Motor Speedway for his 2nd win of the season and 20th of his career. #18-Kyle Busch led 232 laps and was in position to win the race and set history by winning the Cup, Nationwide and Truck race same weekend/ same track, then

Where the 2009 Chase Drivers finish at Texas in the Dickies 500:

Where the 2009 Chase Drivers finish at Texas in the Dickies 500:

November 8, 2009
(in order of chase points standings coming into Texas) 1) #48-Jimmie Johnson, 38th, wrecked lap 3 2) #5-Mark Martin, 4th 3) #24-Jeff Gordon, 13th 4) #42-Juan Pablo Montoya, 37th 5) #14-Tony Stewart, 6th 6) #2-Kurt Busch, WON 7) #16-Greg Biffle, 8th 8) #39-Ryan Newman

UNOFFICIAL Sprint Cup CHASE Standings
[after Texas, Chase race 8 of 10; Season race 34 of 36]:

UNOFFICIAL Sprint Cup CHASE Standings
[after Texas, Chase race 8 of 10; Season race 34 of 36]:

November 8, 2009
pos, car#, driver, points, behind, [wins], race finish 1) #48-Jimmie Johnson [6 wins], 6297, finished 38th 2) #5-Mark Martin [5 wins], 6224, -73, 4th 3) #24-Jeff Gordon [1 win], 6185, -112, 13th 4) #2-Kurt Busch [2 wins], 6126, -171, WON 5) #14-Tony Stewart [4 wins

UNOFFICIAL Sprint Cup CLASSIC

UNOFFICIAL Sprint Cup CLASSIC

November 8, 2009
the OLD way - Driver Points Standings [after Texas, race 34 of 36]: pos, car#, driver, points, behind 1) #14-Tony Stewart (X), 4895 2) #24-Jeff Gordon (X), 4802, -93 3) #48-Jimmie Johnson (X), 4801, -94 4) #5-Mark Martin (X), 4475, -420 5) #11-Denny Hamlin (X), 4446

Race Fast Facts – Texas Motor Speedway:

Race Fast Facts – Texas Motor Speedway:

November 8, 2009
#2-Kurt Busch won the Dickies 500, his 20th victory in 326 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races. This is his second victory and 19th top-10 finish in 2009. His last win came on March 8 at Atlanta Motor Speedway. This is his first victory and ninth top-10 finish in 14 races

Where the 2009 Chase Drivers practiced in Happy Hour at Texas:

Where the 2009 Chase Drivers practiced in Happy Hour at Texas:

November 7, 2009
(in order of chase points standings coming into Texas) 1) #48-Jimmie Johnson, was 1st fastest 2) #5-Mark Martin, 29th 3) #24-Jeff Gordon, 15th 4) #42-Juan Pablo Montoya, 14th 5) #14-Tony Stewart, 20th 6) #2-Kurt Busch, 12th 7) #16-Greg Biffle, 4th 8) #39-Ryan Newman

Bobby Labonte could be 26th driver with 200th top 10:

Bobby Labonte could be 26th driver with 200th top 10:

November 6, 2009
#71-Bobby Labonte could earn his 200th series top 10, becoming the 26th driver to do so. Those who have are: Year: Date, Track, Driver 2008: 7/12, Chicago, Tony Stewart 2008: 4/12, Phoenix, Jeff Burton 2003: 6/15, Michigan, Sterling Marlin 2002: 6/16, Michigan, Jeff

Chase Notes / Facts:

Chase Notes / Facts:

November 5, 2009
Chad Knaus pitted #48-Jimmie Johnson at the right time and stole a sixth place at Talladega, putting tons of daylight between the #48 and the nearest contenders. Texas doesn't look promising for his challengers as Johnson has four podium finishes [1st, 2nd, 3rd] in

Hendrick could be break record with a 1-2-3 finish:

Hendrick could be break record with a 1-2-3 finish:

November 5, 2009
#48-Jimmie Johnson is almost assured of an unprecedented fourth consecutive Sprint Cup title, but Hendrick Motorsports has another dominance record it can achieve. Rick Hendrick can become the first team owner in NASCAR history to sweep the top three spots in the standings