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NASCAR wants France info kept from Mayfield

 

Published 5 hours ago at NBCSports.com: NASCAR / Motors

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) -NASCAR has asked a federal court to stop lawyers for suspended driver Jeremy Mayfield from collecting information from the ex-wife of chairman Brian France.

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Hendrick turns attention to Earnhardt

 

Published 5 hours ago at NBCSports.com: NASCAR / Motors

Getting Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s team back on track is Rick Hendrick's top priority now that Jimmie Johnson has his record fourth consecutive NASCAR championship.

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Opinion: NASCAR needs to address its issues

 

Published 28 hours ago at NBCSports.com: NASCAR / Motors

Sporting News: No, Jimmie Johnson's dominance isn't the best thing to happen to the sport, but NASCAR's bigger problem is a lack of compelling racing. Shortening races and condensing the season would go a long way to addressing those problems.

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Opinion: Johnson isn't the best driver of all time yet

 

Published 30 hours ago at NBCSports.com: NASCAR / Motors

Sporting News: Jimmie Johnson has earned a place in the record books with four straight championships, but where should he be placed on the list of the all-time greats? Jim Pedley ranks him against other NASCAR drivers and American wheelmen.

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Johnson's feat stacks up to those in other sports

 

Published 30 hours ago at NBCSports.com: NASCAR / Motors

Sporting News: Jimmie Johnson's ongoing string of success is not only impressive as it relates to its place in NASCAR history; it also stands up against the greatest sporting achievements of all time.

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Vote: Is Johnson the greatest NASCAR driver ever?

 

Published 45 hours ago at NBCSports.com: NASCAR / Motors

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Vote: Will Johnson win fifth straight NASCAR title next year?

 

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Hamlin established as 2010 contender

 

Published 46 hours ago at NBCSports.com: NASCAR / Motors

HOMESTEAD, Fla. (AP) -Denny Hamlin put the rest of the Cup field on notice for 2010.

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Johnson races to 4th straight NASCAR title

 

Published 46 hours ago at NBCSports.com: NASCAR / Motors

Jimmie Johnson bulldozed his way into the record books by becoming the first driver in NASCAR history to win four consecutive championships, finishing fifth in Sunday’s season-finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway.

Montoya-Stewart add spark to finale

 

Published 46 hours ago at NBCSports.com: NASCAR / Motors

Juan Pablo Montoya and Tony Stewart could have used a referee.

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Martin settles for 2nd again

 

Published 47 hours ago at NBCSports.com: NASCAR / Motors

Typically, when a NASCAR driver does something that only Richard Petty and Bobby Allison have done before is a sign of excellence.

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Johnson, Martin take title race into finale

 

Published 2 days ago at NBCSports.com: NASCAR / Motors

Barring a total collapse, Jimmie Johnson will send Mark Martin to a fifth runner-up finish in the standings. In doing so, Johnson will become the first driver in NASCAR history to win four consecutive championships.

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Kyle Busch wins title, Nationwide finale

 

Published 2 days ago at NBCSports.com: NASCAR / Motors

HOMESTEAD, Fla. (AP) -Kyle Busch only needed the green flag to drop to win his first NASCAR title. His coronation was never in doubt and neither, really, was the outcome of the Nationwide Series finale.

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Johnson and Martin take title race into finale

 

Published 3 days ago at NBCSports.com: NASCAR / Motors

HOMESTEAD, Fla. (AP) -Mark Martin has lost to Dale Earnhardt, Jeff Gordon and Tony Stewart - some of NASCAR's greatest drivers - in his frustrating bid for an elusive championship.

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A twin win for Harvicks in Trucks Series finale

 

Published 3 days ago at NBCSports.com: NASCAR / Motors

Kevin and Delana Harvick were an extremely happy couple Friday night.

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Johnson takes pole at Homestead

 

Published 4 days ago at NBCSports.com: NASCAR / Motors

Jimmie Johnson's run for his fourth straight Cup title starts from the pole.

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RPM driver Kahne will look elsewhere after 2010

 

Published 4 days ago at NBCSports.com: NASCAR / Motors

Kasey Kahne will strongly consider leaving Richard Petty Motorsports after next season because of the instability surrounding the organization.

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Far from track, suspended Mayfield holds auction

 

Published 4 days ago at NBCSports.com: NASCAR / Motors

As NASCAR begins its season-ending weekend, suspended driver Jeremy Mayfield is about 800 miles away selling his stuff.

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Johnson signs extension with Hendrick through 2015

 

Published 4 days ago at NBCSports.com: NASCAR / Motors

Jimmie Johnson, on the verge of a NASCAR record fourth consecutive championship, signed a contract extension Friday to drive for Hendrick Motorsports through the 2015 season.

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Gordon wants to keep driving for Hendrick

 

Published 4 days ago at NBCSports.com: NASCAR / Motors

Hendrick Motorsports owner Rick Hendrick expects Jeff Gordon to drive at least "three or four" more seasons and the four-time Cup champion says he has no immediate plans to retire.

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Johnson signs extension with Hendrick through 2015

 

Published 4 days ago at NBCSports.com: NASCAR / Motors

HOMESTEAD, Fla. (AP) -Three-time defending NASCAR champion Jimmie Johnson has signed a contract extension with Hendrick Motorsports through 2015.

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For Hendrick, a 1-2-3 finish might make history

 

Published 5 days ago at NBCSports.com: NASCAR / Motors

CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) -For Hendrick Motorsports, this NASCAR season might seem easy as 1-2-3.

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Ganassi hires McMurray to drive No. 1

 

Published 6 days ago at NBCSports.com: NASCAR / Motors

HOMESTEAD, Fla. (AP) -Jamie McMurray has been hired to drive the No. 1 Chevrolet for Earnhardt Ganassi Racing.

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Johnson looks to cap title run with race win

 

Published 6 days ago at NBCSports.com: NASCAR / Motors

Rotoworld: With the way Jimmie Johnson has been racing, it's entirely possible he'll end up celebrating his Cup championship from Victory Lane in Florida. His toughest race competition, however, will come from the Roush-Fenway cars.

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Martin faces daunting task in final race

 

Published 6 days ago at NBCSports.com: NASCAR / Motors

Sporting News: In order to overtake Jimmie Johnson in the standings, Mark Martin needs his teammate to finish worse than 25th this weekend. It's not impossible, but Johnson has finished worse than 25th in only 16 percent of his career starts.

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Opinion: Top 12 breakdown after Phoenix

 

Published 6 days ago at NBCSports.com: NASCAR / Motors

Sporting News: Superman did it again, winning at Phoenix one week after finishing 38th at Texas. Now, all Jimmie Johnson needs to do is finish 25th this week to wrap up his fourth straight Cup title. Here's a breakdown of the top 12 heading into ...

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Opinion: Keselowski poses tough dilemma for NASCAR

 

Published 6 days ago at NBCSports.com: NASCAR / Motors

Sporting News: The sport needs to decide if Brad Keselowski's war of bumpers and words has added spice to a sleepy end of the season or if he's added a flippant, dangerous rancor.

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In The Pits: Keselowski may have rough road ahead

 

Published 8 days ago at NBCSports.com: NASCAR / Motors

AVONDALE, Ariz. (AP) -Brad Keselowski's crew chief was headed to the pre-race driver meeting when Juan Pablo Montoya cut him off at the door.

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Johnson's dominance not embraced by fans

 

Published 8 days ago at NBCSports.com: NASCAR / Motors

Sporting News: Watching Jimmie Johnson, especially in the Chase, is a lot like watching Tiger Woods in golf's majors. But while Woods is considered good for his sport, Johnson's success is thought to detract from NASCAR's appeal. Why are they ...

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Daimler, Abu Dhabi to buy Formula 1 team Brawn GP

 

Published 8 days ago at NBCSports.com: NASCAR / Motors

The Abu Dhabi investment fund with the biggest stake in automaker Daimler says it is teaming with the Mercedes-Benz manufacturer to buy a controlling stake in Formula 1 championship team Brawn GP.

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Johnson wins at Phoenix, back in Chase control

 

Published 8 days ago at NBCSports.com: NASCAR / Motors

Jimmie Johnson rebounded from a rare bad race with a dominating victory at Phoenix International Raceway that pushed him to the edge of a NASCAR record fourth consecutive championship.

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Hendrick denies having a deal with Patrick

 

Published 9 days ago at NBCSports.com: NASCAR / Motors

Rick Hendrick says he has no deal to bring IndyCar superstar Danica Patrick to NASCAR, and there's no certainty she'll even be driving stock cars next season.

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Edwards' win staves off Busch title

 

Published 9 days ago at NBCSports.com: NASCAR / Motors

Carl Edwards rolled to a dominating win at Phoenix International Speedway that temporarily staved off Kyle Busch's bid to clinch the Nationwide Series title.

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Hamlin taking more vocal role with NASCAR

 

Published 10 days ago at NBCSports.com: NASCAR / Motors

AVONDALE, Ariz. (AP) -Denny Hamlin is continuing to take a more vocal role in the garage and called on NASCAR to give all drivers equal opportunity to help shape policy and procedure.

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Labonte lands ride for 2010 with TRG Motorsports

 

Published 10 days ago at NBCSports.com: NASCAR / Motors

AVONDALE, Ariz. (AP) -Former NASCAR champion Bobby Labonte has signed a deal to drive for TRG Motorsports next season.

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Hornaday wins record 4th Trucks title

 

Published 10 days ago at NBCSports.com: NASCAR / Motors

Ron Hornaday has won a NASCAR-record fourth Trucks Series championship with a fourth-place finish at Phoenix International Raceway.

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Truex, Kurt Busch take top 2 spots at PIR

 

Published 10 days ago at NBCSports.com: NASCAR / Motors

Martin Truex Jr. bounced back from a midweek NASCAR penalty with a pole-winning run at Phoenix International Raceway.

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Drivers still have incentive for final 2 races

 

Published 10 days ago at NBCSports.com: NASCAR / Motors

Jimmie Johnson has such a stranglehold on the championship that it's out of reach for every driver besides Mark Martin. And his only chance would likely require a major stumble by the points leader.

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Johnson says he blamed Hornish a little too much

 

Published 11 days ago at NBCSports.com: NASCAR / Motors

Upon further review, Jimmie Johnson believes he probably blamed Sam Hornish Jr. a little too much for their costly accident last week at Texas Motor Speedway.

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Mark Martin says 2009 best year of his life

 

Published 11 days ago at NBCSports.com: NASCAR / Motors

AVONDALE, Ariz. (AP) -Mark Martin won't judge this season on whether or not he can catch teammate Jimmie Johnson for the Sprint Cup title.

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Hendrick cars look to extend Phoenix success

 

Published 13 days ago at NBCSports.com: NASCAR / Motors

Rotoworld: Not only are Hendrick Motorsports drivers the top three in the Chase standings, but they've also won the last five races in Phoenix. If Mark Martin can win at the track for the second time this year, he'll put more pressure on teammate ...

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Video: Phoenix track poses unique problems, benefits

 

Published 13 days ago at NBCSports.com: NASCAR / Motors

Nov. 11: While setting up the car is challenging at Phoenix, drivers say it's a fun and interesting track. (NBC Sports)

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Opinion: Johnson still a lock to win 4th-straight Cup

 

Published 13 days ago at NBCSports.com: NASCAR / Motors

Sporting News: Although Jimmie Johnson's crash at Texas made the Chase race closer, it's very unlikely that the three-time defending champion will have two similarly bad races to end the year.

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Opinion: Drama in the Chase is still possible

 

Published 13 days ago at NBCSports.com: NASCAR / Motors

Sporting News: It may be an optimistic view, but the nature of auto racing means drama can easily lay its fickle hand upon the last two races of the Chase.

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Johnson making most of lessons learned from Gordon

 

Published 13 days ago at NBCSports.com: NASCAR / Motors

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) -Jeff Gordon was on the verge of winning his fourth NASCAR championship as a driver when he made his debut as a co-owner and teammate for an unproven driver named Jimmie Johnson.

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Breaking down the Top 12 after Texas

 

Published 13 days ago at NBCSports.com: NASCAR / Motors

Sporting News: Talladega came a week later for Jimmie Johnson. After surviving that tricky track, Johnson crashed early at Texas and finished 38th, while Mark Martin made the most of his opportunity to pick up points. Houston, we have a race. ...

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Busch, Tryson continue to race hard

 

Published 14 days ago at NBCSports.com: NASCAR / Motors

Kurt Busch and Pat Tryson had every reason to coast through the season's final 10 races before the crew chief bolts to a new team next year. Only they promised not to go through the motions, and Busch’s win at Texas Motor Speedway showed they kept ...

Johnson’s wreck helps Kurt Busch speed to win

 

Published 15 days ago at NBCSports.com: NASCAR / Motors

Jimmie Johnson’s drive to history took a hard hit against the wall and Kyle Busch ran out of gas trying to complete an unprecedented NASCAR trifecta.

Fort Hood soldiers honored again at Texas race

 

Published 16 days ago at NBCSports.com: NASCAR / Motors

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) -Fort Hood soldiers played a prominent role in NASCAR's prerace ceremonies just 170 miles from the site of shootings that left 13 dead at the Army post.

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Jimmie Johnson wrecks on 3rd lap in Texas

 

Published 16 days ago at NBCSports.com: NASCAR / Motors

Jimmie Johnson has crashed early in the NASCAR race at Texas, where he is trying to move closer to an unprecedented fourth consecutive Sprint Cup season championship.

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