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Jimmie Johnson Wins Tenth NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Race at Dover

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Jimmie Johnson, welcome to the club.

With his overtime victory in Sunday’s FedEx 400 benefiting Autism Speaks at Dover International Speedway, Johnson became the fifth driver to win ten NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races at a single track, joining Richard Petty, David Pearson, Darrell Waltrip and Dale Earnhardt Sr. in sharing that distinction.

Johnson’s triumph was his series-best fourth of the season and the 74th of his career, eighth most all-time and two behind NASCAR Hall of Famer Earnhardt in seventh place. Continue reading →

Sprint Cup Series at Texas Motor Speedway Preview and Fantasy Picks

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Check out my Sprint Cup Series at Texas Motor Speedway Preview and Fantasy Picks.  Watch the Duck Commander 500, April 11th at 7:30 pm ET on FOX.

Contenders

Jimmie Johnson – The winner of the fall race in 2014, Jimmie Johnson is someone interesting to watch Saturday night as he and Chad Knaus had issues with each other at Martinsville. I still believe this team is strong and will have my eye on the No. 48 throughout the race. Continue reading →

Sprint Cup Series Kobalt 400 at Las Vegas Preview

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NASCAR Sprint Cup Series

Next Race: Kobalt 400

The Place: Las Vegas Motor Speedway

The Date: Sunday, March 8

The Time: 3:30 p.m. (ET)

TV: FOX, 3 p.m. (ET)

Radio: PRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio

Distance: 400.5 miles (267 laps)

The Wild West

The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series heads to Las Vegas Motor Speedway this weekend for its first stop on a three-race west coast swing – Sunday’s Kobalt 400. Following Las Vegas, the series moves on to Phoenix and concludes its Pacific trip at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, California before heading back east to Martinsville. Phoenix was formerly the second race on the docket, but is now the fourth. Auto Club still occupies its traditional fifth race slot.  Continue reading →

2015 Sprint Unlimited: Who is In and Who is Out?

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Updated Monday, February 9th with more changes…

Lineup changes allow deeper 2014 point standing drivers to become eligible.  

Kicking off the 2015 Sprint Cup Series Season, the Sprint Unlimited features an expanded field of drivers based on new eligibility outlined by NASCAR earlier this year. On February 14th the 75-lap, non-points race airs on FOX at 8 pm ET as well as on MRN Radio and Sirius XM NASCAR Radio.

A minimum of 25 Sprint Cup drivers are eligible for this year’s Sprint Unlimited. In addition to the 2014 Chase for the Sprint Cup drivers, the field includes 2014 Pole Award winners, former Sprint Unlimited race winners and Daytona 500 pole winners who competed in the series full-time in 2014. The remaining spots go to drivers highest in 2014 Sprint Cup driver championship points, not already eligible. Continue reading →

Sprint Cup Series Cheez-It™ 355 at The Glen Preview

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The Cheez-It 355™ at Watkins Glen International is the next race in the Chase Countdown Challenge for the Sprint Cup Series.

Learn more about the Chase Countdown Challenges for some Sprint Cup drivers via the link above.  For a couple other drivers – Dale Earnhardt Jr and Jeff Gordon – their specific Chase Countdown Challenge at Watkins Glen is more in-depth in this Cheez-It™ 355  at The Glen preview, along with some other noteworthy topics of interest.

Dale Earnhardt Jr. To Top Of The Chase Grid

Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s win on Sunday at Pocono Raceway catapulted him to the top of the Chase Grid Outlook, and if the Chase for the Sprint Cup began today, he’d start as the number one seed; which would be a first for the 11-time Most Popular Driver. Continue reading →