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To No One’s Surprise, Jimmie Johnson Found Speed at Dover

Jimmie Johnson drives the #48 Lowe’s Chevrolet during the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Apache Warrior 400 presented by Lucas Oil at Dover International Speedway on October 1, 2017, in Dover, Delaware. Photo – Sean Gardner/Getty Images

Suffice it to say, Sunday’s run in the Apache Warrior 400 at Dover International Speedway was a major source of encouragement for Jimmie Johnson, who found enough speed to post his fourth top-five finish of the season and advanced comfortably into the Round of 12 of the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Playoff. Continue reading

Kyle Busch Dodges Disaster to Win Playoff Race at New Hampshire

Kyle Busch didn’t need a smokescreen to win Sunday’s ISM Connect 300 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway – he simply had to survive one.

Driving unscathed through a cloud of smoke on the backstretch on the final lap of the second stage, Busch, the polesitter, took control of the race at the halfway point and beat Kyle Larson to the finish line by 2.641 seconds. Continue reading