Ray Evernham first worked on the Pontiac of a young Jeff Gordon in the then Busch Series before moving to the Winston Cup to crew chief for future champion Alan Kulwicki. After only six weeks together, and several clashes, Evernham left the team ...
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Kevin Harvick says his strong Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup proves how much stronger Jimmie Johnson was in the Chase. Jeff Gordon knows well the rare and spectacular view teammate/protégé Jimmie Johnson enjoys today from a mountain peak few have ...
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Nov. 17 (Bloomberg) -- Jimmie Johnson is already eyeing a record fourth straight Nascar title in 2009. ``It's on our minds,'' the 33-year-old driver said after clinching the championship in Homestead, Florida, yesterday. ``It's not that we're chasing ...
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HOMESTEAD — They're not done, this isn't enough. Sunday night Jimmie Johnson won his third consecutive championship at Homestead-Miami Speedway with a 15th-place finish in the Ford 400. He became the second driver in NASCAR history — the first in ...
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HOMESTEAD, Fla. -- Jimmie Johnson has purposely avoided thinking of himself in the iconoclastic terms or the legendary status that the rest of NASCAR nation now is so ready to generously bestow upon him. He steered clear of even remotely assuming he ...
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HOMESTEAD, Fla. | Heading into the 2008 Sprint Cup season, people wondered whether Jeff Gordon could win his fifth championship. Heading into the season’s final race, people wondered whether he might go winless for the first time since his initial ...
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HOMESTEAD, Fla. -- On Lap 208 of Sunday night's Ford 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway, crew chief Steve Letarte ordered up a gas-only pit stop for the No. 24 Chevrolet driven by Jeff Gordon . It was a gamble Letarte felt worth taking. "We came here to ...
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