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NASCAR Driver Wants Changes Made After Death Of IndyCar Driver

AP | By JENNA FRYER | Posted 12.17.2011 | Sports

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CONCORD, N.C. -- Five-time defending NASCAR champion Jimmie Johnson called on IndyCar to stop racing on ovals in the wake of Indianapolis 500 winner D...

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NASCAR Goes To Washington

Posted 11.07.2011 | Sports

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By DARLENE SUPERVILLE, Associated Press WASHINGTON -- Comparing himself to a race car driver, President Barack Obama honored Jimmie Johnson and sev...

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NASCAR Goes To Washington

AP | Posted 11.07.2011 | Sports

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WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama welcomes Jimmie Johnson and other drivers from last year's Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup to the White House on ...

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Epic Battle In Final Laps Leads To Milestone Win For NASCAR Driver

AP | By PAUL NEWBERRY | Posted 11.07.2011 | Sports

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HAMPTON, Ga. -- Jeff Gordon and Jimmie Johnson went at each other as though they were on a little dirt track, not a high-banked speedway. Imagine the...

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NFL Receiver Rips NASCAR

Posted 09.15.2011 | Sports

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Jimmie Johnson, five-time champion NASCAR driver, was nominated for male athlete of the year at the 2011 ESPY Awards. Seattle Seahawks receiver Golden...

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Driver Of The Year Announced

AP | Posted 05.25.2011 | Sports

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Five-time defending NASCAR champion Jimmie Johnson beat out NHRA Funny Car champion John Force for the Driver of the Year awar...

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Jimmie Johnson Should Quit NASCAR

Steve Parker | Posted 05.25.2011 | Sports

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Steve Parker

As they might say down South, JJ should "get out now while the gettin's good."

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Top 5 Sports Stories

Len Berman | Posted 05.25.2011 | New York

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Len Berman

So how's this LeBron thing working out in Miami? They lost at home to Indiana last night, 93-77. They are 8-6, a worse record than Miami had last year after 14 games.

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Jimmie Johnson: 2009 AP Athlete Of The Year

AP | JENNA FRYER | Posted 05.25.2011 | Sports

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. — There was little recognition outside the racing world when Jimmie Johnson won his first NASCAR championship. Same with his se...

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Jimmie Johnson Wins Sprint Cup, Record Fourth Straight NASCAR Championship

AP | JENNA FRYER | Posted 05.25.2011 | Sports

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HOMESTEAD, Fla. — Jimmie Johnson was chasing much more than a championship. He was also chasing NASCAR history....

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Danica Patrick Inks NASCAR Deal

Steve Parker | Posted 05.25.2011 | Sports

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Steve Parker

Danica Patrick, the most popular driver in IndyCar, will drive in a limited number of NASCAR Nationwide Series events in 2010 for JR Motorsports, a team co-owned by Dale Earnhardt Jr.

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NASCAR Comes Through New York With A Party

AP | JENNA FRYER | Posted 05.25.2011 | New York

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NEW YORK — Three-time defending NASCAR champion Jimmie Johnson's whirlwind day came to a close when four Knicks City Dancers presented him with ...

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Dear NASCAR: Get a Clue!

Patricia Martin | Posted 05.25.2011 | Chicago

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Patricia Martin

It's time for NASCAR to pull a U-turn. Leadership needs to get on board the green express and point NASCAR in the direction of sustainable, renewable auto sports.

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Nascar Runs 3 1/2-Hour Tire Test at Indy; Calls it "Brickyard 400"

Steve Parker | Posted 05.25.2011 | Media

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Steve Parker

The only way to run a successful racing series is as a benevolent dictatorship.

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