Jimmie Johnson's championship hopes got a boost Friday when he won
the pole position for Sunday's NASCAR Sprint Cup race at
Martinsville Speedway while points leader Brad Keselowski qualified
32nd.
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5 hours ago
NASCAR Sprint Cup teams are taking on the final short-track race of the season this weekend at Martinsville Speedway.
With the points as up in the air as they are, we're going to find out who can rise to the task. I feel like it's a make-or-break race for our points leader, Brad Keselowski, because I think this is truly a huge challenge in whether or not they can get by...
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2 hours ago
Jimmie Johnson's championship hopes got a boost Friday when he won the pole position for Sunday's NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Martinsville Speedway while points leader Brad Keselowski qualified 32nd.
Johnson, a five-time champion, gained not only the top starting spot, but the stall at the front of pit road, giving him unimpeded access to the track.
He trails Keselowski by...
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3 hours ago
The NASCAR HOTPASS lineup for the TUMS Fast Relief 500 at Martinsville (Va.) Speedway is as follows:
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Brad Keselowski and the No. 2 Miller Lite Dodge team of Penske Racing
Brad Keselowski will make his 122nd career NASCAR Sprint Cup Series start and his sixth at Martinsville (Va.) Speedway … Has two top-10 finishes in five career Sprint Cup starts at Martinsville...
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11 hours ago
The NASCAR Sprint Cup and Camping World Truck Series race into the Martinsville Speedway for this Saturday’s Kroger 200 and Sunday’s TUMS Fast Relief 500. Brad Keselowski maintains the points lead over Jimmie Johnson on the Cup side, while Ty Dillon is barely edging out James Buescher in the Trucks. The action starts at 11 AM EST with Truck practice and goes all the way until...
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2 hours ago
Past Martinsville Success An Opportunity For Johnson
For Jimmie Johnson, Sunday’s Tums Fast Relief 500 represents a huge opportunity – the opportunity to return to the lead of the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup™ and take a major step toward a sixth series championship.
With the postseason winding down – just four races remain – the pressure is on Johnson to use his clear...
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1 day ago
Sprint Cup drivers Brad Keselowski, Tony Stewart, Denny Hamlin, Carl Edwards, Kurt Busch, Jamie McMurray, Paul Menard and Brendan Gaughan participated in a Goodyear tire test for the next-generation cars at Phoenix International Raceway today. “You try to be as far ahead of this sport as you can; it’s a constantly evolving target,” said NASCAR Sprint Cup Series points leader...
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1 day ago
We’re heading down the homestretch to Miami to crown this year’s champion, and there are only four races remaining in a thrilling season as the series heads to Martinsville, Virginia this weekend.
Jimmie Johnson endured what could have been a rough weekend this past Sunday in Kansas and managed to grab a top 10 and not fall further behind Brad Keselowski after wrecking in Turn...
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1 day ago
As the 2012 season winds down, the on-track debut of the new 2013 car at Daytona in February looms large. And to that end, major collaborative efforts between NASCAR and its teams highlighted today’s Goodyear test for the redesigned race car at Phoenix International Raceway.
Over the last two days, another bullet was marked off the checklist in preparation for the much-anticipated...
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47 minutes ago
Jimmie Johnson exudes quiet confidence. He knows this could be the weekend when he returns to familiar ground - leading the standings in the Chase for the Sprint Cup.
Denny Hamlin, too, feels the potential for a big gain looming.
After all, these two men own Martinsville Speedway.
They have won nine of the last 11 races at the track. They bring the two best average finishes here...
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