HOMESTEAD, Fla. (AP) Jimmie Johnson had the commemorative helmet and a photographer chronicling his every move. He had even planned to run a symbolic seven miles the night before his […]
Continue ReadingAVONDALE, Ariz. (AP) Matt Kenseth’s misfortune gave Joey Logano a chance to race for the championship. In an improbable turn of events, Kenseth came within two laps of a spot […]
Continue ReadingMARTINSVILLE, Va. (AP) There was a time this summer when a seventh championship seemed out of reach for Jimmie Johnson. Hendrick Motorsports was struggling and Johnson wasn’t at the top […]
Continue ReadingTALLADEGA, Ala. (AP) When an engine failure knocked title favorite Martin Truex Jr. from NASCAR’s playoffs, the rest of the top contenders got a little bit of breathing room. Then […]
Continue ReadingKANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) No matter what kind of misfortune befalls Kevin Harvick in the early rounds of the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship, his team always seems to […]
Continue ReadingDOVER, Del. (AP) Martin Truex Jr. watched season after empty season as other drivers hoisted trophies and celebrated championships and wondered if he was running out of time to become […]
Continue ReadingLOUDON, N.H. (AP) Kevin Harvick has thrived as NASCAR’s version of a Game 7 master, steeling his nerves and flourishing in those win-or-else races that kept a championship push alive. […]
Continue ReadingJOLIET, Ill. (AP) Martin Truex Jr. went from a completely unraveled tire that left him a lap down to the NASCAR Chase for the Sprint Cup championship lead for the […]
Continue ReadingRICHMOND, Va. (AP) It was yet another Denny Hamlin runaway for Joe Gibbs Racing on Saturday night in what turned out to be an anticlimactic end to NASCAR’s regular season. […]
Continue ReadingDARLINGTON, S.C. (AP) Martin Truex Jr. has already won two of NASCAR’s most coveted races. Now, he’s seeking a much bigger honor. Truex led the final 28 laps and held […]
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