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Posted: Nov 20th 2009 8:25 PM ET by Holly Cain (RSS feed)
Filed Under: Jimmie Johnson, Mark Martin, Chase for the Sprint Cup

HOMESTEAD, Fla. -- The hard-core conspirators will think NASCAR scripted it. The reality is
Jimmie Johnson was the fastest driver of the day.
Johnson will start his No. 48 Lowe's Chevrolet from the pole position in Sunday's Ford 400 at Homestead Miami Speedway -- the ultimate beginning to the last chapter in his quest to become the first driver to win four consecutive championships.
Of all things Johnson knocked his Hendrick Motorsports teammate -- and only title challenger left --
Mark Martin off the top spot on the qualifying speed chart. Johnson leads Martin by 108 points and needs only to finish 25th or better to clinch his historic championship.
Posted: Nov 20th 2009 1:25 PM ET by Holly Cain (RSS feed)
Filed Under: Jimmie Johnson, Hendrick Motorsports

HOMESTEAD, Fla. -- Two days before he attempts to wrap up a historic fourth consecutive NASCAR Sprint Cup championship,
Jimmie Johnson has announced a contract extension with Hendrick Motorsports that will keep the champ driving the No. 48 Lowe's Chevrolet through the 2015 season.
"It's the only car I've ever driven,'' Johnson said with a smile Friday morning. "I'm very proud of that.''
Posted: Nov 19th 2009 6:35 PM ET by Holly Cain (RSS feed)
Filed Under: Jimmie Johnson, Mark Martin, Chase for the Sprint Cup, Hendrick Motorsports

MIAMI -- NASCAR's Championship Weekend officially kicked off Thursday during a contenders press conference that couldn't have been less like boxing's version of a pre-bout showdown. This was more meet-and-greet than stare-and-glare.
The players here -- three-time defending Sprint Cup champion
Jimmie Johnson and his Hendrick Motorsports teammate
Mark Martin -- like each other, so much so it was difficult to remember that they are actually competing against one another.
Johnson gushed about what a great driver Martin is. And Martin humbly insisted he was just happy to be in position to challenge Johnson. And their team owner Rick Hendrick maintained, "I'm just living the dream."
Posted: Nov 18th 2009 2:15 PM ET by David Whitley (RSS feed)
Filed Under: Jimmie Johnson

Jimmie Johnson doesn't need help winning. He desperately needs help making people appreciate winning.
He's about to clinch his fourth straight Sprint Cup title. To put that in layman's terms, Johnson is the Yankees, Patriots and
American Idol wrapped into one.
That makes Johnson the most under-loved dynasty in sports history. When he wins the crown this Sunday at Homestead, most of America will stifle a yawn unless he pops out of the cockpit dressed as Danica Patrick.
Jimmie, we're here to help.
Posted: Nov 18th 2009 1:30 PM ET by Holly Cain (RSS feed)
Filed Under: Jimmie Johnson, Chase for the Sprint Cup
With Jimmie Johnson positioned to become the first racer in history to win four consecutive NASCAR Sprint Cup championships, FanHouse motorsports writer Holly Cain took a trip to his hometown outside San Diego last week. This is the second of a two-part series looking at the unlikely start for a stock car great.
Posted: Nov 17th 2009 4:02 PM ET by Holly Cain (RSS feed)
Filed Under: Jimmie Johnson, Chase for the Sprint Cup

With Jimmie Johnson positioned to become the first racer in history to win four consecutive NASCAR Sprint Cup championships, FanHouse motorsports writer Holly Cain took a trip to his hometown outside San Diego last week. This is the first of a two-part series looking at the unlikely start for a stock car great. EL CAJON, Calif. -- The
neighborhood sits just beyond a miniature horse farm, up Crest Mountain in unincorporated El Cajon, where dusty pick-up trucks buzz by impatiently, dirt bikes strapped in their truck beds.
Posted: Nov 15th 2009 8:03 PM ET by FanHouse Newswire (RSS feed)
Filed Under: Jimmie Johnson, Chase for the Sprint Cup

AVONDALE, Ariz. (AP) --
Jimmie Johnson rebounded from a rare bad race with a dominating victory at Phoenix International Raceway that pushed him to the edge of a NASCAR record fourth consecutive championship.
Johnson led 238 laps Sunday to win for the fourth time in the last five races at Phoenix. It was his seventh victory of the season, and fourth since the start of the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship.
More important, it stretched his lead to 108 points over Hendrick Motorsports teammate
Mark Martin heading into the finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Johnson needs to finish 25th or better next week to grab a spot in NASCAR's record books.
Posted: Nov 14th 2009 10:23 PM ET by Geoffrey Miller (RSS feed)
Filed Under: Carl Edwards, Denny Hamlin, Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Mark Martin, Chase for the Sprint Cup
The Essentials
Race: Checker O'Reilly Auto Parts 500
Where: Phoenix Int'l Raceway
Time: Sunday 3:15 PM ET
TV/Radio: ABC, MRN Radio
Twitter: Updates @
FanHouseRacing Forecast: Mostly sunny, High 60s
Distance: 312 laps (312 miles)
Pole Winner: Martin Truex Jr.
2008 Winner: Jimmie Johnson
The Storylines
What makes any NASCAR finish exciting, and any sporting event for that matter, is when the unexpected happens. A last-second shot, a last-second touchdown, an underdog felling a Goliath and even a last lap pass -- yes, even Jimmie Johnson smacking the wall last week at Texas -- all create the unanticipated result that feeds into creating the rush of a sporting event.
Unfortunately, the most recent data we have from Phoenix International Raceway doesn't leave a lot of hope that we'll be seeing the unforeseen Sunday afternoon at the 1-miler.