Jimmie Johnson arrogant? C'mon, peopleCONCORD, N.C. -- For most of his career Jimmie Johnson has been called vanilla and boring even though he is neither.Now some are calling him arrogant.He's not that, either.But the five-time Sprint Cup champion was called that by some of you after ...
JJ and crew cut loose, have funDAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- The image of five-time Sprint Cup champion Jimmie Johnson and the No. 48 team has been vanilla in the minds of those who don't really know them.Businesslike.Boring.That might change if people get to see the video of Johnson, ...
Johnson not having much plate-racing luckDAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- There's a picture that didn't make the book Jimmie Johnson and his wife published last year that sums up how the five-time Sprint Cup champion feels about restrictor-plate racing.The picture is entitled "Farewell Talladega." ...
A triathlon, baby talk and needed reliefLOUDON, N.H. -- Baby talk and triathlons.That's what you may have missed over the past week as the Sprint Cup world focused on AJ Allmendinger's suspension for a failed drug test and the subsequent news and speculation.If you didn't hear, Kevin and ...
Infamous 48 car will be put out to pastureIn case you're wondering whether Chad Knaus and Jimmie Johnson will bring the infamous C-post Daytona 500 car to Talladega Superspeedway next month, let me help.No.Team owner Rick Hendrick told me on Sunday at Martinsville Speedway the No. 48 car ...
Nothing that appealing about hearingCONCORD, N.C. -- The scene outside of NASCAR's Research and Development Center on Tuesday will be much like you'd see outside of a courthouse during a big trial.It will be a media circus -- or a stakeout, as some call it -- but on a much smaller ...
Sprint Cup teams put fuel injection to testCHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Things you may have missed at Charlotte Motor Speedway and in NASCAR in general on Monday as the motorsports world mourned the loss of Dan Wheldon:- They had a test at CMS, preparing Sprint Cup cars for next year's switch ...
Jimmie Johnson shrugs off so-called curseCHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Jimmie Johnson pulled out his phone on Tuesday to show that his alarm always is set on 6:48 a.m. He usually sets the microwave for a minute and 48 seconds, and he has been known to share what his fortune cookie says.I once saw the ...
Kurt Busch still stirring the pot with JJWATKINS GLEN, N.Y. -- Kurt Busch did a nice job of stirring the pot on his feud with Jimmie Johnson Saturday at Watkins Glen International.He didn't take any personal shots.He didn't get emotional.Busch knows he's in the head and under the skin of ...
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