Numbers Game: 2012 All-Star Race at Charlotte
3 – Jimmie Johnson now has three All-Star victories, tying him with Dale Earnhardt and Jeff Gordon for most all-time.
3 – Jimmie Johnson now has three All-Star victories, tying him with Dale Earnhardt and Jeff Gordon for most all-time.
The All-Star Race is pointless … in more ways than one.
Jimmie Johnson has had a heck of a week. First, he won No. 200 for Hendrick Motorsports at Darlington, then he dominated the NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race.
What was once one of the sport’s marquee events, guaranteed to turn into a shower of sparks, has become a four-hour gluttony of hype.
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If there was a prize for tenacity, Kurt Busch would have been in victory lane to receive it.
Jimmie Johnson can’t seem to do anything wrong these days.
After a side-by-side lap with Martin Truex Jr., Dale Earnhardt Jr. grabbed the top spot and would not relinquish it for the entire 40 laps of the race.
The No. 18 team of Kyle Busch reeled off a 12.2-second stop when their turn came and their driver handled the rest
Why doesn’t Brian France simply ‘brand’ his own car that could be manufactured by all of the current competitors in NASCAR?