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Jimmie Johnson
Running Their Mouth: 2011 Kobalt Tools 500 at Phoenix
Love him or hate him, Jimmie Johnson’s incredible five-year run as the NASCAR Sprint Cup champion was nothing short of phenomenal.
Frontstretch Fantasy Insider: Phoenix’s Surface Has Changed, but Leaderboard Shouldn’t
There have been a number of changes to Phoenix, but it still a relatively flat 1-mile track.
Frontstretch NASCAR Power Rankings: Top 15 After the 2011 AAA Texas 500
Check out this week’s Power Rankings to see if your favorite driver was able to keep his six shooters loaded or if they fired all their rounds two weeks early.
4 Burning Questions: Mind Games, Payback & Who’s Still In It?
ONE: Will mind games work better for Tony Stewart than they did for Denny Hamlin?
Holding a Pretty Wheel: Who’s Carrying Whom? The Question Behind the No. 48
People wondered if it was Chad Knaus carrying Jimmie Johnson to success. Now, perhaps it’s time to ask if it’s the other way around.
Mirror Driving: Martinsville Chaos, Cheating Chad & Settling For a Job
In his post-race comments at Martinsville, Tony Stewart said that some of the young drivers in the sport “need their butts kicked.”
Frontstretch NASCAR Power Rankings: Top 15 After the 2011 Tums Fast Relief 500 at Martinsville
After Matt Kenseth’s bad luck, courtesy of a flat tire and a silver can of Red Bull, how far down was his Power Rankings slide?
5 Points to Ponder: Trouble in Paradise, Too Many Yellows & Winning
FOUR: Time for NASCAR to Adopt the Three-Yellow Rule
Fact or Fiction: Throwing Caution to the Wind, Paybacks & Penalty-Gate
After a ho-hum start to the Chase, the last two weeks have seen the action pick up considerably across the board.