| Johnson, Hendrick Motorsports agree to contract extension |
Jimmie Johnson, who is aiming to win his
unprecedented fourth straight NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championship this
weekend, has signed a contract extension with Hendrick Motorsports that will
keep him with the organization through the 2015 season.
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 | Johnson, Hendrick looking to make NASCAR history at Homestead |
Series: NASCAR Sprint Cup. Date:
Sunday, November 22. Race: Ford 400. Site: Homestead-Miami Speedway. Track:
1.5-mile oval. Start time: 3:15 p.m. (et). Laps: 267. Miles: 400. Defending
winner: Carl Edwards. Television: ABC. Radio: Motor Racing Network (MRN)
/SIRIUS NASCAR Radio.
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| This Week in Auto Racing November 20 - 22 |
While all three of NASCAR's national
touring series will wrap up their 2009 seasons this weekend at Homestead-Miami
Speedway, Jimmie Johnson will attempt to make history by winning his record
fourth straight Sprint Cup Series championship.
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Aaron's 499
Brad Keselowski won his first career Sprint Cup race after a wild finish in Sunday's Aaron's 499 at Talladega Superspeedway.
Keselowski, a Nationwide Series regular who is running a limited Sprint Cup schedule this year, scored his first victory in just his fifth start, driving a Chevrolet for car owner James Finch.
Ryan Newman held the lead on the final restart with four laps to go. Dale Earnhardt Jr. ran behind Newman's bumper heading into the final lap, but Carl Edwards, with help from Keselowski, shot past the two front runners.
Subway Fresh Fit 500
Fifty-year-old Mark Martin ended a 97-race winless streak in the Sprint Cup Series Saturday night with the victory in the Subway Fresh Fit 500 at Phoenix International Raceway.
Martin started on the pole and led a race-high 157 laps, but had to drive past Ryan Newman on the final restart with six laps to go and then hold off Tony Stewart to win a Cup race for the first time since October 2005 at Kansas.
Samsung 500
Jeff Gordon can now scratch off Texas Motor Speedway from his list of Sprint Cup Series tracks where he has yet to win, and he can also say farewell to his career-long winless streak.
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| 2/15 |
Daytona 500 |
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| 2/22 |
Auto Club 500 |
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| 3/1 |
Shelby 427 |
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| 3/8 |
Kobalt Tools 500 |
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| 3/22 |
Food City 500 |
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| 3/29 |
Goody's Fast Relief 500 |
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| 4/5 |
Samsung 500 |
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| 4/18 |
Subway Fresh Fit 500 |
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| 4/26 |
Aaron's 499 |
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| 5/2 |
Your Name Here 500 |
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| 5/9 |
Southern 500 |
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| 5/24 |
Coca-Cola 600 |
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| 5/31 |
Dover 400 |
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| 6/7 |
Pocono 500 |
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| 6/14 |
LifeLock 400 |
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| 6/21 |
Toyota - Save Mart 350 |
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| 6/28 |
Lenox Industrial Tools 300 |
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