Jimmie Johnson

...for Sunday's race at Phoenix. Compromise a key to running fast at PIR. Jimmie Johnson, Mark Martin, and Denny Hamlin look like favorites for Sunday's race. Comments from former Cup driver Rick Mast and 1989 champion crew chief Barry...

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...advantage of cars around him who struggled on the restart and made his way to third. Hamlin was holding his own up front as Jimmie Johnson pulled away. When the third caution waved, Hamlin told crew chief Mike Ford the exit was not better...

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1 and 2 will start next to each other on the front row for a Sprint Cup race. Jimmie Johnson qualified third, and was followed by Kasey Kahne and Denny Hamlin. Mark Martin, who trails Johnson by 71 points in the standings with two races...

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...crew kept him near the front on several green-flag stops. The only real intrigue came late when it looked as if Denny Hamlin or Jeff Burton might catch Johnson in the final 50 laps. They didn't, and Johnson cruised to his fourth Chase win...

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...contention to catch Johnson. Fellow Hendrick driver Jeff Gordon will be eliminated as soon as Johnson starts next Sunday's race, and Johnson's win at Phoenix knocked everyone else out of contention. Jeff Burton finished second and was...

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...of age or older. He now holds a 35-point lead over his Hendrick Motorsports teammate Jimmie Johnson and Joe Gibbs Racing driver Denny Hamlin, as the series heads to the one-mile, concrete-surface Dover International Speedway. Seven of the 12...

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...the lead, which was still held by Mark Martin. Denny Hamlin didn't let the fact that he was out of Chase contention keep him from holding off Jimmie Johnson for a victory in his home state. Johnson wasn't complaining though. His...

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Hamlin reverses fortunes, foils Johnson for Martinsville win Denny Hamlin hoists the checkered flag in victory lane after posting his second Martinsville Speedway win. By Nate Ryan, USA TODAY MARTINSVILLE, Va. Jimmie Johnson is tired of...

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Hamlin denies Johnson another victory at Martinsville Virginia-native Denny Hamlin held off points leader Jimmie Johnson in two late-race restarts to win Sunday's Tums Fast Relief 500 at Martinsville Speedway. </p><p>Hamlin sustained damage...

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