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Apr 13
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2012 NSCS Samsung Mobile 500 Pre-Race Q&A with Team Chevy Driver, Jimmie Johnson

2012 NSCS Jimmie Johnson (Kobalt Tools) - Photo Credit: Todd Warshaw/Getty Images for NASCAR JIMMIE JOHNSON, NO. 48 LOWE’S/KOBALT TOOLS CHEVROLET, met with members of the media at Texas Motor Speedway and discussed getting the 200th win for Hendrick Motorsports, the new C-Post template, repaving tracks and much more. TEXAS IS CERTAINLY A PLACE YOU’VE HAD SUCCESS, TALK ABOUT GETTING THAT FIRST VICTORY THIS SEASON. “This track has changed so much over the years. The asphalt is losing grip more and more. The bumps are getting a little bit bigger. I feel those raw, great qualities really make it a handling race, and the team that wins will have earned it out here this weekend. The schedule is a bit odd with when we are on track relative to when we race, so yesterday was ... FULL STORY »

Five-Time Sprint Cup Champ Johnson Crowns ‘Speeding to Read’ Champions at Justin’s Clara Love Elementary CLARA LOVE ELEMENTARY

Jimmie Johnson poses for a photo with Kari Abrams' first-grade class during an awards ceremony for the 'Speeding To Read' program at Clara Love Elementary School on April 13, 2012, in Justin, Texas. Abrams' class, in the kindergarten-second-grade group, read a total of 10,457 books over the course of the school year. - Photo Credit: Brandon Wade/Getty Images for Texas Motor Speedway Student Body Of 630 Students Reads 80,083 Books In School Year For Texas Motor Speedway's Pilot Educational Program JUSTIN, Texas (April 13, 2012) - If anyone knows how a champion should be crowned, it is Jimmie Johnson. Johnson, the five-time NASCAR Sprint ... FULL STORY »

Team Chevy, 2012 NSCS Samsung Mobile 500 Pre-Race Notes & Quotes

Team Chevy Logo TEAM CHEVY ADVANCE SAMSUNG MOBILE 500 TEXAS MOTOR SPEEDWAY FT. WORTH, TEXAS APRIL 14, 2012 DID YOU KNOW? In March, sales for every model in the Chevrolet model line had a sales increase bringing the brand up a total of 17 percent. Sales of the ... FULL STORY »

Jimmie Johnson Wouldn’t Mind Being a Cowboy Again at Texas

Jimmie Johnson in Car - Photo Credit: Dilip Vishwanat/Getty Images for NASCAR HUNTERSVILLE, N.C. (April 10, 2011) – While Mrs. Chandra Johnson, a University of Oklahoma graduate, may not like the idea of her husband Jimmie admitting he wants to be a cowboy (the athletic team name of rival Oklahoma State University) ... FULL STORY »

Team Chevy, 2012 NSCS Goody’s Fast Relief 500 Post-Race Recaps

Team Chevy Logo AN NEWMAN, NO. 39 OUTBACK STEAKHOUSE CHEVROLET – RACE WINNER: TELL US ABOUT THAT END OF THAT RACE. HOW DID YOU WIN IT? “Well, the first green-white-checkered, I told the guys on the radio, I said, ‘Listen, good job today. I’m not ... FULL STORY »

The Nature Conservancy and The Chill Foundation First Two Charities Selected for the Jimmie Johnson Foundation Blue Bunny Helmet of Hope

Jimmie Johnson Foundation MARTINSVILLE, VA (March 30, 2012) –  The Nature Conservancy and The Chill Foundation are the first two charities selected for the 2012 Jimmie Johnson Foundation Blue Bunny Helmet of Hope, which Johnson will wear in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series ... FULL STORY »

Goody’s Fast Relief 500 NASCAR HotPass on DIRECTV Lineup

NASCAR HotPass on DIRECTV Ride Along with Kenseth, Harvick, Johnson and Earnhardt at Martinsville on DIRECTV Event: Goody’s Fast Relief 500 Previous Winner: Kevin Harvick (beat Dale Earnhardt Jr., by .727 of a second on April 3, 2011) Date / Time: Sunday, April 1, at 1 ... FULL STORY »



Jimmie Johnson/No.48 MyLowe's Chevy - Photo Credit: HHP/Harold Hinson Photography
2012 NSCS Goody’s Fast Relief 500 Pre-Race Q&A with Team Chevy Driver, Jimmie Johnson
Posted 03.30.12
JIMMIE JOHNSON, NO. 48 MYLOWE’S CHEVROLET met with media and discussed his success at Martinsville, several other drivers, being a parent, and more. YOU’VE GOT SIX GRANDFATHER CLOCKS (TROPHIES) FROM MARTINSVILLE SPEEDWAY, BUT YOU WENT LAST YEAR WITHOUT GETTING ONE. YOU MUST BE READY TO PUT ANOTHER ONE IN THE JOHNSON ...FULL STORY »
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Jimmie Johnson – March Madness Comes to a Close
Posted 03.27.12
HUNTERSVILLE, N.C. (March 27, 2011) – While the University of Kansas, University of Kentucky, University of Louisville and The Ohio State University prepare to close out the NCAA¡¯s March Madness in New Orleans this weekend, NASCAR prepares to close out its own version when it visits the paper clip-shaped Martinsville ...FULL STORY »
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Team Chevy, 2012 NSCS Goody’s Fast Relief 500 Pre-Race Notes & Quotes
Posted 03.27.12
TEAM CHEVY ADVANCE GOODY’S FAST RELIEF 500 MARTINSVILLE SPEEDWAY MARTINSVILLE, VIRGINIA APRIL 1, 2012 DID YOU KNOW? The Chevrolet Sonic’s fuel-efficient Ecotec 1.4L turbo engine will now be available in either manual or automatic transmission, bringing the increased torque of turbocharging to drivers of automatics. The 2012 Chevy Sonic Ecotec 1.4L turbo six-speed automatic delivers ...FULL STORY »
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Team Chevy, 2012 NSCS Auto Club 400 Post-Race Recaps
Posted 03.25.12
CHAD KNAUS, CREW CHIEF, NO. 48 LOWE’S/JIMMIE JOHNSON FOUNDATION CHEVROLET – FINISHED 10TH WHAT HAPPENED TO THE CAR IN THE END? “Unfortunately we have an oil leak. We’re looking into it right now to see what happened there on that last pit stop. Something happened and we developed an oil leak. But ...FULL STORY »
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Kasey Kahne Leads Chevrolet in Qualifying at Auto Club Speedway
Posted 03.23.12
Team Chevy Drivers Occupy Five of the Top-10 Starting Positions for Sunday's Auto Club 400 FONTANA, Calif. (March 23, 2012) – Kasey Kahne No. 5 Quaker State Chevrolet, earned a fifth-place starting position during today’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series qualifying session at Auto Club Speedway. Kahne was the 44th qualifier out ...FULL STORY »
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Auto Club 400 NASCAR HotPass on DIRECTV Lineup
Posted 03.23.12
Ride Along with Kenseth, Harvick, Johnson and Earnhardt at Fontana on DIRECTV   Event: Auto Club 400 Previous Winner: Kevin Harvick (beat Jimmie Johnson by .144 of a second on March 27, 2011) Date / Time: Sunday, March 25, at 3 p.m. EDT Track: Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, Calif. Configuration: 2-mile D-shaped oval (200 laps = 400 miles) Banking in Corners: 14 ...FULL STORY »
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No California Dreamin’ About How Good Johnson Is at Fontana
Posted 03.20.12
HUNTERSVILLE, N.C. (March 20, 2011) – Just ask Jimmie Johnson and he will tell you that he loves his native California weather. No brown leaves and grey sky for him. The El Cajon, Calif., native grew up racing in the deserts of California, where the sunshine was plentiful. While racing ...FULL STORY »
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Team Chevy, 2012 NSCS Auto Club 400 Pre-Race Notes & Quotes
Posted 03.20.12
TEAM CHEVY ADVANCE AUTO CLUB 400 AUTO CLUB SPEEDWAY FONTANA, CALIFORNIA MARCH 25, 2012 DID YOU KNOW? The all-new Ecotec 2.5L debuting on the 2013 Chevrolet Malibu midsize sedan this summer is one of the most-powerful naturally aspirated four-cylinder engines in the midsize segment, topping the output from the new Ford Fusion and Toyota Camry. ...FULL STORY »
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SPEED Quotes: Petty, McReynolds and Jensen on Hendrick Appeal Ruling
Posted 03.20.12
National Stock Car Racing Chief Appellate Officer John Middlebrook on Tuesday overturned the penalties imposed on the No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports NASCAR Sprint Cup Series team stemming from opening-day inspection at Daytona last month.  Middlebrook rescinded the 25 owner and driver points, as well as the six-race suspension of crew ...FULL STORY »


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