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Jimmie Johnson's roll has erased a 70-odd-point deficit and turned it into a 30-point plus. Is this his t i t le to lose? Click for more

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[align=center]MCF Member's Make your Picks of the[/align][align=center]Top 3 Drivers for Sunday's Race[/align][align=center][:-][/align][align=center][/align][align=center]
1. Jimmie Johnson Leader
2. Jeff Gordon -30
3. Clint Bowyer -181
4. Kyle Busch -339
5. Carl Edwards -357
6. Tony Stewart -373
7. Jeff Burton -431
8. Kevin Harvick -439
9. Kurt Busch -453
10. Matt Kenseth -454
11. Denny Hamlin -524
12. Martin Truex Jr. -524
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[ Race Results ] [/align][align=center]Mod `Wiz Picks[/align][align=center][:-][/align][align=center]1. Jeff Gordon[/align][align=center]2. Kyle Busch[/align][align=center]3. Jimmy Johnson[/align][align=center][/align]

 

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Edwards edges Truex for Cup pole

Written by Administrator&MCF `Space

Nov 10, 2007 at 10:23 AM

CARL EDWARDS – No. 99 Office Depot Ford Fusion (Qualified 1st) – “The second lap has been faster for us. When they told me the first lap, we ran that well I thought it would be fun and the second lap was a lot of fun. I don’t think it’ll hold up. The track is cooling off and there are gonna be some screaming fast laps here in a minute, but hopefully that will be a top five or six. We’ve got such a great race car that it’s gonna be fun on Sunday.�
HOW IS THIS TRACK AS FAR AS PASSING AND PIT SELECTION? “This place is pretty tough. It is tough to pass and it’s easy to get caught up, especially with these cars. The aero is all so close that if you get mired back in 15th or 16th, it’s really hard to pass those guys because the top 15 guys in these races on Sunday are tough, so hopefully that holds up for something. We’ll see. The biggest thing is we’ve got a great race car. It is a short race, so hopefully this will help out.�
HOW GOOD WAS THAT RUN AND WILL IT HOLD UP? “That run was real good. I don’t know if it’ll hold up. We’ve got some fast cars that still have to go, but that was a good run for me. I told them, ‘That felt great.’ I think if I did it 10 more times, I couldn’t go faster. That’s all I can ask of my guys. They gave me a great race car.�

1 99 Carl Edwards
2 1 Martin Truex Jr.
3 24 Jeff Gordon
4 18 J.J. Yeley
5 70 Johnny Sauter
6 48 Jimmie Johnson
7 16 Greg Biffle
8 96 Tony Raines
9 2 Kurt Busch
10 9 Kasey Kahne [/align]

 

[align=center][/align][align=center][:-][/align][align=center]Space Top 3 Picks[/align][align=center]1. Kasey Kahne[/align][align=center]2. Jeff Gordon[/align][align=center]3. Carl Edwards[/align][align=center][/align][align=center]Long Shot `Dale Jr. : )[/align]

 

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Johnson makes it a month of winning
[/align][align=center]Written by Kerry Murphey/ Posted by MCF `Space [/align]
[align=center]Nov 11, 2007 at 09:24 PM [/align][align=center]RACE RECAP | PHOENIX[/align][align=center]Here's a rundown of the Top 10 finishers at Phoenix[/align][align=center][/align][align=center]10 Jeff Gordon
9 Jeff Burton
8 Kyle Busch
7 Martin Truex Jr.
6 Kevin Harvick
5 Ryan Newman
4 Tony Stewart
3 Matt Kenseth
2 Greg Biffle

VICTORY LANE

[/align][align=center]Jimmie Johnson has become a fixture in Victory Lane, picking up his 4th win in a row, his first at Phoenix, 10th of the season capping off a full month of winning. Jimmie now leads his teammate and second in points Jeff Gordon by 86, and needs to finish 18th or better next week at Homestead / Miami to claim back to back Championships. 1998 was the last time a driver won 4 races in a row, that driver of course was Jeff Gordon.[/align][align=center][/align][align=center]OTHER STORIES ON THE DAY

-Jeff Gordon finished 10th, after fighting off a bad handling race car, and some contact with Kevin Harvick resulting in a tire rub.

-Carl Edwards sat on the pole, but had engine problems after leading the first 87 laps. [/align][align=center]-Dale Earnhardt Jr. spun his #8 machine on his own, wrecking hard hitting the inside wall. Jr. is okay. [/align]

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Phoenix Recap: Johnson wins 4th [/align]
[align=center]Written by Administrator/Posted by MCF `Space
[/align][align=center]Nov 11, 2007 at 10:05 PM
[/align][align=center]By Reid Spencer
Sporting News NASCAR Wire[/align][align=center]Jimmie Johnson won his fourth straight race, the Checker Auto Parts 500 at Phoenix International Raceway, to expand his lead over Jeff Gordon in the Chase for the NASCAR Nextel Cup, putting the driver of the No. 48 Lowe's Chevrolet in position to win his second straight championship next Sunday at Homestead-Miami Speedway.[/align][align=center]Fifth on a restart on Lap 275, after the 10th caution of the race, Johnson moved quickly to the front, passing Matt Kenseth for second position on Lap 283 and powering past Martin Truex Jr. for the lead on Lap 288 of the 312-lap race.[/align][align=center]From that point on, Johnson pulled away to record his series- and career-best 10th victory of season. It is the 33rd of his career, tying him for 18th all time with Fireball Roberts.[/align][align=center]In a scramble for position behind him, Greg Biffle finished second .870 seconds behind Johnson. Kenseth ran third, followed by Tony Stewart and Ryan Newman. Gordon was 10th and dropped 86 points behind his Hendrick Motorsports teammate heading to the finale in Florida.[/align][align=center]Johnson and Gordon are the only drivers with a chance to win to the title. Johnson is the first driver to win four straight races since Gordon accomplished the feat in 1998.[/align][align=center]Regardless of the outcome at Homestead, team owner Rick Hendrick will claim his seventh Cup title. Johnson can clinch the championship with a finish of 18th or better in the final race.[/align][align=center][fon

 

 

[align=center]Mod `Wiz Picks[/align][align=center][:-][/align][align=center]for the last Race @ Homestead, FLorida[/align][align=center][:-][/align][align=center]1. Jeff Gordon[/align][align=center]2. Kyle Busch[/align][align=center]3. Jimmy Johnson[/align][align=center][/align][align=center]
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[/align][align=center]This is it, the last race weekend of the season, so your chores can wait.

Busch Series Racing @ 4pm Saturday on ESPN2 (Wish I had cable: ) [X(]

Cup Series Racing @ 3pm Sunday on ABC

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[align=center]Space Top (3) Picks[/align][align=center][:-][/align][align=center]1. Jimmy Johnson[/align][align=center]2. Carl Edwards[/align][align=center]3. Dale `Jr[/align][align=center]Long Shot: Jeff Gordon/Mark Martin : )[/align]

 

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Winner[/align][/align][align=center]Congratulations to Henricks Motor Sports,[/align][align=center][/align][align=center]for Winning the 2007 Nextel Cup.[/align][align=center] [/align][align=center]First & Second Positions[/align][align=center]The Jimmy, & `Jeff Show [/align][align=center][/align][align=center]Congrat's to the[/align][align=center]2007 ChampionJimmy Johnson, & the `48 Team.[/align][align=center][/align][align=center]Congrats' to third Place Clint Boyer (SuperJob)[/align][align=center][/align][align=center]Homestead Race Winner's[/align][align=center][/align][align=center]1.Matt Kenseth[/align][align=center]2. Kurt Bush[/align][align=center]3. Denny Hamlin[/align][align=center][/align][align=center][/align][align=center]All the NASCAR driver's are winner's,[/align][align=center]that's how they got 2 the `Top.[/align][align=center]They have provided dreams, and entertainment[/align][align=center]to millions : ) I've enjoyed the season.[/align][align=center][/align][align=center]Good Luck next season Dale `Jr,[/align][align=center]You will be racing for a Winning Owner.[/align][align=center][/align]

 

[align=center]Written by Administrator& `Space [/align][align=center]Nov 18, 2007 at 07:43 PM [/align][align=center]Race Recap: Johnson Clinches Second Consecutive Title; Kenseth Wins Season-Finale At Homestead-Miami
[/align][align=center]HOMESTEAD, Fla. (November 18, 2007) – Matt Kenseth spoiled Jimmie Johnson's bid for his fifth consecutive victory, but the defending NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series champion rolled home seventh on Sunday to capture his second championship on a memorable day at Homestead-Miami Speedway.

Kenseth's win, for example, was somewhat of a going-away present for longtime crew chief Robbie Reiser, who becomes General Manager of Roush-Fenway Racing's five-car stable next season. It capped a season in which Kenseth made the Chase for the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup championship and fell out of sight after the first five of the 10-race season showdown. He roared back to post five consecutive top-five finishes, including Sunday's hard-earned win over the 1.5-mile Homestead-Miami Speedway.

The race was also the last for one of NASCAR's grittiest competitors, Ricky Rudd, who had 906 starts in his career, including Sunday's race. In a touch of irony, Rudd started his final race in a car owned by Robert Yates, one of the sport's long-standing, successful car owners, who has turned the reigns to Robert Yates Racing over to his son, Doug.

[/align][align=center][b]Fans will remember this one also as the race four-time champion Jeff Gordon established a new NASCAR record with 30 top-10 finishes in a season. Gordon finished fourth in Sunday's run, 77 points behind his teammate Johnson in the championship chase.

Rick Hendrick had a memorable day as well. The popular owner was beaming from ear to ear after his cars finished 1-2 in the championship. First-place point fund money is more than $6 million dollars. It was the seventh car owner championship for Hendrick.

Trailing Kenseth across the finish line were Kurt Busch, Denny Hamlin, Gordon, Carl Edwards, Martin Truex, Jr., Johnson, Jeff Burton, veteran Mark Martin and rookie David Ragan.

Both Busch and Burton rallied back from problems to finish in the top 10. Former champion Tony Stewart, who challenged for most of the day, lost control of his Chevy with 14 laps to go and slammed the outside wall to bring out the day's seventh and final caution flag.

Truex, who ran strong and led the race at one time, became a casualty of pit crew strategy on the final stop. His team put on two tires instead of four hoping to help Truex with track position. It might have had it not been for the final caution. Once the race was resumed, drivers who had changed four tires zipped past Truex like he was standing still.

Johnson charged away when the green flag waved and battled Ryan Newman until he led a lap for the five bonus points going to every driver leading a lap. He quickly backed off a little and settled in for his championship chase.

Jeff Burton brushed the wall after just six laps, which cost him a lap when he pitted.

Dale Earnhardt's day, his last as a driver for his late father's Dale Earnhardt, Inc, team, was a dismal one. Dale, Jr., misjudged his speed coming into the pits, slid off in the grass and was spun by Kyle Busch when he pulled back on track at the pit entrance.

Things went from bad top worse for Dale, Jr., on a later restart when Jeff Burton hit the No. 8 from the rear, sending it into the outside wall on the front straightaway.

Kenseth, one of the hottest drivers in the season's last five events, was a contender from the beginning, swapping the lead with Kurt Busch and Newman. Newman lost a