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Johnson lays waste to Bristol

Monte Dutton

            BRISTOL, Tenn. – Everyone in NASCAR says Jimmie Johnson can be beat. That’s because the alternative would be to give up.... Full story

Food City 500 Notes 'n' Quotes

Monte Dutton

Food City 500 Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway   Fill in the blanks: Jimmie Johnson put to bed another of his alleged weaknesses. Career victory No. 50 occurred at a track where he had never previously won. Five others – Chicagoland,... Full story

Johnson trying to get Bristol 'dialed in'

The champ thinks he's finally 'got rhythm'

Monte Dutton

            BRISTOL, Tenn. – Where Bristol Motor Speedway is concerned, Jimmie Johnson is an infantryman, gradually finding the range.... Full story

Notebook: Edwards defends himself

Montoya cites tiff with Stewart

Monte Dutton

            BRISTOL, Tenn. – For now, all is sweetness and light.             Carl Edwards and Brad Keselowski – not to... Full story

Food City 500 Fact Sheet

Monte Dutton

Where undoubtedly the ingredients can be found for deep-fried butter: Food City 500. Universally beloved by fans and drivers, though, apparently, for different reasons: Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway. Big guns: Kyle Busch, Kurt Busch, Jeff Gordon,... Full story

Notebook: Is it Kyle, or is it Steve?

Addington going for three in a row at Bristol with another brother

Monte Dutton

            BRISTOL, Tenn. – Who wins three straight at Bristol? Kyle Busch … or Steve Addington?             Busch swept the... Full story

Notebook: Bristol is a Childress kind of track

Ambrose's numbers are impressive

Monte Dutton

            BRISTOL, Tenn. – Two years ago, Richard Childress Racing reached a pinnacle in the race still known as the Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway.... Full story

Notebook: Sunday off relieves the tension

Edwards, Keselowski get to cool their heels

Monte Dutton

            Wonder what the effect of an off week is on the Conflict of Carl and Kez?             To recap briefly, Carl Edwards drew a... Full story

Column: NASCAR's ball may bounce back the other way

Monte Dutton

            HAMPTON, Ga. – Robert Thomas Velline probably isn’t interesting in running NASCAR, but one of his hit songs suggests that he’s qualified.... Full story

For Kurt Busch, Atlanta is March Madness

Wins spring race for second straight year

Monte Dutton

            HAMPTON, Ga. – Kurt Busch drove his blue Dodge to victory at Atlanta Motor Speedway for the second spring in a row, and in neither case was it, technically speaking, the Kobalt... Full story

Kobalt Tools 500 Notes & Quotes

Monte Dutton

Kobalt Tools 500 Atlanta Motor Speedway, Hampton, Ga.   Encore: Kurt Busch won the AMS spring race for the second year in a row, giving Dodge its third straight victory at the track.   Inevitable: The “not one, not two, but a... Full story

Earnhardt tries to get his act together

Monte Dutton

            HAMPTON, Ga. – The skies are clear, the weather is warming and Dale Earnhardt Jr. is starting the Kobalt Tools 500 on the pole.... Full story

Notebook: Tensions die down ... but still simmer

Greg Biffle crashes in practice

Monte Dutton

            HAMPTON, Ga. – The tension between Earnhardt Ganassi teammates Juan Montoya and Jamie McMurray has abated but not entirely been brushed off the table, or at least that’s... Full story

NASCAR Kobalt Tools 500 Fact Sheet

Monte Dutton

Hmm, and Jimmie Johnson’s Chevy is carrying what paint scheme, exactly? Kobalt Tools 500. Where it’s a tad chilly, but, thank goodness, the skies are clear: Atlanta Motor Speedway, Hampton, Ga. Big guns: Johnson, Dale Earnhardt Jr.,... Full story

Notebook: The numbers don't mean anything ... yet

Johnson's winning percentage is incomplete

Monte Dutton

HAMPTON, Ga. – Predictably, incomplete statistics were trotted out this week to extol the virtues of Jimmie Johnson, who gets enough credit already without having to concoct misleading statistics. Yes, Johnson’s victories in the past... Full story

Notebook: Carmichael out to prove he can 'hang' in Trucks

Monte Dutton

            HAMPTON, Ga. -- Having established himself already as one of the best ever to race on two wheels, Ricky Carmichael is well into his second motorsports career.... Full story

Notebook: Vegas doesn't come naturally to Reutimann

RCR drivers look to end winless streaks

            David Reutimann is sometimes cited as something of a specialist at intermediate-sized tracks like Las Vegas Motor Speedway, site of the Shelby American.... Full story

Notebook: Better him than me, says Montana

McMurray's Daytona victory was good for the team

Monte Dutton

            For the first time ever, both front-row starters in a Sprint Cup race are from the team predominantly owned by Chip Ganassi.... Full story

Daytona 500 Postrace Report

Monte Dutton

Daytona 500 Daytona (Beach, Fla.) International Speedway   The survivor: Jamie McMurray, a fine driver on restrictor-plate tracks, won NASCAR’s biggest race in his first at Earnhardt Ganassi Racing.   Exercise in futility: The... Full story

Notebook: Time for new pavement?

Daytona 500 delayed by road construction

            DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Shortly past the halfway point of Sunday’s Daytona 500, NASCAR’s most famous track crumbled.... Full story