| Red Bull announces 2009 driver, crew chief lineup
Red Bull Racing set its 2009 Sprint Cup
Series roster Monday with Ryan Pemberton serving as Brian Vickers' new crew
chief and Jimmy Elledge guiding Scott Speed as he runs for rookie of the year
honors.
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| JJ's three-peat, economic woes among 2008 highlights, lowlights
At the season-ending Sprint Cup Series
awards banquet next week in New York City, Jimmie Johnson will be honored for
his record-tying third consecutive championship. Johnson, who finished the
season 69 points ahead of Carl Edwards, joined Cale Yarborough (1976-78) as
the only drivers in NASCAR's 60-year history to win three Cup titles in a row.
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| Earnhardt Jr.'s 1st year with Hendrick ends on disappointing note
Even though Dale Earnhardt, Jr. made the
field for the 2008 "Chase for the Sprint Cup" championship, his first year
with Hendrick Motorsports did not live up to expectations.
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| Earnhardt Jr.'s first year with Hendrick ends on "disappointing" note
Even though Dale Earnhardt, Jr. made the
field for the 2008 "Chase for the Sprint Cup" championship, his first year
with Hendrick Motorsports did not live up to expectations.
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| Nemechek, Furniture Row Racing agree to contract buyout
Furniture Row Racing announced Friday it has
bought out the contract of driver Joe Nemechek. The racing organization
recently made known it would field a Sprint Cup Series team on a limited
schedule in 2009.
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| Kenseth signs contract extension with Roush Fenway Racing
Roush Fenway Racing announced Thursday it has
signed Matt Kenseth to a multi-year contract extension. Kenseth, the 2003 Cup
Series champion, has been with the racing organization since 1998.
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| Johnson enjoying his place in NASCAR history
Days after capturing his third-consecutive
Sprint Cup Series championship, Jimmie Johnson has returned to his home in
North Carolina to relax and allow his record-tying accomplishment to finally
sink in. Johnson, who finished 15th in last Sunday's season-ending race at the
Homestead-Miami Speedway, matched Cale Yarborough's 30-year-old record of
three titles in a row.
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| Menard to drive No.98 for Yates in '09
Yates Racing announced Tuesday that Paul Menard
will drive the No.98 Ford for the team during the 2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup
Series season.
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| Johnson, No.48 team the next dynasty in professional sports
After capturing his third-consecutive
Sprint Cup Series championship Sunday at the Homestead-Miami Speedway, Jimmie
Johnson and his No.48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet crew have not only
established themselves as one of the greatest teams in NASCAR, but as the
latest in a string of professional sports dynasties.
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| Three-Peat: Johnson captures record-tying third-straight Cup title
Carl Edwards dominated Sunday's season-ending
Ford 400, but Jimmie Johnson was the "tropic" of conversation at the
Homestead-Miami Speedway as he drove into NASCAR's record books with his
record-tying third consecutive Sprint Cup Series championship. Johnson
finished 15th to join Cale Yarborough as the only drivers in NASCAR's 60-year
history that have won three titles in a row. Yarborough accomplished the feat
from 1976-78.
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