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A collection of off-beat and occasionally insightful remarks from the 2009 NASCAR season, compiled by Monte Dutton: “When we used to run the 600, it was a six-hour race. It took all cotton-pickin' day.” – Richard Petty, on Lowe’s Motor...
AVONDALE, Ariz. — When a fluke accident cost Jimmie Johnson a huge chunk of his points lead, he knew there was no more room for error in his bid to win a NASCAR record fourth consecutive championship.
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Published: Sunday, November 15, 2009 at 3:15 a.m. Last Modified: Monday, November 16, 2009 at 3:32 a.m. Avondale, Ariz. 1. (3) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 312 laps, 149.6 rating, 195 points, $267,001.
Lap 312 -- CHECKERED FLAG: Jimmie Johnson holds off Jeff Burton and wins the Checker O'Reilly Auto Parts 500 at Phoenix International Raceway. Jeff Burton finished second and Denny Hamlin earns the third spot.
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AVONDALE, Ariz. -- Kevin Harvick and the No. 29 Shell-Pennzoil Chevrolet team fought long, green-flag runs that prevented them from gaining much-needed track position in Sunday's Checker O'Reilly Auto Parts 500 presented by Pennzoil at Phoenix International Raceway.
Jimmie Johnson has moved closer to a NASCAR record fourth consecutive championship with a dominating win at Phoenix International Raceway.
AVONDALE, Ariz. -- Clint Bowyer and the Cheerios/Hamburger Helper Racing team posted their second consecutive seventh-place finish in Sunday's Checker O'Reilly Auto Parts 500 presented by Pennzoil at Phoenix International Raceway.
AVONDALE, Ariz. - Jimmie Johnson rebounded from a rare bad race with a dominating victory at Phoenix International Raceway that pushed him to the edge of a NASCAR record fourth consecutive championship.
Jimmie Johnson claimed a dominant victory at Phoenix and closed in on his fourth consecutive Sprint Cup series title.
SITE: Avondale, Ariz.
Jimmie Johnson has such a stranglehold on the championship that it's out of reach for every driver besides Mark Martin. And his only chance would likely require a major stumble by the points leader.
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AVONDALE, Ariz. - Of all the second-place finishes in Mark Martin's career - and there have been a bunch - the prospect of being second again in this year's Chase for the Championship doesn't seem so bad.
Not the taxicabs and not the actor: Checker O’Reilly Auto Parts 500. Probably the best backdrop in NASCAR: Phoenix International Raceway, Avondale, Ariz. Not miles, either: The “500” stands for kilometers, which translate to 312 laps and miles....