34 Results for jimmie johnson

The Hard Sell

Ryan McGee

...used to be on a Monday following a Chevy win in NASCAR's Sprint Cup Series (Jimmie Johnson won on Sunday with a thrilling late Dover dash) the fellas would be courting excited customers...

Blog Entry | Conversation | June 03, 2009

How Not To Cheat In NASCAR

The late Smokey Yunick, the greatest rule-bender in motorsports history, described slipping past NASCAR inspectors as "walking under a snake's belly."...

Story | Conversation | April 06, 2009

Hairpocalypse Now

Ryan McGee

...are in need of some very intense psychotherapy. Exhibit A: Hey Ryan, have you noticed that Jimmie Johnson hasn't run very well since he grew that beard over the winter? First, it must...

Blog Entry | Conversation | March 10, 2009

Even Better Than You Think He Is

Ryan McGee

How good is Jimmie Johnson? Just listen to his rivals.

Story | Conversation | February 10, 2009

Mileage May Vary

Ryan McGee

Carl Edwards is finding that the key to his first Sprint Cup title may be the same thing the auto industry is eyeing: fuel economy.

Story | Conversation | February 10, 2009

Hard Charger

David D. McCall

Can Jamie McMurray bring the goods to become NASCAR's next big star? He thinks so. And everyone else in the garage knows so

Story | Conversation | December 17, 2008

Return of the King

Ryan McGee

...the 2008 NASCAR Awards Ceremony before he'd even said a word. He smiled, joked, honored Jimmie Johnson for "tying, not breaking" his record of three consecutive Cup Series titles, and admitted that standing...

Blog Entry | Conversation | December 08, 2008

He's Got Shotgun

Monty Collins

It may be sports' most demanding job, but being a NASCAR crew chief is the only life for Chad Knaus

Story | Conversation | December 01, 2008

Everyone But Jimmie Johnson

Ryan McGee

...ended a run-of-the-mill Friday morning interview by suggesting we go talk to driver Jimmie Johnson in the Busch (now Nationwide) Series garage. "I just found out that his contract is up...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 17, 2008

2009 NEXT Candidates: The Back and Forth

Ryan McGee, Jay Busbee, Larry Brown and Ted Bauer

You can always visit the entire 2009 NEXT candidates page by going here. Voting for NEXT 2009 begins on Monday. This week, we've laid out a bunch of ...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 06, 2008

Presidential Fantasy League: Week Twenty-Five Scores

Max Klinger

Where the avenues of sports and politics meet, there is a mailbox where we deposit a weekly letter; a mailbox called the Presidential Fantasy League ...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 04, 2008

Hate Not the Player

Ryan McGee

Stop complaining about the Chase for the Cup format and Jimmie Johnson's march to three Cups in a row. It's not the system's fault that...

Blog Entry | Conversation | October 27, 2008

OUTTAKES

Kenny Mayne, ESPN The Magazine

Kenny Mayne hurdles the pit wall to score a few minutes with Jimmie Johnson.

Story | Conversation | October 22, 2008

THE JEFF & JEFF SHOW

Ryan McGee

If you cover a sport long enough, you'll end up in a strange time warp moment. It's a constant trip through a wormhole where every current moment ends...

Blog Entry | Conversation | October 21, 2008

2002: THE 'NEXT' ONES

Various Magazine Staffers

In 2002, who did ESPN The Magazine think was poised to break out?

Story | Conversation | October 13, 2008