42 Results for jimmie johnson

Post-Chase odds and ends

Ryan McGee

...so I thought you might too. Four-Peat Club As we are all now plenty aware, Jimmie Johnson is the first NASCAR racer ever to win four consecutive titles --- emphasis on NASCAR. Others in...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | November 23, 2009

Homestead Chase Chances

Ryan McGee

...average finish in his other 10 starts is 12th. 3. Don't read too much into Jimmie Johnson's generic average finish and his lack of wins. Much like this weekend, he rarely comes...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | November 20, 2009

The Jimmie Johnson story, again

Ryan McGee

...the newest edition of ESPN The Magazine our motorsports department page looks at the havoc that Jimmie Johnson's amazing three-peat, soon to be four-peat, has wreaked on the NASCAR media corps...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | November 19, 2009

All outta love

Ryan McGee, ESPN The Magazine

As Ryan McGee writes, the media is happy that they now have something new to write about Jimmie Johnson.

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | November 17, 2009

Missing the Mark (Martin)

Ryan McGee

There is no one -- and I am including Jimmie Johnson here -- that doesn't want to see Mark Martin win a Sprint Cup Series championship. At...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | November 16, 2009

Phoenix Chase chances, Friday the 13th edition

Ryan McGee

...what he did back in April. His lifetime numbers suggest he can do it again. Unfortunately, Jimmie Johnson's résumé is even better. Current points rankings are in parentheses. Best Chance at Phoenix Driver...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | November 13, 2009

Texas Chase Chasers

Ryan McGee

...parentheses. Best Chance at Texas Driver Starts Wins Top-10s Avg. Finish Apr. 5* Driver Rating** Jimmie Johnson (1) 12 1 9 8.5 2nd 103.8 Carl Edwards (10) 9 3 4 13...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | November 06, 2009

NASCAR's return to moonshine roots

Ryan McGee, ESPN The Magazine

In the November 16, 2009 issue of ESPN The Magazine, Ryan McGee writes a column on NASCAR's return to its moonshine roots -- and not simply for the buzz this time.

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | November 05, 2009

Who is Robert Richardson?

Ryan McGee

...Racing's No. 36 Toyota, the young racer's afternoon closely mirrored that of points leader Jimmie Johnson. Seriously. He rode in the back half of the field for most of the day, quietly...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | November 03, 2009

A lot on NASCAR's plate

Ryan McGee

...of Sunday's Amp Energy 500, which put two cars on their roofs and wrapped up Jimmie Johnson's fourth straight title in a pretty blue ribbon, they aren't. In fact, the loudest...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | November 02, 2009

A Talladega twist of fate

Ryan McGee

It may seem like Jimmie Johnson has the Cup locked up , but for all you chalk bettors out there who have called...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | October 30, 2009

Can you smell what the Shrub is cooking?

Ryan McGee

...up. • Next week's Monday Raw guest hosts? Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne. Passing the Buck Jimmie Johnson's win at Charlotte two weekends ago was his 46th career Cup series victory, moving him...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | October 27, 2009

Denny Hamlin gets his clock cleaned

Ryan McGee

One year ago, I wrote about the real reason drivers want to win at Martinsville. It's not the check, the points or even the history behind NASCAR's o...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | October 26, 2009

Martinsville Chase chances

Ryan McGee

...other words, the Martinsville Speedway. The good news for the men desperately trying to reel in Jimmie Johnson is that the half-mile short track is second only to Talladega for unpredictable calamity. The...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | October 23, 2009

NASCAR revamps its diversity program

Ryan McGee

...to introduce more minorities and women into stock car racing, including a notoriously disastrous partnership with Magic Johnson. "There isn't a person in here who doesn't want this to succeed," one Cup Series...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | October 21, 2009