Johnson Claims Another Championship

What more can be said about the finish Jimmie Johnson had down the stretch as he blasted by teammate and rival Jeff Gordon to win his second Nextel Championship in a row.

It was an exciting season, and the off season promises to be exciting as well. Many changes are happening, and news will be breaking.

Chase Comes Down to One Race

With one race remaining in the 2007 NASCAR Nextel Cup season, Jimmie Johnson leads Jeff Gordon.
Johnson is looking to win his second straight championship and his fifth visctory in a row to end the season. The last driver to win 5 races in a row was Richard Petty in 1971.


2007 Standings Behind
1. Jimmie Johnson (48) -
2. Jeff Gordon (24) -86

Johnson Wins Again: Big Lead With One Race Remaining

The lead now stands at 86 points and all signs are pointing to Jimmie Johnson winning his second Nextel Cup Championship. Even Jeff Gordon, his teammate and rival admitted as much.

Johnson's victory Sunday at Phoenix was his fourth in a row, and Johnson was impressive in doing it. He had the strongest car, team and seems to get more confident as the Chase winds down. Johnson only needs to finish 18th or better in the final race to clinch the season ending championship.

Greg Biffle finshed a strong second at Phoenix, Matt Kenseth third and Gordon ended up in tenth.

Hornish Jr. to Move to NASCAR

Rumors had been circulating for a while, but it is now being reported that 3 time Indy Car champ Sam Hornish Jr. is going to be moving full time to NASCAR and will be driving for Penske.

Is Hornish going to NASCAR because he wants to, or is he being forced to make the switch?

Hornish is not yet 30, and his best racing should be ahead of him. NASCAR won't be easy for Hornish, but he has told many he wants to prove the critics wrong.

Points Standings

The current points situation with 2 races remaining in the season.


2007 Standings Behind
1. Jimmie Johnson (48) -
2. Jeff Gordon (24) -30

Johnson Wins in Texas; Looks Like He May Win Championship

Jimmie Johnson picked the right time to get hot, as he has won three straight races, and now leads the Nextel Chase by 30 points over rival Jeff Gordon.

Johnson won a neck and neck battle with Matt Kenseth to take the Dickies 500 on Sunday.

Gordon, who struggled at times did all he could to finish seventh, and after the race he looked deflated, but admitted Phoenix is a great track for him and he's not conceeding anything.

Everything is Bigger in Texas

And this weekend proves it.

Sunday at Texas Motor Speedway three drivers with a chance to win the season long Chase will try and position themselves for the final two starts.

How is the Hendrick team holding up under this enormous pressure? Can either Gordon or Johnson break through at Texas? We'll find out the answers to these questions Sunday.

An interesting fact, not one of the three drivers remaining in Chase contention has ever made his way to victory lane at Texas.