jimmie johnson

Christmas came early for Ryan Blaney as Jimmie Johnson went for broke to snap a 58-race losing streak, and It cost him a shot at an eighth NASCAR championship.

Matt Kenseth has been eliminated from the playoffs but, his win put Brad Keselowski in the final spot in the championship and a little bad luck with tires took Jimmy Johnson out of a chance at the title.

BROOKLYN, Mich. (AP) — Jimmie Johnson has agreed to a three-year contract extension that keeps the seven-time NASCAR Cup Series champion with Hendrick Motorsports through 2020. Hendrick announced the deal Friday. The team also says Lowe's has signed an agreement to continue its primary sponsorship of Johnson's No. 48 ...

LONG POND, Pa. (AP) — NASCAR star Jimmie Johnson says he feels good and is ready to race after having skin cancer removed this week from his right shoulder. Johnson tweeted on Monday that he was on a table having basal-cell carcinoma cut out of his shoulder...

DOVER, Del. (AP) — Jimmie Johnson sped off on the final restart and earned another slice of NASCAR history, winning at Dover for the 11th time and moving into a tie for sixth on the career victories list. Johnson again made history Sunday at his favorite track — and he worked hard to take this checkered flag...

BRISTOL, Tenn. (AP) — Jimmie Johnson has picked up his second consecutive Monster Energy Cup win by taking the rain-delayed race at Bristol Motor Speedway. Johnson grabbed the lead for good with 20 laps to go and finished 1.2 se...

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Kurt Busch and Tony Stewart can cross a Daytona 500 victory off their wish list. Busch was an also-ran following his first 15 starts in NASCAR's season-opening race before taking the checkered flag with a surge on the last lap...

.Jimmie Johnson Has Won His Seventh NASCAR Championship. The win ties Johnson with Dale Earnhardt and Richard Petty in the NASCAR record books. He did it by holding off defending champion Kyle Busch and Joey Logano on a late restart. The fourth contender in the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship was Carl Edwards...

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Carl Edwards got the victory he desperately needed to earn a championship-contending spot in the NASCAR Sprint Cup finale, winning at Texas in a race shorted by 41 laps because of rain after the start had been delayed nearly six hours. ...

MARTINSVILLE, Va. (AP) — A slot in NASCAR's record books is absolutely in reach for Jimmie Johnson. Johnson earned one of four coveted spots in next month's title-deciding season finale on Sunday when he scored his ninth career victory at Martinsville Speedway. The...