Archive for April 1st, 2007

Martinsville race replay

Posted by on April 1st, 2007

Neither flames in Kevin Harvick’s car nor a brief shower could keep Jimmie Johnson and Jeff Gordon from having a fantastic finish. Watch the entire Martinsville race.

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Riding with Junior: Martinsville

Posted by on April 1st, 2007

Want to ride with Dale Earnhardt Jr.? Well, we can’t put you in his Chevrolet Monte Carlo for one thing, there’s only one seat but we can put you inside his head.

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Dale Earnhardt Jr. seemed on the verge of a big day Sunday, one that would have ended his 31-race winless streak and allowed him to mark the 28-year anniversary of his father’s first win with one of his own.

Then came the rain, and his chances at victory flew into his window.

“I got something in my eye before we went back out after the rain,” he said, referring to a nearly 32-minute rain delay after the race was 357 laps old.

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Hamlin has pit problems; Wood watches weather

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Denny Hamlin started on the pole and had a potentially winning day in the works until troubles on pit road took him out of contention for a victory.

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Rain men: DW-Dale Jr. red flag Q&A

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Johnson holds off Gordon for Martinsville win

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Jimmie Johnson sprays the crowd as he celebrates after winning the Goody's Cool Orange NASCAR Nextel Cup auto race at Martinsville Speedway in Martinsville, Va., Sunday April 1, 2007. (AP Photo/Don Petersen)Jimmie Johnson withstood teammate Jeff Gordon’s bumping and banging for much of the last 53 laps Sunday and held him off by a front bumper to win for the third time in six NASCAR Nextel Cup races this year.

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Johnson tops Gordon

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Jimmie Johnson sprays the crowd as he celebrates after winning the Goody's Cool Orange NASCAR Nextel Cup auto race at Martinsville Speedway in Martinsville, Va., Sunday April 1, 2007. (AP Photo/Don Petersen)Driver expertly blocks his Hendrick mentor to earn third win of season

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Notebook: Earnhardt sees red

Posted by on April 1st, 2007

MARTINSVILLE, Va. (AP) -Dale Earnhardt Jr. seemed on the verge of a big day Sunday, one that would have ended his 31-race winless streak and allowed him to mark the 28-year anniversary of his father’s first win with one of his own.

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Jimmie Johnson overcame a rain delay and a big threat by his teammate Jeff Gordon to win at Martinsville Speedway. Johnson won for the third time in four weeks, leaving Martinsville with the traditional grandfather clock.

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