Bill Fleischman

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Bill Fleischman: Johnson on verge of NASCAR history

by Bill Fleischman

Posted 11/19/2009

ONE RACE to go ... 267 more laps ... To become the first NASCAR Cup series racer to win four consecutive championships, all Jimmie Johnson has to do Sunday at Homestead-Miami Speedway is finish 25th or better. Johnson's consistency and the high-level efficiency of his No. 48 Lowe's Chevrolet team make it likely that Johnson will four-peat.

Bill Fleischman: Montoya a good fit with NASCAR

by Bill Fleischman

Posted 11/12/2009

AS A RACER with IndyCar and Formula One experience, Juan Pablo Montoya is qualified to compare NASCAR racing with other series. When you read what he says about major league stock-car racing, you might feel he has been NASCAR-ized. Whatever, ol' J.P. thinks NASCAR is No. 1.

Bill Fleischman: Tips to improve NASCAR - 11/05/2009: WITH THE interminable NASCAR season winding down, and Jimmie Johnson about to be crowned King James IV, please consider some suggestions to improve NASCAR:
Bill Fleischman: Newman pleased with success with new NASCAR team - 10/29/2009: by Bill Fleischman

When this racing season began, Ryan Newman didn't know what to expect. He was with a new team, co-owned by fellow Hoosier Tony Stewart. Traditionally, new teams in the Sprint Cup Series struggle.
Bill Fleischman: Johnson again cuts to NASCAR's Chase - 10/22/2009: by Bill Fleischman

WELCOME TO NASCAR's Nightmare. Just halfway through the 10-race Chase for the Championship, Jimmie Johnson appears to have his fourth consecutive championship locked up. Drama, exit stage right. The Chase is over.
Bill Fleischman: Jimmie Johnson peaking at right time of NASCAR's Chase - 10/15/2009: by Bill Fleischman

A COUPLE OF weeks ago, after another Jimmie Johnson column lead, I promised our sports desk I wouldn't write about the three-time reigning NASCAR Sprint Cup champion every week.
Bill Fleischman: Biffle's crew chief Erwin calm heading into heart of Chase - 10/08/2009: by Bill Fleischman

CONSIDERING what is at stake, you'd think the 12 crew chiefs in the Chase for the Championship would be enduring sleepless nights and gulping Maalox in large quantities.
Bill Fleischman: Johnson seems driven for another NASCAR Sprint Cup title - 10/01/2009: by Bill Fleischman

MAYBE WE ARE getting carried away with Jimmie Johnson's dominating performance Sunday at Dover. After two races, Mark Martin still leads the Chase for the Championship by 10 points.
Bill Fleischman: In the Chase, Martin wants to win it all, not just show up - 09/24/2009: by Bill Fleischman

Let's put to rest the idea that Mark Martin is just happy to be back as a full-time Sprint Cup racer. The geezer is going for his first Chase championship.
Bill Fleischman: NASCAR's Chase begins in earnest - 09/17/2009: by Bill Fleischman

Six of the dozen drivers beginning pursuit of NASCAR's Chase for the Championship on Sunday weren't in the playoff-on-wheels last year. When these six look around, they'll see four former Sprint Cup champions in the Chase. Talk about intimidation . . .
Bill Fleischman: Vickers, Kyle Busch vie for spot in NASCAR's Chase field - 09/10/2009: by Bill Fleischman

ONE RACE to go to settle the 12-driver NASCAR Chase for the Championship field. Brian Vickers trails 12th-place driver Matt Kenseth by only 20 points; Kyle Busch is 37 points behind Kenseth.
Bill Fleischman: Kenseth is keeping his cool down NASCAR's stretch - 09/03/2009: by Bill Fleischman

IF HE WERE NOT an experienced racer, Matt Kenseth could find that the next two Sprint Cup races are potent perspiration producers.