Chevy’s #48 Lowe’s Car Wins 7th NASCAR Championship (With Help From Very Good Driver Jimmie Johnson)
A record-tying seventh series championship for very good NASCAR driver Jimmie Johnson meant that the Chevy SS sporting a blue and white Lowe’s paint job earned the driver his seventh series ring. “Just didn’t think the race was unfolding for us like we needed to do to be the champs, but we just kept our […]
Chevy Driver Jimmie Johnson Picks Up 79th Career Sprint Cup Win at Martinsville
Just a couple of months ago, it looked like it would be a lost season for Chevy driver Jimmie Johnson as he experienced a 15-race stretch in which he only accumulated three top-5 finishes, but you can never underestimate the heart of a champion because Johnson’s win Sunday at Martinsville guaranteed him a shot at […]
Jimmie Johnson Gives Team Chevy the Victory at Charlotte
When six-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion Jimmie Johnson crossed the finish line in first-place on Sunday, that win meant the Chevy racecar driver finally broke a 24-race winless streak, which was the longest of his illustrious career. Chevy News: Did you hear an electric Corvette set a world record for the fastest all-electric sports […]
Paint Scheme for Jimmie Johnson’s New Chevy Racecar Supports Youth Education
In his career, Chevrolet racecar driver Jimmie Johnson has won six championships and 77 races in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, but it may be the work that he’s done for charity that defines his legacy above all else. On August 7th, at the NASCAR event at Watkins Glen International, Johnson will race with a […]
Jimmie Johnson Not Content Just to be Tied with Earnhardt Sr. on NASCAR’s All-Time Wins List
This weekend at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Chevy driver Jimmie Johnson has the opportunity to make NASCAR history; because with one more win he’ll pass the legendary Dale Earnhardt Sr. for sole procession of seventh-place on the all-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series wins list. Johnson made his debut in NASCAR’s premier series in 2001, just […]
NASCAR Recap: Jimmie Johnson Wins 75th Career Sprint Cup Race
Despite already being eliminated from title contention, 39-year-old Jimmie Johnson was able to pick up his fifth win of the 2015 season at Texas Motor Speedway, when he passed driver Brad Keslowski with only three laps to go. Chevy Concept Cars: Check out Chevy’s Red Line Concepts from the 2015 SEMA Show Keslowski started the race […]
Jimmie Johnson Eliminated from 2015 NASCAR Playoffs
Dover International Speedway is one of Jimmie Johnson’s favorite stops on the NASCAR circuit. He made history in his No. 48 Chevrolet SS at Dover this past May, when he picked up his 10th career win at the “Monster Mile.” This put him in the same category as hall-of-famers Richard Petty, David Pearson, Darrell Waltrip, and Dale […]
Kevin Harvick’s Shove of Jimmie Johnson Inspires Mortal Kombat Parody
After Sunday’s opening race of the Chase for the Sprint Cup at Chicagoland Speedway, NASCAR drivers and Chevrolet teammates Jimmie Johnson and Kevin Harvick got into a little brouhaha. Harvick was apparently angry that Johnson’s No. 48 Chevy SS had bumped his No. 4 car during the race, puncturing a tire and leading to his […]
Jimmie Johnson Decides to Forgo Free Agency, Re-Signs With Hendrick
Jimmie Johnson could have been the hottest free agent in the history of NASCAR and milked every second of it the same way LeBron James does seemingly every summer, but instead the 39-year-old Johnson decided to ink a two-year contact extension with Hendrick Motorsports to ensure he stays with the only Sprint Cup Series team he […]
Jimmie Johnson Looking To Repeat at Michigan International Speedway
Jimmie Johnson has already won four races this season and he’s looking to add to that total this Sunday at Michigan International Speedway. Johnson, a six-time Sprint Cup Series champion, picked up his first career win at Michigan last June in his No. 48 Chevrolet. Johnson’s team also received good news this week. Their penalty […]
Jimmie Johnson and Chevy Take the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Championship
If you follow NASCAR or sports at all, you’re used to seeing No. 48 atop the podium, and you saw it again last weekend, as Jimmie Johnson won the 2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championship once again. The distinction marks the record sixth time in just eight years that Johnson ended the season with more […]
Chevy Driver Johnson Passes Racing Legend Earnhardt Sr. on NASCAR’s All-Time Wins List
While seven-time NASCAR champion Dale Earnhardt Sr. currently still has more titles than Jimmie Johnson, it can no longer be said that he won more races than the driver of the No. 48 Chevrolet SS. Fellow Team Chevy driver Kevin Harvick led the most laps during Sunday’s race at Fontana. For a while, it appeared […]
Johnson Driving For Record 10th Dover Victory
Only four drivers in NASCAR history have won 10 races at a single track. Jimmie Johnson is looking to become the fifth this Sunday at Dover International Speedway. The other four drivers on that list are hall-of-famers: Dale Earnhardt, Darrell Waltrip, Richard Petty, and David Pearson. For his career, Johnson has finished inside the top-10 […]
7 New Automotive History Books for Your Winter TBR Pile
This article contains affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate, The News Wheel may earn a small commission when you click on links and complete qualifying purchases. You can read our full disclaimer here. Need a good read to while away the long winter evenings? Check out these recently published automotive history books. Whether you’re into […]
Honda Wins 10th IndyCar Manufacturers’ Title
Herta won the Grand Prix of Monterey from pole just as he had at last year’s race, relinquishing the lead for only four of the 95 laps
Counting Down 10 Big Ones in the Daytona 500
Every sport has its grand event. For football, it’s the Super Bowl. In baseball, it’s the World Series. When it comes to NASCAR, the Great American Race at the Daytona International Speedway takes the cake. Daytona kicks off every racing season with a field of 40 cars racing 500 miles at top speeds of 210 […]
New Display at GM’s Detroit HQ Celebrates Automaker’s Motorsports Legacy
A display featuring 13 classic and modern General Motors race and pace vehicles is now open for viewing in Detroit. It’s part of the larger GM World installation in the atrium of GM’s Renaissance Center headquarters. “The new display in GM World celebrates one of the richest histories in motorsports,” said Tim Mahoney, chief marketing […]
Chevrolet Reveals the 2018 Camaro ZL1 NASCAR Cup Race Car
For years, Chevrolet’s go-to vehicle for NASCAR racing has been the Chevrolet SS. Of course, with the discontinuation of the SS, it is undoubtedly time for a change. That change comes in the form of another iconic Chevrolet performance model, as Chevy has just revealed the 2018 Camaro ZL1 NASCAR Cup Race Car. The Camaro ZL1 […]