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Mike's Garage: Johnson's three-peat puts him in rare company (Gaylord Herald Times) NASCAR 2008: What a season with changes all around. Dale Jr. starting with a new team, the Car of Tomorrow at all the races, Joe Gibbs sporting new colors and Tony Stewart announcing he was starting a new team in ‘09. What did it all mean? us.rd.yahoo.com
Remember '08 season for the (good, bad) moments (Nascar) Finally, the long 2008 Sprint Cup season has settled into the record books. us.rd.yahoo.com
Looking back, looking ahead (Carroll County Times) NASCAR Chairman Brian France vowed before this season to “minimize change” in the sport. Don’t expect him to make such a pledge entering next season. A troubling economy has forced some teams to downsize. Others could disappear. us.rd.yahoo.com
COLONIAL DOWNS NOTES (Richmond Times-Dispatch) R-MC draws date with top-ranked Mount Union D4 Sprint Cup finale: Today, 3:45 p.m., ABC; preview C3 Midlothian's Lautzenheiser, Atlee's Dejarnette win titles C5 Moyer to make 1st Series pitch C6 ALCS last night Rays 3, Red Sox 1 (Tampa Bay wins series 4-3) World Series Phillies vs. Rays (Starts Wednesday, Fox) us.rd.yahoo.com
Change is coming for NASCAR (Greensboro News & Record) NASCAR Chairman Brian France vowed before this season to "minimize change" in the sport. Don't expect him to make such a pledge entering next season. Changes loom in the 2010 schedule, which will be finalized next year. A troubled economy has forced some teams to downsize. Others could disappear. NASCAR will race in the South on Labor Day weekend, but it will be in Atlanta not Darlington. ... us.rd.yahoo.com
Sports briefs (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune) Hall of Fame Racing, the NASCAR team owned by Arizona Diamondbacks executives, will cut its staff even if it secures sponsorship to run a full 2009 season. us.rd.yahoo.com
Race Rewind | Johnson's record impressive - and the money's not bad (That's Racin') Rewinding the Ford 400 and reviewing some of what went on at Homestead: TRACKING THE CHASE No. 1 Jimmie Johnson (leader) Johnson just finished clinching his third consecutive Sprint Cup Series championship when he was asked about going for No. 4. "I could go next week and go for four, but these guys (on the team) need a break," he said. "They have tested and worked so much they need some ... us.rd.yahoo.com
Amid downturn in U.S., GM and other sports sponsors rethink their game plans (International Herald Tribune) As GM faces a crisis that has executives pleading for a bailout, many are wondering how much those troubles will affect U.S. sports. us.rd.yahoo.com
Race Rewind | 'Ignition' is a pretty big word, but so is 'if' (That's Racin') Rewinding the Ford 400 and reviewing some of what went on at Homestead: REAR-VIEW MIRROR Ignition issues at Charlotte prove critical Carl Edwards had a sensational Chase. He won three of the final four races and finished fourth or better in eight of the 10 playoff events. But if you want to know how hard it is to do what Jimmie Johnson has done in winning three championships, consider ... us.rd.yahoo.com
Las Vegas Sun (Las Vegas Sun) What can be said about Jimmie Johnson and Chad Knaus that hasn’t already been said? Not much. But I do think one of the key elements to their history making performance is that consistency on the track comes from consistency back at the shop. us.rd.yahoo.com
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