Jimmie Johnson’s seemingly inevitable march toward his fourth consecutive Sprint Cup title was thrust into doubt on the third lap Sunday at Texas Motor Speedway.
Contact with Sam Hornish Jr. sent Johnson into the wall on the backstretch, and the No. 48 car sustained major damage that required a comprehensive rebuild in the garage area. Johnson started the race with a 184-point advantage on the field with only three events remaining in the season, with a chance to clinch the championship next weekend at Phoenix International Raceway. The wreck changed all that, cutting a substantial chunk out of his lead in the immediate aftermath of the accident…Â Details
KTM unveiled its new road-legal, cross-country quad at the Stoneleigh Dirt Bike Show today.
Dubbed the 525XC ATV it features a revised version of the race-bred single-cylinder engine used in KTM’s off-road motorcycles.
To achieve road legal status, the quad …Â Details
Jeff Gordon is on the pole in Texas.
Gordon won his first pole of the season with a qualifying lap of 191.117 mph at the 1 1/2 -mile, high-banked track where he …Â Details
It wasn’t easy pinning Chad Knaus down for an interview. As the Hendrick Motorsports crew chief closes in on a record fourth consecutive championship with Jimmie Johnson, he’s been a little leery of many requests. Strange, considering his regular appearances on Speed Channel programs have him rather used to exposure, right?
So the pitch had to be something that piqued his interest, and a good, old-fashioned … Details