Can Jimmie Johnson win his sixth-straight Sprint Cup title? How well will NASCAR's new points format be accepted? Are Tony Stewart's troubles with Australians just beginning? Jeffrey Boswell has the answers and more in his NASCAR 2011 predictions.
Johnson finished second at Homestead, easily overcoming Denny Hamlin’s 15-point lead entering the race, to capture his fifth-straight Sprint Cup title.
Johnson finished fifth in the Tums Fast Relief 500, a solid result, albeit one that was outdone by his closest Chase For The Cup competitors, Denny Hamlin and Kevin Harvick.
Johnson followed his win at Dover with a runner-up at Kansas, second only to race winner Greg Biffle. Johnson also took the lead in the Sprint Cup point standing, and leads Denny Hamlin by eight.
The three-time Cup Series champion from Middletown, Connecticut, led 95 of 400 laps and outdueled Chase Briscoe through a late cycle of green flag pit stops to notch his second Cup victory of 2026 in Richmond, Virginia.
The 2024 CARS Pro Late Model champion from Willow Park, Texas, led a race-high 225 of 250 laps, swept all three stages and captured his second Truck Series career victory in Richmond, Virginia.
Kaden Honeycutt made his one year anniversary with Team Toyota count as he led 225 of 250 laps and claimed his second victory of his season and Truck Series career.
AKE GARCIA, No. 98 Quanta Services/Curb Records Ford F-150 – “It was a solid day for our group. We certainly had more speed than what we’ve had pretty much this whole summer."
