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Edwards gets jump on Johnson in Cup qualifying

Nov. 14, 2008
Carl Edwards got the jump on Jimmie Johnson in Friday's qualifying for the NASCAR Sprint Cup finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
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Edwards wins race, Johnson wins title

Edwards wins race, Johnson wins title

HOMESTEAD, Fla., Nov. 16 (UPI) -- Carl Edwards won the Ford 400 Sprint Cup auto race at Homestead, Fla., Sunday afternoon, but Jimmie Johnson captured his third straight points championship.

Edwards wins Ford 300 auto race

HOMESTEAD, Fla., Nov. 15 (UPI) -- Carl Edwards won Saturday's Ford 300 at the Homestead Miami Speedway.

Johnson qualifies poorly for final race

HOMESTEAD, Fla., Nov. 14 (UPI) -- Jimmie Johnson, needing to finish 36th or better at the season-ending Ford 400 to win the Sprint Cup title, will be deep in the field at the start of the race.

Johnson wins Phoenix auto race

PHOENIX, Nov. 9 (UPI) -- Jimmie Johnson closed in on a third straight points championship Sunday, winning the Sprint Cup Checker O'Reilly Auto Parts 500 Sprint Cup race in Phoenix.

Edwards wins at Phoenix International

AVONDALE, Ariz., Nov. 8 (UPI) -- Carl Edwards gained 35 more points on leader Clint Bowyer in the Nationwide Series standings after winning Saturday's Hefty Odor Block 200 at Phoenix.

Jimmie Johnson closes in on title

AVONDALE, Ariz., Nov. 7 (UPI) -- Jimmie Johnson, closing in on his third straight points championship, won the pole Friday for Sunday's running of the Checker O'Reilly Auto Parts 500.

Edwards wins Dickies 500 auto race

FORT WORTH, Texas, Nov. 2 (UPI) -- Carl Edwards won Sunday's Dickies 500 Sprint Cup auto race, driving the final 69 laps without making a pit stop for fuel.

Carl Edwards wins Pep Boys Sprint race

HAMPTON, Ga., Oct. 26 (UPI) -- Carl Edwards drove his No. 99 Ford to victory Sunday afternoon in the Sprint Cup's Pep Boys Auto 500 at the Atlanta Motor Speedway.

Sprint Cup qualifyng rained out in Georgia

HAMPTON, Ga., Oct. 24 (UPI) -- Rain washed out Sprint Cup Series qualifying for the third straight week Friday and forced NASCAR to set the field for Sunday's Pep Boys Auto 500.

Jimmie Johnson dominates at Martinsville

MARTINSVILLE, Va., Oct. 19 (UPI) -- Jimmie Johnson led 339-of-504 laps on the way to a dominant victory at Sunday's Tums QuikPak 500 Sprint Cup auto race at the Martinsville (Va.) Speedway.

Sprint Cup qualifying rained out

MARTINSVILLE, Va., Oct. 17 (UPI) -- Friday's rain forced the cancellation of qualifying for the Sprint Cup TUMS QuikPak 500 auto race at the Martinsville (Va.) Speedway.

Jeff Burton wins Bank of America 500

CONCORD, N.C., Oct. 12 (UPI) -- Jeff Burton was the winner at Saturday night's Bank of America 500 Sprint Cup auto race at the Lowe's Motor Speedway in Concord, N.C.

Kyle Busch wins Nationwide race

CONCORD, N.C., Oct. 11 (UPI) -- Kyle Busch had the best car throughout the race and fought off Jeff Burton Friday to win the NASCAR Nationwide series Dollar General 300 in Concord, N.C.

Rain wipes out NASCAR qualifying

CONCORD, N.C., Oct. 9 (UPI) -- Heavy rains in Concord, N.C., Thursday forced a cancellation of qualifying for Saturday's NASCAR Sprint Cup Bank of America 500 at Lowe's Motor Speedway.

Jimmie Johnson wins Kansas Sprint Cup race

KANSAS CITY, Kan., Sept. 28 (UPI) -- Jimmie Johnson assumed the points lead by winning Sunday's Sprint Cup Camping World RV 400 at the Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, Kan.
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Russian Maria Sharapova signs autographs after winning her French Open womens first round match against Romanian Alexandra Cadantu at Roland Garros in Paris on May 29, 2012. Sharapova defeated Cadantu 6-0, 6-0 to advance to the next round. UPI/David Silpa