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An Open Letter to President Jimmie Johnson

Dear "President" Jimmie Johnson, First of all, is it all right to call you "Mr. President?" I mean, you have been the defending Sprint Cup champion of four years now—the length of one ...

Written by Christopher Leone about 1 day ago 133 reads 8 comments
BAM Racing Closes in on Return to the Track

This weekend at Homestead-Miami Speedway, BAM Racing and owner Beth Ann Morgenthau formally announced their return to the Sprint Cup Series for the 2010 season with the No. 49 Warner Music Nashville Toyota...

Written by Christopher Leone about 4 days ago 72 reads 3 comments
One and Done: Ford 400

Well, the Sprint Cup Series ends this week at Homestead, and I'm pretty sure that we're all glad to see the end of yet another season of Jimmie Johnson taking advantage of the Chase format like a fat man at the Golden Corral...

Written by Christopher Leone about 9 days ago 73 reads 6 comments
High Marks For Mercedes' New Formula One Lineup

While Mercedes Grand Prix may have failed to retain reigning world champion Jenson Button, the engine supplier can still call the Brit a part of its team...

Written by Christopher Leone about 10 days ago 568 reads 0 comments
Season Review/Preview: Will Power

The 2009 season was one of great opportunity for Will Power, the affable Australian who came over to the IndyCar Series after its merger with Champ Car...

Written by Christopher Leone about 11 days ago 52 reads 0 comments
A Passionate Lack of Passion for Jimmie Johnson and the Chase

So this is it—the Sprint Cup title is pretty much locked up, and for the fourth consecutive year, the hardware goes home to Jimmie Johnson...

Written by Christopher Leone about 12 days ago 396 reads 13 comments
One and Done: Checker O'Reilly Auto Parts 500 Presented by Pennzoil

The Chase for the Sprint Cup is heating up with only two races left on the schedule. This weekend's race takes place at Phoenix, and the length of the official title—the Checker O'Reilly Auto ...

Written by Christopher Leone about 16 days ago 22 reads 0 comments
Martin Realistic After Johnson's Debacle at Texas

Despite gaining 111 points on defending champion Jimmie Johnson in Sprint Cup points after the Dickies 500 at Texas, Mark Martin isn't expecting his Hendrick Motorsports teammate to gift-wrap the title based on one poor performance...

Written by Christopher Leone about 18 days ago 68 reads 0 comments
Season Review/Preview: Helio Castroneves

It's never too early to start writing "season preview" articles in the IZOD IndyCar Series when your subject drives for one of the best teams in motorsports and has never finished worse than sixth in the points...

Written by Christopher Leone about 22 days ago 68 reads 1 comments
Ryan Hunter-Reay Heir Apparent To Fourth Andretti Car

Over the past few years, apparel company Izod has taken a strong interest in the IndyCar Series, elevating itself from a partnership with driver Ryan Hunter-Reay, to official apparel partner ...

Written by Christopher Leone about 23 days ago 289 reads 1 comments
One and Done: Dickies 500

Three races remain on the Sprint Cup Series schedule as the teams head to Fort Worth for the Dickies 500 at Texas Motor Speedway. This is the third and final "cookie cutter" (1.5-mile tri-oval) race of the Chase, and its defending champion is Carl Edwards

Written by Christopher Leone about 23 days ago 54 reads 0 comments
A Tale of Two Race Teams: Bass Pro Shops' NASCAR Dilemma

The sponsors of NASCAR teams are obligated to pay the bills in order to plaster their logos on the cars. They're obligated to stick with a team through the length of their contract, for better ...

Written by Christopher Leone about 24 days ago 448 reads 7 comments
More Wrecks At Talladega: Hate To Say I Saw It Coming, But...

Another Talladega race, another wild and dangerous finish. So it goes every time the Sprint Cup Series visits the Alabama track, where upside down stock cars and a boring first 180 laps or so are about as inevitable as death and taxes...

Written by Christopher Leone about 26 days ago 156 reads 1 comments
One and Done: AMP Energy 500

For the first time in its history, Talladega Superspeedway hosts a race in the Chase for the Sprint Cup, as NASCAR's premiere series heads to Alabama this weekend for the AMP Energy 500...

Written by Christopher Leone about about 1 month ago 42 reads 0 comments
Richard Petty Motorsports Further Solidifies 2010 Plans

An Associated Press report published today suggests that Best Buy, Elliott Sadler's sponsor on the No. 19 Richard Petty Motorsports car for the past couple of years, will move to its teammate, the No...

Written by Christopher Leone about about 1 month ago 150 reads 1 comments
Will a New Crew Chief Bring Kyle Busch to the Promised Land?

Joe Gibbs Racing announced today that Dave Rogers, a championship-winning crew chief in the Nationwide Series, will be paired with Kyle Busch for the final four races of this year's Sprint Cup Series schedule...

Written by Christopher Leone about about 1 month ago 138 reads 3 comments
One and Done: Tums Fast Relief 500

With half of the Chase for the Sprint Cup completed, the Sprint Cup Series heads to the bullring that is Martinsville Speedway this weekend for the Tums Fast Relief 500...

Written by Christopher Leone about about 1 month ago 92 reads 2 comments
Some Sports "News" Just Doesn't Matter

When I wake up in the morning, the first thing I do is tune my TV to ESPNEWS. Since I'm usually in a rush in the mornings, I feel the need to get as caught-up in the world of sports as I possibly ...

Written by Christopher Leone about about 1 month ago 39 reads 0 comments
NASCAR: About That Championship Chase...

So, two weeks ago, after the Kansas race, I wrote an article about how this year's Chase may not be settled as early as last year's was...

Written by Christopher Leone about about 1 month ago 112 reads 2 comments
Jenson Button Wins 2009 Formula One Championship

Red Bull and Mark Webber may have won the battle, but Brawn GP and Jenson Button won the war at Formula One's penultimate race in Brazil...

Written by Christopher Leone about about 1 month ago 142 reads 4 comments
One and Done: NASCAR Banking 500

Half a dozen races remain in the Chase for the Sprint Cup as the teams head to Charlotte for the NASCAR Banking 500. This is the second race of the Chase to be held on a 1.5-mile tri-oval, following Kansas two weeks ago and preceding Texas on Nov...

Written by Christopher Leone about about 1 month ago 128 reads 0 comments
Silly Season Gets Sillier: TRG To Dodge With Labonte?

Autoweek reports today that fledgling NASCAR Sprint Cup team The Racer's Group and floundering manufacturer Dodge are interested in hooking up for the 2010 season...

Written by Christopher Leone about about 1 month ago 236 reads 4 comments
Don't Put Dale Earnhardt In The NASCAR Hall Of Fame, At Least Not Yet

Call me a lover of controversy, call me a rebel, call me what you will—I do not want to see Dale Earnhardt inducted as one of the first members of the NASCAR Hall of Fame...

Written by Christopher Leone about about 1 month ago 326 reads 20 comments
ESPN Needs to Cut the Corporate Crap and Display Race Sponsor Names Properly

When ESPN announced its return to NASCAR coverage a couple of years ago, I was excited. The network that did the best job ever of producing NASCAR coverage was finally returning after a six-year layoff, and I had missed them greatly...

Written by Christopher Leone about about 1 month ago 163 reads 8 comments
Hey, Bleacher Report: Fix Your ******* Website

I love writing for Bleacher Report, but trying to use this website is getting ri-god-damn-diculous. I cannot tell you how many frustrating issues I've been having over the past week, especially ...

Written by Christopher Leone about about 1 month ago 55 reads 6 comments

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Christopher Leone Article Archive

An Open Letter to President Jimmie Johnson

BAM Racing Closes in on Return to the Track

One and Done: Ford 400

High Marks For Mercedes' New Formula One Lineup

Season Review/Preview: Will Power

A Passionate Lack of Passion for Jimmie Johnson and the Chase

One and Done: Checker O'Reilly Auto Parts 500 Presented by Pennzoil

Martin Realistic After Johnson's Debacle at Texas

Season Review/Preview: Helio Castroneves

Ryan Hunter-Reay Heir Apparent To Fourth Andretti Car

One and Done: Dickies 500

A Tale of Two Race Teams: Bass Pro Shops' NASCAR Dilemma

More Wrecks At Talladega: Hate To Say I Saw It Coming, But...

One and Done: AMP Energy 500

Richard Petty Motorsports Further Solidifies 2010 Plans

Will a New Crew Chief Bring Kyle Busch to the Promised Land?

One and Done: Tums Fast Relief 500

Some Sports "News" Just Doesn't Matter

NASCAR: About That Championship Chase...

Jenson Button Wins 2009 Formula One Championship

One and Done: NASCAR Banking 500

Silly Season Gets Sillier: TRG To Dodge With Labonte?

Don't Put Dale Earnhardt In The NASCAR Hall Of Fame, At Least Not Yet

ESPN Needs to Cut the Corporate Crap and Display Race Sponsor Names Properly

Hey, Bleacher Report: Fix Your ******* Website

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