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Adam Johnson

About author
Adam is the Brit with a heart of American motorsport, and is The Checkered Flag's NASCAR reporter. Outside of writing about the greatest motor racing show on Earth, he's also a freelance motorsport broadcaster and commentator; most regularly heard on Downforce Radio's RaceDayLive and Downforce USA shows, as well as a Youtuber on his own channel, Team Bombersports.
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NASCAR Cup Series

AAA 500: Johnson Steals It From Keselowski in Texas

By Adam Johnson
November 9, 2015
3 Mins read

Jimmie Johnson produced a vintage display to beat the dominant Brad Keselowski, play Chase spoiler, and triumph in the NASCAR AAA 500 at Texas Motor Speedway.

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NASCAR Cup Series

Matt Kenseth Suspended for Two Races for Joey Logano Wreck: Right Decision, Wrong Time?

By Adam Johnson
November 4, 2015
4 Mins read
Matt Kenseth has been suspended for two race weekends after crashing Joey Logano out of the Goody’s 500 from Martinsville this past weekend.
NASCAR Cup Series

Goody's 500: Jeff Gordon Takes Emotional Win; Kenseth Wrecks Logano

By Adam Johnson
November 3, 2015
3 Mins read
The NASCAR Chase Eliminator Round started in chaotic fashion at Martinsville which saw Jeff Gordon prevail for a hugely popular victory
NASCAR Cup Series

CampingWorld.com 500: Logano Survives Messy Conclusion, Sweeps Contender Round

By Adam Johnson
October 25, 2015
4 Mins read
In a race finish that will go down as one of the messiest and most controversial in NASCAR history, Joey Logano survived the mayhem to sweep the Contender Round, beating Dale Earnhardt Jr. by a nose to knock him out of the 2015 Chase for the Sprint Cup.
NASCAR Cup Series

Hollywood Casino 400: Logano Spins Kenseth To Win in Kansas

By Adam Johnson
October 19, 2015
3 Mins read
Just as fans and pundits were wondering if the 2015 NASCAR Chase for the Sprint Cup would lack for dramatic moments, we got one at Kansas Speedway, as Joey Logano dumped Matt Kenseth out of the lead and stormed to victory in the Hollywood Casino 400.
NASCAR Cup SeriesOther

Logano Progresses as Chasers Stumble in Charlotte

By Adam Johnson
October 15, 2015
3 Mins read
With fellow Chase contenders dropping like flies around him, Joey Logano kept cool to secure victory in the Bank of America 500 at Charlotte, and a safe passage into the 2015 Chase for the Sprint Cup Round 3.
NASCAR Cup Series

NASCAR Goes for New Low-Downforce Package for 2016

By Adam Johnson
October 14, 2015
3 Mins read
After two successful trial races at Kentucky and Darlington, NASCAR have mandated a new low-downforce package to be used in Sprint Cup Series competition in 2016, on all tracks outside of Daytona and Talladega.
NASCAR Cup Series

Kevin Harvick Dominates Dover, Fights Through to Chase Round 2

By Adam Johnson
October 5, 2015
3 Mins read
In a week where nothing less than a win would do to keep his championship hopes alive, Kevin Harvick produced his most dominant performance of the year to win the AAA 400 at Dover International Speedway.
NASCAR Whelen Euro Series

Day Sweeps Zolder Finals; Vilarino Takes Third EuroNASCAR Title

By Adam Johnson
October 4, 2015
2 Mins read
A second peerless drive in as many days saw Alon Day sweep the NASCAR Whelen Euro Series Zolder Finals weekend, as Ander Vilarino clinched a record third EuroNASCAR title.
Formula 1NASCAR Whelen Euro Series

DF1 Racing Signs Mathias Lauda and Freddie Hunt for EuroNASCAR 2016

By Adam Johnson
October 4, 2015
1 Mins read
Forty years after the 1976 F1 season, the Hunt and Lauda names are reunited as Freddie Hunt joins DF1 Racing for the 2016 EuroNASCAR season alongside Mathias Lauda.
NASCAR Whelen Euro Series

Ercoli Takes Classy Zolder Double to win EuroNASCAR ELITE 2 Title

By Adam Johnson
October 4, 2015
1 Mins read
A majestic pair of drives from Gianmarco Ercoli at the EuroNASCAR Zolder Finals have seem him crowned NASCAR Whelen Euro Series ELITE 2 Division champion.
NASCAR Whelen Euro Series

Alon Day dominates chaotic EuroNASCAR Race 1 in Zolder

By Adam Johnson
October 3, 2015
2 Mins read
Israeli sensation Alon Day took a second career NASCAR Whelen Euro Series victory in commanding fashion at Circuit Zolder in the first of two ELITE 1 races of the weekend, as the frantic championship battle was turned on its head with one race still to go to decide a 2015 EuroNASCAR champion.
NASCAR Cup Series

Tony Stewart Announces Retirement from NASCAR after 2016 - The End of an Era?

By Adam Johnson
October 2, 2015
3 Mins read
Only Tony Stewart could make a retirement announcement, into a combination comeback party and celebration of one of NASCAR’s biggest personalities.
NASCAR Whelen Euro Series

EuroNASCAR Set To Unveil 2016 Schedule and Car

By Adam Johnson
October 1, 2015
2 Mins read
The NASCAR Whelen Euro Series will unveil their 2016 calender at the final round of their 2015 season this weekend at Circuit Zolder in Belgium, as well as taking the wraps off a brand new car and aero kit for 2016.
NASCAR Whelen Euro Series

Preview: EuroNASCAR Zolder Finals - Can Vilarino Stay One Step Ahead?

By Adam Johnson
September 29, 2015
3 Mins read
Ander Vilarino leads the NASCAR Whelen Euro Series heading into the final round of the season at Zolder, but strong competition could stop him from winning the ultimate prize in European stock car racing.
NASCAR Cup Series

Matt Kenseth Rises Above Madness To Win Sylvania 300

By Adam Johnson
September 27, 2015
3 Mins read
Matt Kenseth made it two-from-two for Joe Gibbs Racing in the 2015 Chase for the Sprint Cup Contender Round, taking a hugely tense victory in the Sylvania 300 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.
NASCAR Xfinity Series

Ryan Blaney storms frantic NASCAR Xfinity race at Kentucky

By Adam Johnson
September 27, 2015
2 Mins read
In a field full of NASCAR’s finest young stars, Ryan Blaney rose above all of them to take victory in the VisitMyrtleBeach.com 300 at Kentucky Speedway.
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