By Jerry Bonkowski Cool, calm and collected, ignores pressure and does what he needs to do with a virtually effortless and surgical precision. How many times have those types of words described Jimmie Johnson? Much like we used to talk about being like Mike – NBA great Michael Jordan, of course – the only way to beat Jimmie is to be like Jimmie, and that’s exactly what Kevin Harvick did Sunday at Dover. It didn’t matter that Johnson had won a record 10 times at Dover coming into the race. It didn’t matter that he was a six-time Sprint Cup champion. Harvick…

By Aaron Burns No one knew what to expect when Tony Stewart broke into the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series in 1999. As a rookie with Joe Gibbs Racing, Stewart was tasked with the job of chasing a Winston Cup title while driving an orange No. 20 Home Depot Pontiac. The fact that Stewart began his career driving a Pontiac in the Winston Cup Series accurately dates just how long he’s been a part of NASCAR’s highest level of competition. But he’s been more than just a part of it. He’s played a lead role for the better part of two decades. It…

By Jared Turner 5 Lessons Learned At New Hampshire Kevin Harvick’s Back Is Against The Wall Kevin Harvick and crew chief Rodney Childers rolled the dice at New Hampshire by trying to stretch their final tank of fuel to the finish, knowing well that the strategy may not pay off. It didn’t. Harvick, who had the race’s dominant car and led 216 of 300 laps, ran out of gas with three laps to go and finished 21st. Instead of punching his ticket into the next round of the Chase, the defending Sprint Cup Series champion is ranked 15th among the 16 Chase…