(By Greg Engle CupScene.com Editor,NASCAR Examiner)
Posted: Tuesday,March 30th, 2010
Jimmie Johnson did something at Martinsville Monday that he hasn’t done since 2005.
The driver who had won five out of the last eight races at Martinsville didn’t lead a single lap.
Johnson had been expected to contend for the win at Martinsville. But in reality the driver who won three of the first five races of the season including the previous race the week prior at Bristol not only didn’t contend, he finished ninth tying his worst finish here which happened in his second full year of Sprint Cup completion in 2003.
It also marked the first time since 2005 that Johnson had finished outside the top five. According to Johnson the team was preparing for the future and that led to a terrible day.
Jimmie Johnson. (Photo by Geoff Burke/Getty Images for NASCAR)
“We were trying some stuff through the company, especially on the 48 car today,” Johnson said. MORE–>>
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