For much of the day Sunday Brad Keselowski was the belle of the ball. But it was Jimmie Johnson who stole the show, and the win at Texas Motor Speedway. Keselowski led a race record 312 laps but didn’t have enough to hold off Johnson in the final laps and it was Johnson who was celebrating in victory lane after the NASCAR Sprint Cup AAA Texas 500.
Johnson set up his race winning move on a final restart with 18 laps to go. Johnson moved from his third place spot to second and was stalking Keselowski for the lead with 14 laps to go. He continued pressuring Keselowski and with three laps to go, Johnson was able to get by for the win.
“I could see that he was really tight and that was the first I had seen him that vulnerable all day,” Johnson said. MORE>>>
Greg is the author of "The Nuts and Bolts of NASCAR: The Definitive Viewers' Guide to Big-Time Stock Car Auto Racing" and has been published in major publications across the country including the Los Angeles Times, the Cleveland Plain Dealer and the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. He was also a contributor to Chicken Soup for the NASCAR Soul, published in 2010, and the Christmas edition in 2016. He wrote as the NASCAR, Formula 1, Auto Reviews and National Veterans Affairs Examiner for Examiner.com and has appeared on Fox News. He holds a BS degree in communications, a Masters degree in psychology and is currently a PhD candidate majoring in psychology. He is currently the weekend Motorsports Editor for Autoweek.
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