Jimmie Johnson scored his fourth win of the season and his first in 18 tries Sunday in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series AAA Texas 500 at Texas Motor Speedway .It marked the third win in a row at Texas for Johnson as he led a race high 191 of 341 laps for his 70th career win.
“It’s a testament to this team and the fact that we’ll never give up,” Johnson said. “We’ll always keep fighting and keep trying to make our cars better. We’re not in the Chase and not where we want to be – fighting for the championship.”
“It’s just a Chase that was tough for us but to redeem ourselves here and come out with a victory is really cool,” he added. “Last weekend in Homestead where we were testing, we found some speed we’ve been missing and we found comfort in the car and got it right.”
That wasn’t the story of the night however. For the second race in the Chase, a brawl broke out on pit road that involved Brad Keselowski and left bloody lips and bad feelings among several crews. 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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