Irish eyes finally smile on Jimmie Johnson at Michigan

BROOKLYN, MI - JUNE 15: Jimmie Johnson, driver of the #48 Lowe's/Kobalt Tools Chevrolet, celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Quicken Loans 400 at Michigan International Speedway on June 15, 2014 in Brooklyn, Michigan. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images)
BROOKLYN, MI - JUNE 15:  Jimmie Johnson, driver of the #48 Lowe's/Kobalt Tools Chevrolet, celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Quicken Loans 400 at Michigan International Speedway on June 15, 2014 in Brooklyn, Michigan.  (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images)
BROOKLYN, MI – JUNE 15: Jimmie Johnson, driver of the #48 Lowe’s/Kobalt Tools Chevrolet, celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Quicken Loans 400 at Michigan International Speedway on June 15, 2014 in Brooklyn, Michigan. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images)

Jimmie Johnson scored a first Sunday. After years of bad luck in the Irish Hills of Michigan for the first time in his storied career Johnson scored a win at Michigan International Speedway winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup series Quicken loans 400. Johnson and his Hendrick Motorsports crew played their pit strategy perfectly as Johnson took the lead with ten laps to go and never looked back.  The win marked his third win of the season and third in the last four weeks.

Kevin Harvick, who started from the pole, finished second for the third consecutive time at Michigan, Brad Keselowski was third, Paul Menard fourth, and Kasey Kahne who had spun earlier, rallied to finish fifth.

“We have figured out every way to lose this race,” Johnson said in victory lane. “Today we were able to get it done.” MORE>>>

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Greg is a published award winning sportswriter who spent 23 years combined active and active reserve military service, much of that in and around the Special Operations community. 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.