-- it seemed like Jimmie Johnson might let Matt Kenseth back in Sunday's AAA Texas 500. A loose lug nut cost the No. 48 team four precious seconds in the pits with fewer than 100 laps to go and all of a sudden Johnson was out of the top five and right in front of Kenseth on the cool Texas Motor Speedway track.
It was the best view Kenseth would have of Johnson the rest of the race. In an instant, Johnson was gone, weaving through traffic and zooming his way to the front of the field in just 15 laps. After that, Johnson's only destination was Victory Lane, where he fired the guns and claimed the trophy at TMS for the second straight year.
The win also gave Johnson some separation over Kenseth, putting him seven points ahead with two races to go. It was a dominating performance (even with the slow pit stop). Johnson led 255 laps. He stayed focused on keeping his car out of trouble, leaving the rest of the field to try to simply get a respectable finish.
Source ESPN
No comments:
Post a Comment