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Race Recap: Johnson Gets 2nd Indy Win
Jul 27, 2008 at 08:28 PM
Race Recap: Johnson Captures Second Brickyard Title
Jimmie Johnson and his team celebrate winning their second Allstate 400 at the Brickyard in three years.
– NASCAR’s best drivers made the best of a bad situation Sunday afternoon, pampering their cars to save tires during a series of short green flag runs at the Allstate 400 at the Brickyard Sprint Cup race.
A rough track and a stubborn tire that refused to cooperate made the race at the Brickyard a survival test for 43 of the world’s best drivers.
A series of NASCAR-imposed, safety-first, precautionary pit stops broke the racing into 10- or 12-lap dashes.
[ul][*][align=center]Race Results[/align][*][align=center]Point Standings[/align][/ul]A rough track and a stubborn tire that refused to cooperate made the race at the Brickyard a survival test for 43 of the world’s best drivers.
A series of NASCAR-imposed, safety-first, precautionary pit stops broke the racing into 10- or 12-lap dashes.
And, in the end, defending NASCAR Sprint Cup champion Jimmie Johnson held off hard-charging Carl Edwards by a car length. Johnson, who started the race from the pole position, threw caution to the wind for the final seven laps, squeezing every ounce of speed out of his Lowe’s-sponsored, Rick Hendrick-owned Chevrolet.
It was a nail-biting race for drivers and crew chiefs, who struggled through a long afternoon with a tire problem from start to finish. Race tires that got better and better as the race progressed in past Brickyard races never got better in this one. As a result, it created a race unlike most on the NASCAR circuit – one in which a driver and team’s primary goal was to race conservatively instead of flat-out, full-speed as they normally do.
When Johnson and Edwards dueled the final laps, they turned some of the fastest laps of the day. In fact, the speeding duo drove away from third-place finisher Denny Hamlin, who led the race prior to the final caution period.
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Johnson Now Two Time Indy Winner
Jul 27, 2008 at 03:37 PM
RACE RECAP | INDIANAPOLIS MOTOR SPEEDWAY | THE BRICKYARD
Jimmie Johnson overcomes massive tire issues to kiss the bricks for his second time.
When Johnson and Edwards dueled the final laps, they turned some of the fastest laps of the day. In fact, the speeding duo drove away from third-place finisher Denny Hamlin, who led the race prior to the final caution period.
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Johnson Now Two Time Indy Winner
Jul 27, 2008 at 03:37 PM
RACE RECAP | INDIANAPOLIS MOTOR SPEEDWAY | THE BRICKYARD
Jimmie Johnson overcomes massive tire issues to kiss the bricks for his second time.
10 A.J. Allmendinger best career finish
9 Jeff Burton
8 Greg Biffle
7 Kasey Kahne
6 Jamie McMurray
5 Jeff Gordon
4 Elliott Sadler best finish of the year
3 Denny Hamlin
2 Carl Edwards
VICTORY LANE
1 Two time Champion Jimmie Johnson becomes a two time Brickyard winner after starting from the pole and leading the most laps.
[ul][*][align=center]Race Results[/align][*][align=center]Point Standings[/align][/ul]9 Jeff Burton
8 Greg Biffle
7 Kasey Kahne
6 Jamie McMurray
5 Jeff Gordon
4 Elliott Sadler best finish of the year
3 Denny Hamlin
2 Carl Edwards
VICTORY LANE
1 Two time Champion Jimmie Johnson becomes a two time Brickyard winner after starting from the pole and leading the most laps.
OTHER STORIES ON THE DAY
-Tires, tires, Tires....NASCAR threw many competition cautions for safety reasons since cars could only go 10-15 laps before the cords were showing.
-Kurt Busch and Kevin Harvick wrecked early on sending Harvick outside the top 12 in points
-Matt Kenseth had a strong car until the right rear of his car exploded from a tire....huge hole
-Dale Earnhardt Jr. led early, had a tire issue, and battled back to finish 12th
-Tires, tires, Tires....NASCAR threw many competition cautions for safety reasons since cars could only go 10-15 laps before the cords were showing.
-Kurt Busch and Kevin Harvick wrecked early on sending Harvick outside the top 12 in points
-Matt Kenseth had a strong car until the right rear of his car exploded from a tire....huge hole
-Dale Earnhardt Jr. led early, had a tire issue, and battled back to finish 12th
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