Jimmie Johnson Wrecks on Lap 3 at Texas Motor Speedway
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by Holly Cain
Filed under: Jimmie Johnson, Chase for the Sprint Cup
NASCAR’s Sprint Cup Series championship got a little more interesting only three laps into Sunday’s Dickie’s 500 at Texas Motor Speedway when points leader Jimmie Johnson was collected in a crash, his No. 48 Lowe’s Chevrolet suffering major damage.
Johnson was able to continue but lengthy repairs were necessary in the garage resulting in a potentially substantial change in his hefty points lead. Entering the race, Johnson held a 184-point lead over second place Hendrick Motorsports teammate Mark Martin, nearly the equivalent of one full race.
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