Jimmie Johnson Wrecks Lap 3 at Texas Motor Speedway

by Holly CainFiled under: Jimmie Johnson, Chase for the Sprint CupNASCAR'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 Jeff Gordon, nearly the equivalent of one full race.Jimmie Johnson Wrecks Lap 3 at Texas Motor Speedway originally appeared on Fanhouse Motorsports Blog on Sun, 08 Nov 2009 15:39:00 EST . Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments