Jimmie Johnson followed up getting Hemdrick Motorsports its 200th NASCAR Sprint Cup Series win last weekend at Darlington (S.C.) Raceay by winning the NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race in the No. 48 HMS Chevrolet on Saturday night at Charlotte Motor Speedway. It was Johnson’s third All-Star win and the seventh for car owner Rick Hendrick.
“This car was so amazing,” Johnson said after giving Hendrick a ride to victory lane.
Hendrick Motorsports claimed two wins at Charlotte on Saturday, as Dale Earnhardt Jr. drove the No. 88 HMS Chevrolet to the win in the preliminary Sprint Showdown to claim one of the final spots in the All-Star Race.
“I think our car’s pretty good,” Earnhardt said following his Showdown win.
A.J. Allmendinger finished second in the Sprint Showdown after a flat tire that resulted in a pit stop as the rest of the field took the green flag for the 40-lap event. Allmendinger and Bobby Labonte joined Earnhardt in transferring from the Showdown to the All-Star Race. Labonte a...
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