A victory by Jimmie Johnson at Martinsville Speedway last weekend coupled with a sixth-place finish by Brad Keselowski have turned Sunday's AAA Texas 500 at Texas Motor Speedway - the eighth race in the 10-event Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup - into another dramatic Texas shootout for the series championship.
Johnson, whose victory vaulted him atop the Sprint Cup Series standings, holds a two-point advantage over Keselowski. Johnson's slim lead marks the closest championship battle entering the eighth race in the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup since the format was adopted in 2004. With Johnson perched atop his familiar place in the standings, he enters this weekend's AAA Texas 500 with confidence but also with the understanding that his quest for a sixth NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championship is far from over.
"We've done a very nice job over these seven races to put ourselves in the points lead," Johnson said. "We've had a variety of differen...
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