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Jimmie Johnson wrecks on 3rd lap in Texas

Nov 8, 4:07 pm EST

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FORT WORTH, Texas (AP)—Jimmie Johnson crashed on the third lap of the NASCAR race at Texas, where he was trying to move closer to an unprecedented fourth consecutive Sprint Cup season championship.

The series points leader was coming out of the Turn 2 on the third lap Sunday when Sam Hornish got loose and made contact.

Johnson scraped the outside wall and appeared to possibly save his car before he was hit again by Hornish. That knocked Johnson’s No. 48 Chevrolet hard into the inside wall.

There was heavy damage to both cars.

Crew members were working to replace the front and rear suspensions of Johnson’s car, and making other repairs. It looked like a makeshift body shop in the garage area, with crew members from teammate Jeff Gordon and Dale Earnhardt Jr. helping out. All were scurrying around a car that was basically being rebuilt.

Chad Knaus, Johnson’s crew chief, slammed his fist on the team’s pit box when the accident happened. A few minutes later, he could be heard on the radio calmly telling his crew to take their time and get it right.

Johnson came into the race with a 184-point lead over teammate Mark Martin and 192 over Gordon, the polesitter, though he could not have clinched Sunday even with a victory. There are two races left after Texas.

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Updated Nov 8, 4:07 pm EST
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  1. Gemma Barnes
    20. Posted by Gemma Barnes Sun Nov 8 10:07pm EST

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    i love it tooo actually
  2. Keith
    19. Posted by Keith Sun Nov 8 5:31pm EST

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    I think JPM needs to watch the replay,before he blames that on Carl ?????????
  3. Keith
    18. Posted by Keith Sun Nov 8 5:27pm EST

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    Goodbye 42
  4. Keith
    17. Posted by Keith Sun Nov 8 5:17pm EST

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    Dont you mean 48 not 49 or is BAM racing entered today------- LOL
  5. <i>bendgod</i>
    16. Posted by bendgod Sun Nov 8 5:01pm EST

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    Kyle Busch is in first place. Not in the chase though so I hope Stewart wins todays race. I also like the Martin story this year. But Busch may pull off the sweep as he won the other two races this weekend and it would be just great for him to sweep all three races while working his first race with the new crew chief. Go Kyle....come on Stewart.
  6. Joe Merchant
    15. Posted by Joe Merchant Sun Nov 8 4:55pm EST

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    Either way, it's going to be either Johnson, Gordon or Martin to win the championship. My bet's Gordon because he knows how to do it, and what's one more championship for him to reach the goal of 8? I know he can do it.
  7. <i>avengerracer420a</i>
    14. Posted by avengerracer420a Sun Nov 8 4:54pm EST

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    I hope this happens again next week. I'm losing interest in NASCAR though.... Who's going to win the championship? Jimmie Johnson.... who's going to win it next year.... Jimmie Johnson.... And the year after that? Jimmie Johnson.... lets face it, there is no competition anymore.... just hand the wins over to Hendrick Motorsports and the Sprint Cups to Jimmie Johnson and lets all watch the ratings fall. Oh, wait.... you hear that? Sounds like a whole bunch of Honda motors coming by at faster speeds and providing closer championships that go down to the last lap of the last race for the past 5 seasons..... sounds like the IRL making a comeback. NASCAR better fix the competition, or , like myself, the fans may start looking at other forms of racing that have better competition (IRL, ALMS, Rolex Series, Speed GT, Speed Touring Car, F1).... I'm honestly done with cars that dont look like the ones you can buy, and motors we can only dream of. Mazda runs the 1.3L Rotary motor in the Rolex series, and still competes with the 3.6L Boxer 6 of Porsche. Infact, Mazda won the Rolex GT Cup 2 years in a row. Lets run some REAL stock cars.... that will solve all the issues.... long live the HEMI!!!
  8. Matthew K
    13. Posted by Matthew K Sun Nov 8 4:53pm EST

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    much as I don't care for J J a person has to admit this is proof of the major unfixable flaw in the chase, univolved drivers, if NASCAR were serious about the chase only the cars inthe chase would race the chase races. But since it's all about the money you will always have a Hornish or Blaney causing a wreck, taking out contenders, and exposing the current chase format for the fraud it is.
  9. putz
    12. Posted by putz Sun Nov 8 4:50pm EST

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    Nice site. 49 wreckedvery nice
  10. SirenaW
    10. Posted by SirenaW Sun Nov 8 4:45pm EST

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    Hey, happy day, Johnson crashed what could make the day better, I know Gordon crashes too. I like that Johnson is in the garage and we still have to hear all about him. Stupid Johnson.
  11. <i>hangenum</i>
    9. Posted by hangenum Sun Nov 8 4:41pm EST

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    Lets go 42 !!!!!!!!!!
  12. <i>gameslover2004</i>
    8. Posted by gameslover2004 Sun Nov 8 4:40pm EST

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    5. Posted by big tater Sun Nov 8 4:22pm EST
    wtf????????? gaycar hasnt red flagged the race till jimmy can get his car fixed? caution for debris every few laps i bet........ wtf da 88 in the top 10?? whats going on in texas!

    I know you were being sarcastic (I hope) cuz as everyone knows, you can't work on a car during a red flag.
  13. <i>bendgod</i>
    7. Posted by bendgod Sun Nov 8 4:27pm EST

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    This should make the chase more entertaining IF the other contenders gain some much needed ground in todays race.
  14. Keith
    6. Posted by Keith Sun Nov 8 4:24pm EST

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    LMFAO Way to go ruuuty, guess them sobs are human after all. LOL-----------------
  15. big tater
    5. Posted by big tater Sun Nov 8 4:22pm EST

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    wtf????????? gaycar hasnt red flagged the race till jimmy can get his car fixed? caution for debris every few laps i bet........ wtf da 88 in the top 10?? whats going on in texas!
  16. Dave
    4. Posted by Dave Sun Nov 8 4:22pm EST

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    You cheer at others misfortunes, its people like you that don't belong in this country.
  17. dk
    3. Posted by dk Sun Nov 8 4:19pm EST

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    Nascrap made him wreck. Need viewers.
  18. RW
    2. Posted by RW Sun Nov 8 4:08pm EST

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    WWE strikes again.
  19. Shovelhead Kevin
    1. Posted by Shovelhead Kevin Sun Nov 8 4:03pm EST

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    I LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    I may now decide to watch more of the race after the Falcons finish stomping the 'skins azzes.

    Good job Reutimann for getting into Hornish.........
    ;-)
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