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Jimmie Johnson’s last win at New Hampshire Motor Speedway came in 2003, when the sophomore driver grabbed top honors in both the spring and fall events at the 1.058-mile track. Since then, Johnson has earned six top-10 finishes but has been unable to return to Victory Lane.
“We've been pretty competitive up there the last few years, so I'm excited about the race,” said Johnson. “It's fun because it's such a short distance race and you really run every lap as hard as you can and fight hard for position.”
Last spring Johnson was running second when he came down pit road for fuel. Just a few laps later rain began to fall and the race was canceled due to weather, leaving Johnson with a ninth-place result. In the fall event, Johnson led the most laps of any driver but was passed by Greg Biffle with 12 laps remaining and was credited with a runner-up finish.
“It's going to be a good race for us,” added Johnson. “I've been close to winning there the last couple of times, so hopefully we can this weekend.”
Sunday’s race will be broadcast live on TNT beginning at 1:30 p.m. ET.
RACE NOTES
New Hampshire Motor Speedway
- Johnson has made 14 Sprint Cup Series starts at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, where he has collected two wins, four top-five and nine top-10 finishes.
- Johnson’s last victory at the 1.058-mile track came in 2003, when he won both the fall and spring events.
- The three-time Champion has completed 98.4% (4032 of 4099) of competition laps in New Hampshire and has led 181.
- Johnson has an average start and finish of 8.9 and 9.9
Chassis
- Brand new chassis No. 543 will be the primary car for Sunday’s Sprint Cup event.
- Johnson piloted backup chassis No. 442 to a seventh-place finish at Watkins Glen last August.