Matt McLaughlin’s Thinkin’ Out Loud: 2009 Phoenix Fall Race Recap
Jimmie Johnson’s crew got their driver off pit road first on the final pit stop. Once the No. 48 car had clean air on its snout, it was unstoppable at Phoenix.
Jimmie Johnson’s crew got their driver off pit road first on the final pit stop. Once the No. 48 car had clean air on its snout, it was unstoppable at Phoenix.
Kyle Busch ran out of gas, handing the lead to brother Kurt Busch, who used extraordinary mileage to score his second win of the season at Texas.
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Denny Hamlin held off charges by Jimmie Johnson, Jeff Gordon and Juan Pablo Montoya during a flurry of late-race restarts to claim another win at Martinsville.
Jimmie Johnson prevailed in a spirited side-by-side battle with teammate Jeff Gordon after the final restart at Charlotte.
Jimmie Johnson finally beat back a pesky Jeff Gordon after a series of frantic restarts over the final 15 laps of the race at Fontana.
Tony Stewart and his team elected to change two tires on the final stop to take the lead and held off a determined challenge from Jeff Gordon to win at Kansas.
Jimmie Johnson took the lead on lap 176 and was never headed at Dover.
Mark Martin chose the outside lane and held the lead on the final three restarts to assert his claims as a legitimate title contender at New Hampshire.
Denny Hamlin’s crew consistently got him off pit road first at Richmond, giving their boy a huge boost towards a second career short-track victory.