NASCAR's Jimmie Johnson Dominates at Phoenix
Gilbert Sam, Jr.
NASCAR Sprint Cup series points leader Jimmie Johnson, driver of the No. 48 Lowes Chevrolet, continued his dominate championship reign by winning Sunday's Checker O'Reilly Auto Parts 500. Johnson led 238 of 312 laps, earned the five extra bonus points for most laps led, extended his points lead over second place Mark Martin in the Sprint Cup standings to 108 points.
Martin, Johnson's Hendrick Motorsports teammate, constantly ran throughout the day in the top 5 finished fourth in Sunday's race.
Points leader Jimmie Johnson and NASCAR Sprint Cup series heads to Homestead-Miami Speedway in South Florida for the season's final race next Sunday.
| Pos |
Driver |
Car# |
Make |
Started |
Laps |
Led |
| 1 |
Jimmie Johnson |
48 |
Chevrolet |
3 |
312 |
0 |
| 2 |
Jeff Burton |
31 |
Chevrolet |
36 |
312 |
0 |
| 3 |
Denny Hamlin |
11 |
Toyota |
5 |
312 |
0 |
| 4 |
Mark Martin |
5 |
Chevrolet |
10 |
312 |
0 |
| 5 |
Martin Truex Jr. |
1 |
Chevrolet |
1 |
312 |
0 |
| 6 |
Kurt Busch |
2 |
Dodge |
2 |
312 |
0 |
| 7 |
Clint Bowyer |
33 |
Chevrolet |
13 |
312 |
0 |
| 8 |
Juan Pablo Montoya |
42 |
Chevrolet |
17 |
312 |
0 |
| 9 |
Jeff Gordon |
24 |
Chevrolet |
14 |
312 |
0 |
| 10 |
David Reutimann |
00 |
Toyota |
15 |
312 |
0 |
| 11 |
Marcos Ambrose |
47 |
Toyota |
21 |
312 |
0 |
| 12 |
Kyle Busch |
18 |
Toyota |
7 |
312 |
0 |
| 13 |
AJ Allmendinger |
44 |
Ford |
16 |
312 |
0 |
| 14 |
Greg Biffle |
16 |
Ford |
6 |
312 |
0 |
| 15 |
Kasey Kahne |
9 |
Dodge |
4 |
312 |
0 |
| 16 |
Carl Edwards |
99 |
Ford |
25 |
312 |
0 |
| 17 |
Sam Hornish Jr. |
77 |
Dodge |
12 |
312 |
0 |
| 18 |
Matt Kenseth |
17 |
Ford |
28 |
312 |
0 |
| 19 |
Jamie McMurray |
26 |
Ford |
30 |
312 |
0 |
| 20 |
Ryan Newman |
39 |
Chevrolet |
24 |
312 |
0 |
| 21 |
Joey Logano |
20 |
Toyota |
27 |
312 |
0 |
| 22 |
Robby Gordon |
7 |
Toyota |
22 |
312 |
0 |
| 23 |
David Ragan |
6 |
Ford |
33 |
312 |
0 |
| 24 |
Kevin Harvick |
29 |
Chevrolet |
31 |
312 |
0 |
| 25 |
Tony Stewart |
14 |
Chevrolet |
8 |
312 |
0 |
| 26 |
Reed Sorenson |
43 |
Dodge |
40 |
312 |
0 |
| 27 |
Casey Mears |
07 |
Chevrolet |
9 |
312 |
0 |
| 28 |
Elliott Sadler |
19 |
Dodge |
35 |
312 |
0 |
| 29 |
Paul Menard |
98 |
Ford |
41 |
312 |
0 |
| 30 |
David Gilliland |
09 |
Chevrolet |
29 |
312 |
0 |
| 31 |
Erik Darnell |
96 |
Ford |
39 |
312 |
0 |
| 32 |
Max Papis |
113 |
Toyota |
23 |
312 |
0 |
| 33 |
Scott Speed |
82 |
Toyota |
37 |
312 |
0 |
| 34 |
John Andretti |
34 |
Chevrolet |
42 |
312 |
0 |
| 35 |
Dale Earnhardt Jr. |
88 |
Chevrolet |
18 |
312 |
0 |
| 36 |
Michael Waltrip |
55 |
Toyota |
11 |
312 |
0 |
| 37 |
Brad Keselowski |
12 |
Dodge |
26 |
312 |
0 |
| 38 |
Brian Vickers |
83 |
Toyota |
19 |
312 |
0 |
| 39 |
Bobby Labonte |
171 |
Chevrolet |
20 |
312 |
0 |
| 40 |
Joe Nemechek |
187 |
Toyota |
34 |
312 |
0 |
| 41 |
Michael McDowell |
36 |
Toyota |
38 |
312 |
0 |
| 42 |
Dave Blaney |
66 |
Toyota |
32 |
312 |
0 |
| 43 |
Tony Raines |
37 |
Chevrolet |
43 |
312 |
0 |
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