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4th place - Johnson glad with where he is
JIM UTTER
The Charlotte Observer
Sunday, Sep. 23, 2007
DOVER, Del. - Jimmie Johnson called it the perfect example of the wildness of NASCAR.
“The guy who dominates the race (Matt Kenseth) ends up blowing up. We thought we would finish 33rd and we ended up 14th,” he said.
Johnson, the pole-winner, ran well early but had a right-rear tire go flat on Lap 187 of Sunday's race at Dover and was forced to pit for new tires under green.
He lost several laps in the process.
With so many drivers falling out near the end, he rallied for a decent finish.
“I’m glad I’m in the position I’m in of having my championship and working on the second one,” he said.
“I’m more relaxed. I know there’s going to be a lot of pressure on a lot of guys.”
| TRACK FACTS Date Opened: 1969 First NWCS Race: Mason-Dixon 300, July 6, 1969 Qualifying Record: Jeremy Mayfield, 161.522 mph (22.288 sec.), 6/4/04 Race Record: Mark Martin, 132.719 mph, 9/21/97 Owner: Dover Downs Ent., Inc. President & CEO: Denis McGlynn Phone: (302) 674-4600 Tickets: (800) 441-7223 Shipping Address: 1131 N. Dupont Hwy Dover, DE 19901 Mailing Address: PO Box 843 Dover, DE 19903 |
TRACK CONFIGURATION Distance: 1 Mile Oval Banking in Turns 1-4: 24° Banking in Straights: 9° Length of Frontstretch: 1,076 ft. Length of Backstretch: 1,076 ft. Grandstand Seating: 140,000 Miles/Laps: 400 mi. = 400 laps |