Jimmie Johnson won the O’Reilly Auto Parts 500 on
Sunday for his record seventh victory at Texas Motor Speedway.
Johnson came into the race on Sunday with only one top
10 in the first six races of the season.
Johnson said he was able to prove to his critics that he and his team
weren’t worried about their slow start.
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“Really in our wheelhouse and we were able to execute
all day,” Johnson said. “Guess I
remembered how to drive and this team remembered how to do it.”
The win also came in the first race at the
newly-repaved and reconfigured Texas Motor Speedway. Johnson said the track surface was starting
to come in at the end of the race.
“The way it finished now…I think we could run a race
and put on a good show,” Johnson said. “It’ll
just take a little time for this track to age; nothing out of the ordinary.”
Kyle Larson had one of the fastest cars of the race,
but he finished second after getting held up by Joey Logano in the closing laps. Larson said his car was good enough to
challenge Johnson for the victory.
“I wish I could have gotten by Joey a couple laps
sooner, I think I could have had a shot at Jimmie,” Larson said. “I had a better car than most…I could really
stay low off of Turn 2 and could pass people in traffic.”
“Another second-place for us; extended our points lead
a little.”
Unofficial results:
1. Jimmie Johnson
2. Kyle Larson
3. Joey Logano
4. Kevin Harvick
5. Dale Earnhardt Jr.
6. Brad Keselowski
7. Jamie McMurray
8. Martin Truex Jr.
9. Chase Elliott
10. Kurt Busch
11. Clint Bowyer
12. Ryan Blaney
13. Trevor Bayne
14. Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
15. Kyle Busch
16. Matt Kenseth
17. Ty Dillon
18. Aric Almirola
19. Daniel Suarez
20. AJ Allmendinger
21. Chris Buescher
22. Erik Jones
23. Michael McDowell
24. Danica Patrick
25. Denny Hamlin
26. Ryan Newman
27. JJ Yeley
28. David Ragan
29. Landon Cassill
30. Cole Whitt
31. Matt DiBenedetto
32. Corey Lajoie
33. Austin Dillon
34. Gray Gaulding
35. Reed Sorenson
36. Paul Menard
37. Derrike Cope
38. Kasey Kahne
39. Timmy Hill
40. Jeffrey Earnhardt
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