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Race Date
|
Start
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Finish
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Notebook
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March 22, 2015
|
7
|
10
|
Late race gamble on two tires. |
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March 23, 2014
|
6
|
13
|
Best car on long runs. Caution with 2 to go erased lead. |
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March 24, 2013
|
19
|
11
|
Brushed the wall on lap 37. Battled back from 24th at halfway. |
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March 25, 2012
|
21
|
26
|
Running in the top-5 when two pit road penalties doomed the effort. |
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March 27, 2011
|
29
|
18
|
Charged from 29th to 12th in the first 150 miles. Handling problems later. |
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October 10, 2010
|
17
|
9
|
Pit road speeding penalty. Rallied from 25th to 9th in final 15 laps. |
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February 21, 2010
|
28
|
20
|
Running 4th with 75 laps to go; engine problems late. |
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October 11, 2009
|
10
|
2
|
Ran in the top-5 for the balance. Challenged for the win, but couldn't get around
Jimmie Johnson. |
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February 22, 2009
|
6
|
2
|
Led the mid-stages Beaten off pit road by Matt Kenseth with 35 to go.
Tight handling on final run. |
|
August 31, 2008
|
3
|
15
|
Handling problems all night. |
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February 24, 2008
|
2
|
3
|
Two-day event, ran well early. Handling issues later on Monday. |
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September 2, 2007
|
18
|
22
|
Battled handling problems. Started a chain reaction wreck in the closing stages. |
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February 25, 2007
|
1
|
2
|
Overcame handling problems in the first 100 miles to move into the top-5 later. |
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September 3, 2006
|
14
|
5
|
Led 42 laps. Loose lugnut brought him back to pit road with 70 laps to go. Went from 25th on the restart to 5th at the finish. |
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February 26, 2006
|
9
|
13
|
Changed battery with 50 to go. Faded from the lead to 13th in the final 30 laps. |
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September 4, 2005
|
6
|
21
|
Handling problems dominated the night. Fell as far back as 35th. |
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February 27, 2005
|
28
|
30
|
Running in the top-five with 15 laps to go when a cylinder dropped. |
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September 5, 2004
|
8
|
37
|
Running in the top-five when the engine blew with less than 40 laps to go. |
|
May 2, 2004
|
16
|
1
|
Ran in the lead pack all day. Took the lead from Kasey Kahne with 58 to go. Had enough
fuel to make it to the end. |
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April 27, 2003
|
14
|
11
|
Never a factor for the lead. Missed the setup and battled
a loose condition nearly all day. Made a late pit stop for fresh tires and moved up from 17th
to 11th in the last 13 laps. |
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April 28, 2002
|
17
|
16
|
Running in the top five when a piece of plastic
on the grille spikes the water temperature and necessitates an unscheduled
pit stop. Jimmie Johnson's first Winston Cup victory. |
|
April 29, 2001
|
17
|
2
|
Battled a tight handling car for most of the day. Closed in
but couldn't catch Rusty Wallace in the final laps. |
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April 30, 2000
|
26
|
11
|
Started deep in the field. Aero push in the corners hindered
forward efforts. |
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May 2, 1999 |
5
|
1
|
First two time
winner at Fontana
|
|
May 3, 1998
|
1 |
4 |
|
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June 22, 1997 |
3
|
1
|
Takes the checkered flag and runs out of gas before
victory lane. |
