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longest losing streak of his career, Jimmie Johnson had a chance for a critical
win that could salvage this ho-hum season for Hendrick Motorsports.Hardly a
championship contender for most of this season, Johnson grabbed a victory at
sun-soaked Charlotte Motor Speedway when nearly half the title contenders had
horrible days.The win Sunday was his third of the season, but snapped a 24-race
losing streak dating to March. Johnson is the only Hendrick driver to visit
victory lane this season, and this win earned him an automatic berth into the
third round of the playoffs.Its the first time Johnson has made it out of the
second round since the elimination format was introduced in 2014. He was knocked
out at Talladega in the second round of the inaugural season, and was bounced in
the first round last year.Suddenly, the six-time NASCAR champion is a realistic
contender for that elusive record-tying seventh title.We cant sit back and
celebrate too much on this, Johnson said. Weve got to buckle down and get to
work tomorrow and keep advancing our race cars. But this does buy us a couple
weeks of freedom.The race was originally scheduled for Saturday night, but
Hurricane Matthew washed out nearly the entire weekend and set up an 800-mile
doubleheader of the Sprint Cup and Xfinity Series on Sunday. When the racing
finally began on a beautiful North Carolina afternoon, it immediately shaped up
as a Hendrick kind of day.Johnson and Chase Elliott dominated the race, running
1-2 for a long stretch, and a Hendrick victory all but guaranteed based on the
speed the Chevrolets showed. Elliott, though, was one of five Chase drivers to
finish 30th or worse, and it was Johnson who had to carry the flag.Fitting,
though.The win came on the 15th anniversary of Johnsons debut in Cup for
Hendrick, which was at Charlotte, and was his eighth career win at the
track.Nobody ever gave up, and you know, we know what a champion Jimmie is, team
owner Rick Hendrick said.Johnson has quietly turned up his performance in the
Chase and became an official title contender as the first driver qualified for
the next round. He led a race-high 155 laps Sunday, and in four Chase races this
season, hes led 363 laps and hasnt finished lower than 12th.Be curious to look
back, I guess, and see if these are all new cars that theyre bringing, said
reigning champion Kyle Busch. Obviously, if it is, then theyve found something
that theyve been waiting out and holding out on us. Thats to be expected,
though, man. Thats what this sport is all about.Johnson certainly figured it out
on a day when six Chase drivers had trouble.Denny Hamlin and Kevin Harvick both
had engine issues. Austin Dillon and Elliott were in accidents. Joey Logano had
tire problems, and Martin Truex Jr. had an electrical issue as he left pit road
after the final pit stop.Five Chase drivers finished lower than 30th, and
Harvick, the 2014 champion, is last in the standings.Hamlin was running second
when his engine blew with 25 laps remaining. As the cars left pit road, Truex
seemed poised to restart in second, but he appeared to stall and instead
restarted 16th.Although Truex salvaged his day and finished 13th -- lowest of
the Chase drivers still running at the end of the race -- Hamlin wound up
30th.Dillon was 32nd, Elliott 33rd, Logano 36th and Harvick 38th.The hectic day
left only Johnson breathing easy at the end. Not even Matt Kenseth, who finished
second to Johnson, is relaxed heading into races at Kansas and Talladega.Would
love to have the win, would make you feel a lot better about the next two weeks,
Kenseth said.HENDRICK RETURNS : This had been a miserable season for Hendrick
Motorsports, by its own standards. Only two of its four drivers made the Chase
this year and Dale Earnhardt Jr. is sidelined with a concussion.Johnson has the
only wins for the organization, but Elliott had been sniffing victory lane all
season.On Sunday, the two combined to lead 258 of the 334 laps, and Johnson and
Elliott ran 1-2 for a huge chunk of the race.Elliott was involved in an accident
with 75 laps remaining and could not hide his disappointment.We had such a good
car, he said. Im devastated that we didnt get the result that my guys
deserve.Despite Elliotts finish, it was a good organizational day for Hendrick:
Kasey Kahne finished third and Alex Bowman showed early speed before a tire
issue caused him to wreck.HAMLIN WOES: During a lengthy red-flag, NBC Sports
interviewed Hamlin while he idled in his car and said he was just cruising along
for a strong finish.Then his engine blew up and a strong points day was
ruined.It was Hamlins first engine failure since Talladega in 2013, and he noted
afterward that hes always hit with bad luck during NASCARs postseason.Its just
my time and its usually Chase time when I have these things happen, he said. Ive
been doing this 11 years and I cant name anyone else who has had as bad of luck
as I have in the Chase.DILLON GAMBLES: As the long shot in the field, Dillon
likely needed tremendous luck or a stroke of strategic planning to advance out
of the second round. His team gambled on a late pit stop in taking only two
tires, a move that earned him nine spots and into second for a restart.He seemed
to get off cleanly at the drop of the flag, but as he shifted, he was hit from
behind by Truex and spent spinning into an interior wall.Truex accepted blame
for hitting Elliott in a frustrated communication over his team radio.I tried to
give him a shot and just turned him around like a damn idiot, Truex
radioed.Dillon, a rookie in the Chase who is winless so far at the Cup level,
figured he needs to get a victory in one of the next two races.We will have to
work hard the next two weeks to get the points back, he said. We just have to do
a lot, we have to win one of the next two races.
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Line won the Pro Stock season title and Jerry Savoie took the Pro Stock
Motorcycle crown Sunday in the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series season-ending
Auto Club NHRA Finals.Line wrapped up his third season championship when he
reached the semifinals, were he lost to teammate Greg Anderson. Line finished
the season with a career-high eight wins in 14 final-round appearances in his
Chevy Camaro.He also won season titles in 2006 and 2011.Its been a great year
and thanks to all of our competitors. They kept us honest and made us work hard
right to the end, Line said. I have to thank all the Summit guys, Ken Black, and
all of them. It has been an incredible season and I cant believe I didnt
actually mess it up. It is such an honor to be up here. We have had a great car
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that inspire you, said Savoie, who won two races and had four runner-ups. I want
to thank everybody, especially the fans. Without these guys, this would not be
possible; you make our dreams come true, and those guys are my family.Doug
Kalitta won the Top Fuel event title, Tommy Johnson Jr. topped the Funny Car
field, Anderson won in Pro Stock, and Matt Smith in Pro Stock Motorcycle.Ron
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