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The fast lane is faster--and better.(NASCAR)
Jimmie Johnson had one mission: Get to the front of the pack. It's not as if he didn't have the dominant car May 30 at Lowe's Motor Speedway--he led all but 66 laps. But with 25 laps remaining, Johnson didn't have the patience to wait. He says he felt a sense of urgency. He saw his opportunity, a hole between Kasey Kahne and the lapped car of Robby Gordon coming into Turn 4, and went three-wide to make the pass.
Not only was it the move of the race, it was the move of the season.
"I had my sights set on winning that race and was going to do whatever I could to do it," Johnson says.
Johnson believes that style of racing reflects his aggressive ...
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