Jimmie Johnson Steals Texas from Brad Keselowski, Dimming Penske’s Chase Hopes

By the insufficient measure of laps led, Brad Keselowski dominated Texas Motor Speedway as no Sprint Cup driver ever has. Keselowski led 312 of a possible 334 laps in the AAA Texas 500 on Sunday. Unfortunately, he didn't lead the last four. Remember Jimmie Johnson? Winner four times back in the distant past, i.e., 20 races ago? Six-time champion? Banished from the Chase three weeks in? Yeah. That guy won. He won't win a record-tying seventh championship this year. He played a mighty role in deciding who will, however. "I just kept pressure on," Johnson said to NBC Sports after passing Keselowski at the end of the back straight with four laps to go. "I could see that [his car] was really tight, and that was the first time I had seen him tha...

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