Jimmie Johnson Finally Grabs 200th Hendrick Win at Darlington

Racin’ with Russ—Jimmie Johnson managed to save enough fuel during the closing stages of the NASCAR Sprint Cup race on Saturday night to win his 56th career trophy and the 200th Cup victory for Hendrick Motorsports.The Darlington Speedway event began with Greg Biffle on the pole, yet a number of drivers took turns out front. Biffle led the opening 43 laps before Johnson took over for the first of several stints in the lead. The first caution flag didn’t fly for nearly the entire first half of the race, and that was for debris.Kyle Busch led for a while as did Kasey Kahne, Denny Hamlin and Martin Truex Jr. Over the final hour of competition, pit strategies for tires and/or gas became paramount. Drivers out front such as Joh...

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