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Johnson Looking for his 8th Martinsville Win

April 7, 2013

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Driver of the No. 48 Lowe’s Chevrolet, Jimmie Johnson, won the Coors Light Pole Award for the 64^th Annual STP Gas Booster 500 in Martinsville, VA with a record lap of 19.244 seconds. This is Johnson’s 30^th career pole, and his ^firstpole this season.

Success is no stranger to Johnson at Martinsville. Johnson has a remarkable record at Martinsville Speedway including 7 wins, 3 poles, and 15 top 5 finishes out of 22 starts.

Capturing the pole at Martinsville adds to Johnson’s already impressive record this season in the Sprint Cup series. He is ranked 3^rd in the points following a win at Daytona International Speedway, a 2nd place finish at Phoenix International Raceway, a 6^th place finish at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, a 22^nd place finish at Bristol Motor Speedway, and a 12^th place finish at Auto Club Speedway.

Johnson will lead the way to green on Sunday looking for his 8^th track win at Martinsville Speedway in the STP Gas Booster 500 in Martinsville, Virginia.

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