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The alternator failed, the battery had to be replaced in the middle of race and whole the electrical system was on the verge of colapsar. To this the constant fear is due to add to him of which a tire exploded at any time. Until the most veteran conductor it could lose the sanity in a situation like this, but Jimmie Johnson no, and thus it was as Saturday in the track of races of Motor Lowe's Speedway prevailed at night.
Johnson overcame each problem that appeared to him, including the problems of tires that became in center of attention at night of Saturday.
“It never happened something to me equal”, said Johnson. “We had a problem after another one. He is incredible that we have recovered to all this and to be able to win.”
Jimmie initiated the competition from position 41 because its motor failed before the qualification. In race its alternator stopped working, and later it underwent pinchazo in the back tire straight of his car.
In the end, Jimmie demonstrated that nothing or nobody were going to be able with him in the “patio of their house”. Jimmie prevailed in five of the six events in the track of Charlotte, property of its main auspiciante: Lowe's.
Jimmie ahead captured the leadership with nine turns, just when Rusty Wallace caused 15º precaution of the race, exactly by another problem of tire.
The triumph of Johnson, the quarter of the year made, it promote until the first position of the championship of pilots sharing the leadership with Tony Stewart, who finished 25º, after crashing early when it led the test.
“I need a renovation my policy of life”, commented Stewart, very ofuscado after to confuse as a result of the Goodyear tires. “It counted on the fast car but and is dissapointing to finish thus by an other people's problem. This result can modify the course of the championship.”
With five competitions still ahead, six pilots are locked up in only 54 points.
The celebrations of Johnson were spoiled by the faults of Goodyear tires, that harmed 16 conductors of the series, including five candidates to title 2005. The rubber of Goodyear did not manage to resist the speeds reached about the cars in the track recently smoothed of Charlotte.
“It is obvious that this has been a behind schedule abnormal one”, commented the president of NASCAR Mike Helton.
Tony Stewart, Kyle Busch, Elliott Sadler and Kasey Kahne underwent the blast of tires with different luck. Stewart, leader of the match and the race when the incident happened, is the one who surely will be sorry more than nobody the happened thing today.
“Fodder that each one of the pilots has carried out an undesirable weekend”, added Helton.
“Who has had the idea alder grove the track to increase the speeds of the cars would have to feel today just a little bit responsible for the caused damages”, added Jeremy Mayfield, that struck without intention the smaller brother of Busch.
The vision of Kevin Harvick was lapidary: “The one of today has been the joke greater than I have seen sometimes in a race of cars.”
In spite of all the problems, Roush Racing has obtained good benefit of this weekend, with five of its cars between the ten best ones of the day.
The Busch champion arrived second, just behind Johnson. Biffle culminated third party and now Johnson is to only 11 points of the Stewart tandem/, whereas Mark Martin jumped two squares after arriving fifth with its Taurus. Carl Edwards still stays expectant after to classify itself tenth.

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