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Johnson's mastery of Martinsville puts 48 team within striking distance of title

By David Newton
ESPN.com

Sunday, October 19, 2008

MARTINSVILLE, Va. -- Jimmie Johnson warned everybody. He said he was comfortable being in the points lead before Sunday's Sprint Cup race at Martinsville Speedway, something that admittedly made him antsy a few years ago. He said he enjoyed the idea of controlling the championship race. OK. OK. Everybody gets it. Johnson is as good at leading the points as he was in playing catch-up to capture the last two titles. He turned this Chase into a one-man show Sunday, expanding his 69-point cushio ...

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