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Streaking JJ 'just doing my thing'

By David Newton
ESPN.com

Saturday, October 17, 2009

CONCORD, N.C. -- A crew chief familiar with Jimmie Johnson's chassis tried to explain why the No. 48 car has been close to violating NASCAR's tolerances before Saturday night's Sprint Cup race at Lowe's Motor Speedway. "Because Jimmie can handle a car looser than anybody," he said. "They set it up so loose that most drivers would spin coming off pit road." That may explain why NASCAR keeps inviting Johnson's car to its Research and Development Center for further evaluation, but that doesn't ...

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