.. Jimmie Johnson won the Dickies 500, his 32nd victory in 217 Nextel Cup Series races. .. This is his ninth victory and 22nd top-10 finish in 2007. .. This is his first victory and seventh top-10 finish in nine races at Texas Motor Speedway. .. Johnson posted his third consecutive victory the second time in his career he has won three straight races. He also won at Lowe’s, Martinsville and Atlanta in the inaugural Chase for the Nextel Cup in 2004. .. Matt Kenseth (second) posted his 20th top-10 finish in 2007 and his sixth top-10 finish in 11 races at Texas. .. Martin Truex Jr. (third) posted his third top-10 finish in five races at Texas. .. Juan Pablo Montoya (25th) was the highest finishing rookie. .. Johnson now leads the Chase for the Nextel Cup by a margin of 30 points over Jeff Gordon. He took the lead in the point standings following this race in 2006 en route to THE Nextel Cup championship. .. Six of the 12 Chase drivers mathematically remain eligible for the 2007 Nextel Cup championship.(NASCAR Statisitics)(11-4-2007)
