‘¢ Jimmie Johnson won the Lenox Industrial Tools 301 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. It was his 52nd Cup series victory in his 308th race and his fifth win in 2010, tying Denny Hamlin for the most this season. It was Johnson’s third New Hampshire win in 17 races there.
‘¢ Johnson posted his 10th career back-to-back victory (won Infineon one race ago). It was his second back-to-back victory in 2010 (won California and Las Vegas).
‘¢ Johnson scored his seventh straight top-10 finish at New Hampshire, the longest current streak. He has posted top-10 finishes in the past four races, extending a streak that began at Pocono.
‘¢ Johnson led three times for nine laps, including final two. He has led in 10 of the 17 races in 2010.
‘¢ Hendrick Motorsports posted its 193rd series victory and eighth win at New Hampshire, the most of all teams. Johnson has all five of its victories in 2010. ‘¢ Chevrolet scored its eighth win in 2010, leading all makes. Toyota has seven, Dodge has two and Ford is winless. Chevrolet has 14 wins at New Hampshire, leading all makes.
‘¢ Tony Stewart (second) has scored top-10 finishes in his past four races in 2010, extending a streak that began at Pocono in June. He posted his eighth straight top-15 finish at New Hampshire.
‘¢ Kurt Busch (third) scored his fifth straight finish of sixth or better at New Hampshire.
‘¢ Jeff Gordon (fourth) posted his 10 straight top-15 finish at New Hampshire, the longest current streak. ‘¢ Points leader Kevin Harvick finished fifth. Harvick has a 105-point lead over second-place Johnson.
‘¢ AJ Allmendinger (10th) has scored top-15 finishes in his past six races, extending a streak that began at Dover in May.
‘¢ David Reutimann (15th) has posted top-15 finishes in his past four races at New Hampshire.
‘¢ Greg Biffle finished 16th in his 275th career Cup start.
‘¢ Matt Kenseth finished 17th in his 375th consecutive start.
‘¢ Jamie McMurray finished 18th in his 275th career start.
‘¢ Mark Martin finished 21st in his 775th career start. Martin extended a 27-race streak of running at the finish at New Hampshire, longest by any driver.
‘¢ Juan Pablo Montoya (34th) dropped from 20th to 22nd in points.
‘¢ Kasey Kahne (36th) dropped from 18th to 20th in points.
‘¢ A 201-lap green-flag stretch occurred between the first and second cautions, marking the longest green-flag stretch at New Hampshire.(ESPN.com)(6-29-2010)
