#48-Jimmie Johnson and his Hendrick Motorpsorts team were fortunate Sunday ‘ despite pitting under the caution for rain ‘ when the stoppage of the Auto Club 400 at Auto Club Speedway, race left him 10th in the running order, instead of in the garage repairing a broken oil line. As the cars circled the track in the rain, Johnson’s car began smoking. The driver of the #48 Chevy didn ‘t know whether the cause was a broken oil line fitting or an oil cooler problem, but he was happy his team didn ‘t have to make the diagnosis during the course of the race. ‘It was just a wild chain of events, because when I came to pit road and took four tires, I wanted it to dry up real quick,’ Johnson said before NASCAR called the race. ‘Now I ‘m sitting here praying for rain. So, as I ‘m sending the signals to the man upstairs, he’s really confused about what I ‘m asking for the last three or four minutes.’(NASCAR Wire Services)(3-26-2012)
