RACE RECAP | PHOENIX
10 David Reutimann
9 Jeff Gordon
8 Juan Pablo Montoya
7 Clint Bowyer
6 Kurt Busch
5 Martin Truex Jr. (pole sitter) first top 5 this season
4 Mark Martin
3 Denny Hamlin
2 Jeff Burton best finish of the season

VICTORY LANE

1 A week after wrecking at Texas, Jimmie Johnson went out and led the most laps (238) on his way to winning the race. Jimmie now leads the points by 108 and needs to finish 25th or better next week regardless of how Mark Martin does.

OTHER STORIES ON THE DAY

-A big wreck when Dale Earnhardt Jr. spun his 88 machine, collecting Bobby Labonte, Brian Vickers, Tony Stewart, Matt Kenseth, Michael Waltrip and others.

-So we’ve got two points battles heading into Homestead / Miami. Jimmie Johnson and Mark Martin, and Jeff Gordon and Kurt Busch for that 3rd spot and a possible Hendrick Motorsports 1-2-3 points finish for the season.

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