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Gamble Nets Johnson 1st Win of '08

Posted Apr 13, 08 9:50 AM CDT in Sports 

(Newser) – Jimmie Johnson gave Hendrick Motorsports its first NASCAR Sprint Cup victory of the year, winning a fuel gamble last night at Phoenix International Speedway. As leader after leader dove for the pits to take on gas in the waning laps, Johnson's No. 48 Chevrolet stayed on track and the two-time reigning Cup champion made it to the finish, beating Clint Bowyer by 7.002 seconds.

Forty-nine-year-old Mark Martin, now a part-time driver in the Dale Earnhardt Inc. No. 8, battled at the front with its former driver, Dale Earnhardt Jr., for a lot of the 312-lap race on the mile oval. And it appeared Martin had his first win since 2005 locked up after he passed Earnhardt on lap 272 and began to pull away, building leads of more than a second.

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Jimmie Johnson, front, leads Mark Martin, Jeff Gordon and Brian Vickers through turn three during the NASCAR Subway Fresh Fit 500 auto race last night in Avondale, Ariz. Johnson won the race.   (AP Photo/Paul Connors)
Jimmie Johnson celebrates winning the NASCAR Subway Fresh Fit 500 auto race Saturday, April 12, 2008, at Phoenix International Raceway in Avondale, Ariz.   (AP Photo/Ken Sklute)
Alex Chase, left, and her friend Ed Hernanadez, right, watch from turn three during the NASCAR Subway Fresh Fit 500 auto race last night at Phoenix International Raceway in Avondale, Ariz.   (AP Photo/Paul Connors)
Jimmie Johnson does a burn out after winning the NASCAR Subway Fresh Fit 500 auto race Saturday, April 12, 2008, at Phoenix International Raceway in Avondale, Ariz.   (AP Photo/Matt York)
Jimmie Johnson stands with the trophy after winning the NASCAR Subway Fresh Fit 500 auto race Saturday, April 12, 2008 at Phoenix International Raceway in Avondale, Ariz.   (AP Photo/Ken Sklute)
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