. JimmieJohnson says 'down and dirty, short-track driving' is what led to him playing a starring role in first IndyCar race of the weekend at IowaSpeedway
Although the seven-time NASCAR champion dropped down to 11when he and his rivals were trying to eke out their grip in a 75-lap green-flag final stint, Johnson had driven daringly throughout the race after recovering from an early spin. Had another caution brought everyone to the pits, he seemed set for at least sixth place, mirroring his result in his first oval IndyCar race at Texas Motor Speedway in March.
“We'll sleep on it tonight, work with our teammates and engineers, make some good changes for tomorrow and come back stronger… “I do have some experience and have run higher with success in my Cup career,” he said. “I had a really good look at the line, could see where it was clean, where the marbles started. I tried it a few laps, just had my right sides up in that cleaner part of the track – three or four tenths 4/10ths a lap faster immediately. I kept working that.
“I felt like instinctively I could just drive the car and didn't have to think about things so much. Texas and Indy, speed is higher, you're more precise with your inputs. Here it was down and dirty, short track driving. Fits my style really well.”
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