Today we had a racecar that could do both. This was Bickle s second top ten finish this season. His best finish was in Rockingham at the Alltel 200 in February, where he placed seventh. Jimmie Johnson crossed the finish line at Nazareth Speedway in the ninth position on Sunday, after qualifying eighth for the 200-mile race at one of his favorite tracks. It is so much fun racing at Nazareth, stated Johnson.
Some people call it a roval because it is like a road course and an oval in one.
It's a challenge to do well at such a weird shaped track. Excedrin Chevrolet Monte Carlo in the top-10 the entire afternoon. Battling with lapped traffic on the lap 135 restart, Johnson held on to the ninth position while chasing down the No. 59 Chevrolet of Rich Bickle and holding off McMurray. Johnson crossed the finish line in the ninth spot, gaining valuable momentum for the Excedrin Racing team.