Jamie McMurray snapped an 86-race winless
streak in the Sprint Cup Series on Sunday after surviving another wild and
crazy finish at Talladega Superspeedway.
McMurray held the lead in the Amp Energy 500 when it ended under caution for a
multi-car crash that featured Mark Martin's car sliding upside down on the
track one lap away from the finish.
A horrifying accident involving Ryan Newman set up a green-white-checkered
finish. Newman's car turned upside down on Kevin Harvick's car and then hit
the outside wall before it slid down the track and barrel-rolled on the
infield grass. He was not injured, but had to be cut out of the car.
With a sixth-place finish, Jimmie Johnson is now on the cusp of clinching
his fourth straight Sprint Cup championship. Johnson padded his lead to 187
points over Martin and 204 ahead of Jeff Gordon, who finished 22nd.
McMurray scored his third career Cup victory, but his first since July 2008 at
Daytona.
Kasey Kahne finished second, while rookie Joey Logano, Greg Biffle and Jeff
Burton completed the top-five.
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