No. 5 Jimmie Johnson

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Jimmie Johnson has won the past two NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races at Richmond International Raceway and the car his team is bringing has never finished worse than sixth.
"I'm excited to go to Richmond," said Johnson, driver of the No. 48 Chevrolet for Hendrick Motorsports. "We've won the last two there and that's been one of my toughest tracks. So I'm really excited to go back. Our short track program is working really well for us and hopefully we can visit victory lane again."
The car he will be racing at Richmond has two wins, at Martinsville in October and Phoenix in November last year. In its most recent race, it finished fourth at Martinsville in March and was sixth last September at New Hampshire.
Johnson qualified 12th for the race at Richmond. He said he feels like his team had a strong practice, especially in race trim.
"We were very pleased with the car," Johnson said. "I like to stay a little hesitant, it keeps me on my toes and it keeps the team on its toes. We don't have much extra patience that way but I feel like we'll be in great shape."

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