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Jimmie Johnson crashes early at Kentucky Speedway

Jimmie Johnson has not had a good run at Kentucky Speedway this weekend.

In Saturday night’s NASCAR Sprint Cup race, Johnson spun and hit the wall just 33 laps into the Quaker State 400. Johnson had been running sixth on a restart following the competition caution on Lap 25.

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Johnson got loose and slid into the outer wall on the newly repaved track. The drivers are also racing with a lower downforce package for the second time this season; it debuted for the June 12 race at Michigan International Speedway.