Jimmie Johnson Gracious on and off the Race Track

Our own Jimmie Johnson dealt with a pit road speeding penalty and a brush with Kurt Busch to finish fourth at Infineon Raceway. Jimmie trails the top spot by 157 points. After the brush with Busch Jimmie apologized.

The contact with Busch was totally my fault," Johnson said, "and I quickly apologized. That's called a 'noble' gesture. 'Noble' not because it was morally the right thing to do, but 'noble' because it came from nobility, a three-time Sprint Cup champion. You could say I 'championed' the effort. Kurt graciously accepted my apology, although I believe he was a bit offended by my opening line, in which I said, 'Hey Kurt, let me bend your ear for a bit.'"

Kyle Busch’s comment was “I appreciate Jimmie's apology, It's not often a fellow competitor approaches me and says 'I'm sorry.' It's usually 'You're sorry.'"

The top four leaders in the Sprint Cup Standings are:

1. Tony Stewart — Stewart settled for the runner-up spot at the Toyota/Save Mart 350and extended his lead in the Sprint Cup point standings to 84 over Jeff Gordon, who finished ninth.

2. Jeff Gordon — Gordon remained second this week in the points, and now trails Tony Stewart by 84 points.

3. Jimmie Johnson — Our own Jimmie Johnson dealt with a pit road speeding penalty and a brush with Kurt Busch to finish fourth at Infineon Raceway. Jimmie trails the top spot by 157 points.

4. Kurt Busch — Busch did some great driving after the run in with Johnson and finished 15th which kept him fourth in the point standings.