Video: Jimmie Johnson's Bid For First Win of 2019, Smacks a Wall

FORT WORTH, Texas — Potentially Jimmie Johnson’s best chance at a victory in 2019 just resulted in the seven-time Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series champion slamming into the wall on lap 186.

Jimmie Johnson came SO CLOSE to saving this thing!

But no, he gets into the wall at @TXMotorSpeedway. Watch on NBCSN: https://t.co/vBniWsGgnj pic.twitter.com/lNiD4PP7H0

— NASCAR on NBC (@NASCARonNBC) November 3, 2019

Johnson, who led 40 laps in Stage 2 and looked to have a top-three car, lost control, nearly saved it, but then ultimately popped the wall.

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