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Jimmie Johnson to start at rear of field after gear change

Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series AAA 400 Drive for Autism - Practice

DOVER, DE - JUNE 03: Jimmie Johnson, driver of the #48 Lowe’s Chevrolet, stands in the garage area during practice for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series AAA 400 Drive for Autism at Dover International Speedway on June 3, 2017 in Dover, Delaware. (Photo by Matt Hazlett/Getty Images)

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Dover, Del. — Reigning series champion Jimmie Johnson will start at the rear of the 39-car field after a gear change, NASCAR announced Sunday morning.

He was to have started 14th.

Johnson has won a record 10 races at Dover International Speedway. His last Dover victory was in this event in 2015.

He enters today’s race eighth in the points.

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