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CONCORD, N. Roddy White Red Jersey .C. -- Its not often a race car driver intentionally cruises slowly at the back of the field. Jimmie Johnson did it for roughly 60 laps Saturday night, and it earned him a cool $1 million payday. Johnson used a calculated strategy -- he drove hard for the first and last segments, and coasted for the three in between -- to join Dale Earnhardt and Jeff Gordon as the only three-time winners of NASCARs All-Star race. The five-time champion won the first 20-lap segment of the Sprint All-Star race, then deliberately faded to the back for the next three 20-lap segments at Charlotte Motor Speedway. His plan was to keep the No. 48 Chevrolet out of trouble, then make his play for the win in the fifth and final segment. "We did a strategy that we thought was best for our team," he said. It certainly was, even if it was the antithesis of what race car drivers do for a living. But it worked for this years new format, which guaranteed the winners of the first four segments would be the first four drivers down pit road for a mandatory stop before the 10-lap sprint to the finish. Johnsons win in the first segment meant he was guaranteed to be the first driver down pit road, and he had the first stall -- the reward for his Hendrick Motorsports team winning Thursday nights Pit Crew Competition. His race, after winning that first segment, was simply to beat everyone else off pit road. Johnson raced Matt Kenseth down the lane, and edged him across the line. He then needed a clean and quick restart, which he executed to perfection, to pull away for the win. This win comes a week after his Darlington Raceway victory gave Hendrick Motorsports its 200th Cup win. "Man, I dont want this week to end," Johnson said. He celebrated by picking up team owner Rick Hendrick, who climbed halfway through the window of the Chevrolet for Johnsons celebratory lap. It was Hendricks seventh All-Star race win. "He said come pick me up, and once I got to him, he didnt want the ride," Johnson said. "Im like, No, no, I came to get you, Get on the car. It was great to take him around." It didnt look very comfortable -- or safe. "That was the dumbest thing Ive ever done in racing," Hendrick said. "I thought I was going to be a busted watermelon." Brad Keselowski, winner of the third segment, had no chance to catch Johnson over the closing 10 laps. The final segment was the shortest by 10 laps, but Keselowski didnt think it mattered. "I dont think it was going to make a difference if it was a hundred laps at the end; Jimmie was just that fast," Keselowski said. "You cant really steal any of his thunder on that. I was doing all I could to get by, but wasnt meant to be." But Keselowski, who won the third segment, wasnt all that disappointed. "Its all about the restart," Keselowski said. "The high line on the restart just wouldnt go. I dont know if I would have been able to do anything, but I would have liked another shot. We got beat by a five-time champ and two-time All-Star winner, so I think were doing pretty good. We didnt have enough to pull it off." Kenseth, winner of the second segment, finished third. He had some tense moments after teammates Carl Edwards and Greg Biffle had engine failures -- Biffles exploded into a giant fireball -- and initially wasnt all that comfortable following Johnsons lead of running around the back until the final 10 laps. "I watched what the 48 did. They won the first one, so they didnt race until the last 10," Kenseth said. "They seem to know what theyre doing, pretty smart. We watched that, kind of hung back. There wasnt any reward for racing up through there. You knew you were coming on pit road second." And after losing the race off pit road to Johnson, and the restart, too, Kenseth knew he couldnt catch the winner. It was Kenseths fifth top-five finish in 12 All-Star races. "For me, you got somebody as fast as him out front, there was no way I was going to have a shot in 10 laps," Kenseth said. "Ten laps is kind of short, but yet the fastest car was out front. It was hard to beat that." Kyle Busch finished fourth and was followed by Dale Earnhardt Jr., who won the fourth segment and advanced into the All-Star race by winning the qualifying race earlier Saturday night. Busch, the pole-sitter, wasnt surprised by the finishing order. "It was exactly like everybody thought it would be; Anybody who wins the first segment will win the race," Busch said. Roddy White Camo Jersey . But Jay Haas was brilliant for three rounds instead of one, proving yet again that nobody can dominate the Glen Oaks Country Club like he can. Matt Ryan Black Jersey . In the meantime, theyre content to rely on their suddenly staunch defence. 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She won the Evian Masters in France in July and the LPGA Malaysia last month and leads the LPGA Tour money list and the Vare Trophy race for the lowest scoring average.BRADENTON, Fla. -- Newly acquired Pittsburgh pitcher A.J. Burnett is expected to miss two to three months while recovering from surgery for a facial fracture, forcing the Pirates to rearrange their plans for opening day. The Pirates had hoped Burnett would be able to start April 5 in the opener at home against Philadelphia. Pittsburgh got the 35-year-old righty on Feb. 19 from the New York Yankees in a trade for two minor leaguers and cash. Burnett had surgery Friday in Pittsburgh for a broken orbital bone near his right eye. He was injured when he fouled a ball off his face Wednesday during a bunting drill. A day after the trade, Burnett had said he looked forward to a fresh start with the Pirates. "Its going to be fun. Im going back to the National League, where I can hit and bunt and get the joy back into the game," he said then. The Pirates said the injury didnt affect Burnetts vision and that there was no impingement to the muscles and nerves around his eye. Burnett will return to Bradenton for his recovery. "The initial step will be to heal from the surgery," general manager Neal Huntington said. "Secondly, we will recondition his arm and body to where he was prior to the injury. Lastly, we will put A.J. throuugh the same progression as he would have gone through here in spring training. Tony Gonzalez Jersey. quot; "The very rough timetable to complete this process and have A.J. prepared to compete without restrictions at the major league level is eight to 12 weeks," he said. The Pirates got Burnett and about $20 million from the Yankees to help cover his hefty salary. Burnett was due to make $33 million total over the next two seasons. Burnett was 34-35 with a 4.79 ERA during three seasons with the Yankees, including 11-11 with a 5.15 ERA last year. He led the major leagues with 25 wild pitches last year and allowed a career-high 31 homers. The tattooed pitcher was wild off the field, too, known for pelting Yankees teammates in the face with cream pies following game-winning hits. Minus Burnett, the Pirates rotation includes newly signed Erik Bedard and holdovers James McDonald, Kevin Correia and Jeff Karstens. Charlie Morton is recovering from hip surgery in October and might not be ready by opening day. He is scheduled to throw batting practice Saturday and might pitch in a "B" game on Wednesday. The Pirates will open the exhibition season on Saturday against the Toronto Blue Jays in Dunedin, Fla. ' ' '