Vicious cycle: Johnson buys kids bikes to settle Truex spat

DOVER, Del. (AP) — Jimmie Johnson put the brakes on a small spat with Martin Truex Jr., with an apology in the form of kids bicycles.
Johnson, the seven-time NASCAR champion, tried to get the last laugh on a last-lap wreck last week at Charlotte that cost Truex a victory. Truex’s crew chief Cole Pearn told Johnson he could make good on the mistake by buying the afflicted team road bikes.
So Johnson bought a few bikes Saturday night.
Bikes for children.
Johnson documented the joke on