Johnson addresses post-race dehydration

RICHMOND, Va. -- As he exited his No. 48 Lowe's Chevrolet SS following Saturday night's race at Richmond International Speedway, Jimmie Johnson was shown suffering from what appeared to be dehydration.

After he was treated and released from the infield care center, Johnson addressed what happened.

“Just got dehydrated in the car," he said. "I started cramping when I got out of the race car. Then when I was cramping I was trying to stand up because I was fine when I sat down then I would stand up and I would get dizzy. When I would sit back down I would start to cramp again. Just really dehydrated. Ended up with five liters of IV in me. I was definitely dry. I will have to dig in and understand what happened in the car. I was hot in the car so I will have to make sure all my fans were working and stuff like that. Scary moment and I hate that it happened, but have to learn from it and make sure it doesn’t happen again.”