Jimmie Johnson on Bulldozing Talladega, Luck and Enjoying the Ride
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by Holly Cain
Filed under: Jimmie Johnson, Talladega Superspeedway, Chase for the Sprint Cup
To hear Jimmie Johnson describe it, the most challenging part of wrapping up a historic fourth consecutive NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championship is not getting wrapped up in winning it. No matter how hard everyone else tries to convince him the trophy’s been engraved.
He holds a 184-point advantage — nearly a full race lead — on second place Mark Martin and only needs to finish 10th place or better in the remaining three Chase for the Championship races to secure the trophy. That’s even if Martin wins all three races and leads the most laps in each.
But Johnson insists his approach in the No. 48 Lowe’s Chevy will be the same as if he was trailing by 184 points and promised he wasn’t about to start being conservative.
“We’re showing up to win races,” Johnson said. “Finishing 10th isn’t as easy as it sounds. It is a tough field of cars out there and we need to be on our game. With three to go, we need to race these next two as if we’re behind in the points and get every point we can.”
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