Sprint Cup Crown Remains Jimmie Johnson’s to Lose
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by Geoffrey Miller
Filed under: Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Mark Martin, Chase for the Sprint Cup, Sprint Cup
The chaos of Lap 3 last Sunday at Texas Motor Speedway certainly tossed the NASCAR world into a frenzy.
When the dust settled, version one of the No. 48 Texas Chevrolet became version two and both Mark Martin and Jeff Gordon failed to add the word “clutch” to their 2009 resumes, one point about NASCAR’s most dominant driver became exceedingly clear.
Jimmie Johnson, point being, is still the de facto guy to beat for the 2009 Sprint Cup championship — and it’s going to take plenty more Texas-like highly unlikely events to keep three-time from becoming four-time.
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