Jimmie Johnson's run for his fourth consecutive Sprint Cup title will start from the pole. Johnson turned a lap of 173.919 m.p.h. yesterday to top qualifying at Homestead-Miami Speedway in Homestead, Fla., for tomorrow's Ford 400, a big boost for the Hendrick Motorsports star as he tries to become the first driver in NASCAR history to win four straight titles.
ONE RACE to go ... 267 more laps ... To become the first NASCAR Cup series racer to win four consecutive championships, all Jimmie Johnson has to do Sunday at Homestead-Miami Speedway is finish 25th or better. Johnson's consistency and the high-level efficiency of his No. 48 Lowe's Chevrolet team make it likely that Johnson will four-peat.
AS A RACER with IndyCar and Formula One experience, Juan Pablo Montoya is qualified to compare NASCAR racing with other series. When you read what he says about major league stock-car racing, you might feel he has been NASCAR-ized. Whatever, ol' J.P. thinks NASCAR is No. 1.
WITH THE interminable NASCAR season winding down, and Jimmie Johnson about to be crowned King James IV, please consider some suggestions to improve NASCAR:
When this racing season began, Ryan Newman didn't know what to expect. He was with a new team, co-owned by fellow Hoosier Tony Stewart. Traditionally, new teams in the Sprint Cup Series struggle.
WELCOME TO NASCAR's Nightmare. Just halfway through the 10-race Chase for the Championship, Jimmie Johnson appears to have his fourth consecutive championship locked up. Drama, exit stage right. The Chase is over.
A COUPLE OF weeks ago, after another Jimmie Johnson column lead, I promised our sports desk I wouldn't write about the three-time reigning NASCAR Sprint Cup champion every week.
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