Will Jimmie Johnson Claim Another Chase For The Sprint Cup Championship With Charlotte Victory?
Jimmie Johnson is inching towards the seventh Chase for the Sprint Cup championship title with a strong win at Charlotte Motor Speedway. The victory on Sunday let him qualify for the third round playoff, where eight drivers complete for fourth round of four and then for Cup championship. Since the inception of elimination in 2014, he could not make an impact on track and this time he is determined to make it with the title. "I knew it was taking way too long," said the six time champion while referring to bad time especially a 24 race win-less streak.
On Sunday, Johnson comfortably won the Charlotte title with 5 bonus points while more than half of the drivers struggled in the track with either tire problem, engine issues or crashes. Only 2 drivers were supposed to qualify for the third round of cup championship, sited USA TODAY. The Hendrick Motorsports driver is in the pole position in points table. He would try to consolidate his dominance in the next two races, which are scheduled in Kansas and Talladega before moving to third round.
It is not easy to predict that Jimmie Johnson can claim the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship considering the fact that there is miles to go. However, he made significant result in the second round, though he was struggling in first round. His consecutive wins in championships from 2006 to 2010, shows his mettle to win it again. Also this is his eighth victory at Charlotte and the hectic Sunday left only Johnson relaxed at the end, per reports of ABC News.
It is clear from the gestures of Johnson that he got the momentum back and regained the confidence required to win the Cup championship on Nov. 20 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. "It feels good for now," said Hendrick with a smile of satisfaction, could be the general feeling of the entire team now.
