NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Champion Jimmie Johnson Never Races Alone

For nine seasons now, fans and drivers alike have witnessed the metallic blue blur that has been Jimmie Johnson dominating the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. During those seasons, Johnson has accumulated a resume that others spend their lifetimes trying to achieve.

Any driver would be content with just one of Johnson's many accomplishments. With fifty three victories, including one in the Daytona 500 and three in the Brickyard 400, and his four consecutive championships, what other highlights would a driver's resume need?

What few realize is that in each of those victories and, in fact, in each of those starts in the Cup series another driver has consistently edged him to the finish line. It is a driver who never had a chance to ba...

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