The Sprint Cup Series season is now eight races old, and one question is still at the top of everyone's list of wonders. Can Jimmie Johnson win his sixth straight championship? The obvious answer is, of course he can, but the real question is, will he? Last season, Johnson's fifth championship campaign, saw him trailing in the points standings heading into the season finale at Homestead. That was the first time that had happened in his five year tenure. Many people thought that after last year, the No. 48 team showed some chinks in the armor, and that 2011 would finally be the year that they were going to be dethroned. Eight races in, Johnson currently sits second in the standings. He is one of seven drivers to have scored a win this season...

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The Sprint Cup Series season is now eight races old, and one question is still at the top of everyone's list of wonders. Can Jimmie Johnson win his sixth straight championship? The obvious answer is, of course he can, but the real question is, will he? Last season, Johnson's fifth championship campaign, saw him trailing in the points standings heading into the season finale at Homestead. That was the first time that had happened in his five year tenure. Many people thought that after last year, the No. 48 team showed some chinks in the armor, and that 2011 would finally be the year that they were going to be dethroned. Eight races in, Johnson currently sits second in the standings. He is one of seven drivers to have scored a win this season...

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