2014 Stock Watch for Drivers in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series

It took 12 races for Jimmie Johnson to win a NASCAR Sprint Cup race in 2014, breaking a 13-race winless streak dating back to last season. It must be nice for a driver to discover that such a short winless streak is big news in the Sprint Cup garage, and Johnson did indeed find it amusing. Now his stock for the season is on the rise, and it's a pretty good bet that none of his fellow Cup competitors will find that funny at all. "There are more people fretting about things than myself," Johnson told FOX Sports. "I mean, (it was) what 12 (races)? Give me a break." As Johnson's stock clearly is on the rise, others are in a free-fall or a state of flux where it's too soon to see where their 2014 seasons are headed. It's not all based on wins, a...

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