Jimmie Johnson Is Not a Great Driver…Just Sayin’

Every form of media has saturated the market for weeks now speculating Jimmie Johnson’s fourth title. His history making championship was all but secured when the checkered flag flew at Richmond International Raceway; it just took 10 weeks to make it official. Now the media pundits have turned their focus and keyboards to a different hype, one that includes monikers like great and greatest. While NASCAR is still an ongoing sport, it is impossible to establish who is, or was, the greatest driver. Johnson is being compared to Earnhardt, Petty and Yarborough. These comparisons, while having some merit, are by far inconclusive and lack foundation. Earnhardt and Petty’s seven championships are the most in NASCAR history at this time. But eac...

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