Jimmie Johnson Needs Strong Run at Bristol Motor Speedway

Jimmie Johnson is in need of a strong run on Sunday at Bristol Motor Speedway after struggling two weeks ago at Las Vegas. A four-time Vegas winner, Johnson never got the handle on his car en route to a 16th place finish. Jimmie Johnson is known as one of NASCAR's top closers, often coming out of nowhere to win races after running mid-pack most of the day. At one point, that seemed to be happening in Vegas, but after climbing into the top 10, Johnson had a poor pit stop and lost track position. He never recovered, and finished outside the top fifteen with an ill-handling race car. Following the first three races of 2011, Jimmie Johnson has only one top-10 run and sits twelfth in the points. After that disappointing ...

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