Much has been made about the penalties levied against five-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion Jimmie Johnson, Chad Knaus and the No. 48 team after a failed inspection prior to Daytona 500 qualifying. In case you are just joining us, Johnson has been docked 25 points, and crew chief Chad Knaus has been suspended for the next six races after it was found that the C-post on Johnson's car was found to be well out of tolerance. Heading into race No. 2 of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season at Phoenix, Johnson sits dead last in the points standings with minus-23 points. To put that into perspective, the following have more NASCAR Sprint Cup Series points than Johnson: Danica Patrick, NHRA Funny Car driver John Force, President Barac...

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Much has been made about the penalties levied against five-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion Jimmie Johnson, Chad Knaus and the No. 48 team after a failed inspection prior to Daytona 500 qualifying. In case you are just joining us, Johnson has been docked 25 points, and crew chief Chad Knaus has been suspended for the next six races after it was found that the C-post on Johnson's car was found to be well out of tolerance. Heading into race No. 2 of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season at Phoenix, Johnson sits dead last in the points standings with minus-23 points. To put that into perspective, the following have more NASCAR Sprint Cup Series points than Johnson: Danica Patrick, NHRA Funny Car driver John Force, President Barac...

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