NASCAR: 6 Reasons Not to Bet Against Jimmie Johnson Winning the Chase

Death, taxes, and seeing Jimmie Johnson win the Chase for the Sprint Cup. For half a decade, those three things were an inevitability to NASCAR fans everywhere, as Johnson cemented himself as the best driver of this era of racing with five consecutive championships from 2006-2010. It was only last year that Johnson's title streak was snapped as he finished sixth in points, the worst finish of his career. This year, Johnson and his Hendrick Motorsports team have come back with a vengeance, scoring four wins so far and hanging around the front of the pack all year. After winning on Sunday at Martinsville, he took the lead from Brad Keselowski, who had led the championship for the previous month.Johnson has led laps in every race of the Chase ...

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