Winning five consecutive NASCAR Sprint Cup titles began to look pretty easy for Jimmie Johnson, but the game changed in 2011 with the new point system that could well rock the Lowe's 48 team. Johnson has only won one race this year, and that was because his teammate, Dale Earnhardt Jr., pushed the champion to a win in the two-car tandem on the high banks of Talladega. Johnson is currently ranked 10th in the point standings, 29 markers behind the leader. The third Chase race at Dover could well be a game-changer this weekend. The driver of the No. 48 Chevy has performed well at the "Monster Mile," where he has six wins, along with eight top-five and 13 top-10 finishes. His average finish at the track in Dover is 9.6. The relationship between...

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Winning five consecutive NASCAR Sprint Cup titles began to look pretty easy for Jimmie Johnson, but the game changed in 2011 with the new point system that could well rock the Lowe's 48 team. Johnson has only won one race this year, and that was because his teammate, Dale Earnhardt Jr., pushed the champion to a win in the two-car tandem on the high banks of Talladega. Johnson is currently ranked 10th in the point standings, 29 markers behind the leader. The third Chase race at Dover could well be a game-changer this weekend. The driver of the No. 48 Chevy has performed well at the "Monster Mile," where he has six wins, along with eight top-five and 13 top-10 finishes. His average finish at the track in Dover is 9.6. The relationship between...

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