Given that Jimmie Johnson has once again endured his typical summer doldrums, there’s not much buzz about a record eighth championship for the driver of the No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet.
But Johnson is following a familiar pattern, one that was repeated during many of his seven championship seasons—win early, struggle in the summer months and triumph late. In fact, that’s what happened last year, when Johnson won his record-tying seventh title. Continue reading
