Jimmie Johnson, driver of the #48 Lowe’s/Kobalt Tools Chevrolet, leads a pack of cars during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Quicken Loans 400 at Michigan International Speedway on June 15, 2014 Photo – Chris Trotman/Getty Images
Jimmie Johnson, driver of the #48 Lowe’s/Kobalt Tools Chevrolet, takes the checkered flag to win the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Quicken Loans 400 at Michigan International Speedway on June 15, 2014 Photo – Sean Gardner/Getty Images
Jimmie Johnson, driver of the #48 Lowe’s/Kobalt Tools Chevrolet, celebrates with a burnout after winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Quicken Loans 400 at Michigan International Speedway on June 15, 2014 Photo – Jonathan Moore/Getty Images
Jimmie Johnson, driver of the #48 Lowe’s/Kobalt Tools Chevrolet, celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Quicken Loans 400 at Michigan International Speedway on June 15, 2014 Photo – Jason Miller/Getty Images
Jimmie Johnson, driver of the #48 Lowe’s/Kobalt Tools Chevrolet, applies the winner’s decal in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Quicken Loans 400 at Michigan International Speedway on June 15, 2014 Photo – Jonathan Moore/Getty Images
Powerhouse Hendrick Motorsports Captures Fifth Consecutive Win at Michigan.
Jimmie Johnson finally earns his first win at Michigan International Speedway and it’s his third visit to victory lane this season.
The six-time NASCAR Sprint Cup series champion took command of the lead on lap 191 and from there he cruised to the checkered flag at Sunday’s Quicken Loans 400 to end a 24-race drought. Continue reading →
Six-time Champion Jimmie Johnson Could Earn Third Win of the Season at Pocono
Although some were wondering, 11 winless races in the season were never a concern for Jimmie Johnson and his No. 48 team.
Johnson picked up his first winner decal at Charlotte and he placed the second decal on his car the next week at Dover, closing out the first half of the 26-race regular season of the Sprint Cup Series. Continue reading →
Jimmie Johnson, driver of the #48 Lowe’s/Kobalt Tools Chevrolet, sits in his car during practice for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series FedEx 400 Benefiting Autism Speaks at Dover International Speedway on May 31, 2014 in Dover, Delaware. Photo – Rob Carr/Getty Images
Reversal Of Fortune: Johnson Quickly Causing People To Rethink ‘14
Having gone from a winless driver to a winner of two races in a row, Jimmie Johnson no longer looks like a struggling reigning series champion. Suddenly, he looks completely capable of winning a record-tying seventh title.
Don’t be surprised if he reinforces that new-fangled notion on Sunday at Pocono Raceway where he comes in as defending champion of the Pocono 400 and winner of three races overall at the often-precarious “Tricky Triangle” – the race track with only three turns, almost no banking and plenty of history. Continue reading →