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7 reasons to watch the Dickies 500 at Texas Motor Speedway: No. 3 - Jimmie Johnson
With a nearly insurmountable lead in the points, Jimmie Johnson would need to have trouble in two of the final three races for anyone to have a shot at the 2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup title. All he needs to do to secure an unprecedented fourth straight crown is finish 10th in each of the last three races, and he’s the champion since he already has a 184-point lead on Mark Martin and a 192-point lead on Jeff Gordon.
So this week's race at Texas Motor Speedway isn’t a race to watch and see if Johnson wins. It’s one to watch to see if the Hendrick Motorsports driver has a mechanical failure (very doubtful), a mental failure (doubtful) or has some bad luck and gets caught up in somebody else’s mistake (possible but not likely). That’s the only hope of fans of Martin or Gordon or those from the anyone-but-Johnson fan club (aka the 48 haters).
- Bob Pockrass
SceneDaily.com
SceneDaily.com is featuring 7 reasons to watch the NASCAR Sprint Cup race each week, with offerings from various staff writers.
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