If it weren’t for bad luck, it seems that NASCAR champion Jimmie Johnson would have no luck at all. After crashing out of two of the last three NASCAR Sprint Cup races, and struggling to a 14th place finish at Indianapolis, Johnson hoped for a turnaround Sunday at Pocono Raceway. He didn’t get it.
Trouble found Johnson on lap 9 when he slowed with a flat right rear tire after hitting the wall in along the front stretch; the debris brought out the first caution of the day. and sent Johnson to the pits several times for repairs.
Johnson however was able to rally back. By the midpoint of the 160 lap race, Johnson was moving forward again despite the damage to his Hendrick Motorsports Chevy. By lap 110 he was in fifth and it looked as though Johnson might just turn things around. MORE>>>
Greg is the author of "The Nuts and Bolts of NASCAR: The Definitive Viewers' Guide to Big-Time Stock Car Auto Racing" and has been published in major publications across the country including the Los Angeles Times, the Cleveland Plain Dealer and the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. He was also a contributor to Chicken Soup for the NASCAR Soul, published in 2010, and the Christmas edition in 2016. He wrote as the NASCAR, Formula 1, Auto Reviews and National Veterans Affairs Examiner for Examiner.com and has appeared on Fox News. He holds a BS degree in communications, a Masters degree in psychology and is currently a PhD candidate majoring in psychology. He is currently the weekend Motorsports Editor for Autoweek.
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