LONG POND, Pa. –No better than 10th in any of his last four races, Jimmie Johnson is looking to reverse his fortunes at a track where he’s recorded seven top 10s in his previous nine starts and Hendrick has captured the last four Sprint Cup checkered flags.
“It’s no secret that the middle portion of the year has always been a challenge for the No. 48,” Johnson said. “This year has been as inconsistent as probably any of them for us.
“When the Chase starts, we roll into our 10 best tracks, so we’re trying to maintain sanity until then and obviously keep progressing.”
Fans can enter Chase Grid Live Sweepstakes
Last week, NASCAR unveiled Chase Grid Live Sponsored by Toyota and Sprint, a free outdoor fan fest located on North Michigan Avenue in downtown Chicago on September 10 and 11. As part of the event, which will culminate with a two-hour live show featuring all 16 Chase drivers, fans can visit www.NASCAR.com/ChaseGridLive to enter the Chase Grid Live Sweepstakes. The Grand Prize package includes an all-inclusive trip to Chicago for a VIP experience at Chase Grid Live, two VIP access passes to all three national series races at Chicagoland Speedway, a ride in the Toyota Camry Grand Marshal car before the Sprint Cup race, and $1,000 spending money. Fans can enter through August 29.
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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