DAYTONA BEACH, Fla.–If Jimmie Johnson is in position to win a seventh NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championship as the Chase develops later this year, the driver of the No. 48 Chevrolet realizes that his pursuit of that monumental accomplishment might have a different, more pressure-packed feel.
After all, Johnson is one title away from tying Richard Petty and Dale Earnhardt for the most championships in series history.
“If the opportunity is there in front of us, and we get deep in the Chase and have a shot at it, that reality is going to be hard to keep out of my mind,” Johnson told the NASCAR Wire Service on Thursday at Daytona International Speedway. “I’m sure that the questions that would come with it as well wouldn’t let it slide by.
“But (it’s an) amazing opportunity to have ahead of myself. To have six championships is something I’m extremely proud of. I don’t know what it would mean or what that experience would exactly feel like, but to be up there with those two legends would be top of the list.”
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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