Can Jimmie Johnson win his sixth-straight Sprint Cup title? How well will NASCAR's new points format be accepted? Are Tony Stewart's troubles with Australians just beginning? Jeffrey Boswell has the answers and more in his NASCAR 2011 predictions.
Johnson finished second at Homestead, easily overcoming Denny Hamlin’s 15-point lead entering the race, to capture his fifth-straight Sprint Cup title.
Johnson finished fifth in the Tums Fast Relief 500, a solid result, albeit one that was outdone by his closest Chase For The Cup competitors, Denny Hamlin and Kevin Harvick.
Johnson followed his win at Dover with a runner-up at Kansas, second only to race winner Greg Biffle. Johnson also took the lead in the Sprint Cup point standing, and leads Denny Hamlin by eight.
Noah Gragson and the No. 4 team head back to the Volunteer State this weekend, with the annual trip to Nashville Superspeedway, located in Lebanon, Tennessee.
Chastain’s No. 45 Chevrolet Silverado RST will race with support from the Tennessee Highway Safety Office and the Use Your Melon campaign, which encourages fans to drive sober every time they get behind the wheel.
Coming off of their Charlotte Motor Speedway win, Layne Riggs and the No. 34 team look ahead to the Nashville Superspeedway for the venue's 150-lap race.
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