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I think Jimmie Johnson will wi a 4th Sprint cup title Because of these Reasons:very week

1. He drives for Rick Hendrick

2. He is strong every week

3. Once has the points lead it is very hard to take it from him

then there is this

Jimmie Johnson Wins the Championship…Oh Wait the Season Isn’t Over Written by Journo on Sep 28th, 2009

Long before Juan Montoya was perfecting points racing, Jimmie Johnson was an expert at it. That expertise has won him the last three championships and if you surfed around the internet yesterday, you might assume he’d won his fourth.

I promise you though the Chase is far from over. While there is certainly a spread between first and twelfth (189 points if you’re counting), there are still eight, yes eight, races left. That’s a ton of time to screw up, or to win a whole bunch of races and take the points lead.

I know Jimmie Johnson and the #48 team have been solid come Chase time the last three years. They know better than anyone how to shine at the right time. And this year might not be any different.

Is four in a row good for the sport? It’s certainly good for Jimmie Johnson, Chad Knaus and Hendrick Motorsports. You tell me.

Getting back to the fact that we have eight races left though consider the teams and drivers that have emerged this season.

After struggling the last two seasons Juan Pablo Montoya and (Earnhardt) Ganassi Racing have shown some solid consistency. While Montoya hasn’t won a race, he has four top-fives, 14 top-tens, two poles and an average finish of 13.1. They are peaking and competing for wins at the right time. He’s third in the points, only 65 back. I think they’re going to have  to win at least one to have a shot at the Championship, but with the way they’ve been running that’s not a far off goal.

Or how about Kurt Busch. After being left out of the Chase last season he’s won one, has eight top-fives, 16 top-10s and an average finish of 13.4. Six of the  last eight weeks Busch has finished inside the top-10 and might have run better the other two races if he hadn’t gotten caught up in wrecks.

And don’t forget Mark Martin. He is showing this season that there is life in this sport after 50. This is a guy who looked to be at the end of his career not long ago. He’s now rejuvenated and stronger than ever. After finishing second in the points race four times throughout his career, I guarantee he doesn’t want to make it a solid five.

The above drivers aren’t alone. While Jimmie may very well be on his way, don’t count anybody out. There are a lot of races left and a lot of time for anyone to make a run at this thing.

So now it’s prediction time. Who’s going to win it? Who’s your black horse? Will Jimmie go four in a row? Or can Mark Martin finally quit being a bridesmaid?

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