And why not?
He's won 23 races in the past three seasons, and claimed the points championship each year, too, becoming the only driver other than Cale Yarborough to win three straight.
And he's probably not done. Johnson takes a 90-point lead over Hendrick Motorsports teammate Mark Martin into today's race on the paper clip-shaped oval of Martinsville Speedway, where Johnson does some of his best work. He's has won five of the last...
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