Johnson Down… For Now

Finally, here’s some good news for Jimmie Johnson: a race at Phoenix is up next.

The one-mile track might be his best. Johnson has won four of the last six races there, and has finished in the top five in each of the last eight. His Driver Rating of 123.7 is by far the best in the series.

But points leader Denny Hamlin and third-place Kevin Harvick are pretty strong there as well. Hamlin has five top fives in 10 starts at Phoenix; Harvick has two victories there in 15 starts.

Both Harvick and Johnson may have a hard time with this stat however, the Chase driver leading with 2 races to go has won the Championship every single year since the Chase began.