Nov. 3, 2013
By Reid Spencer
NASCAR Wire Service
FORT WORTH, Tex. — As dominant as Jimmie Johnson was in Sunday’s AAA Texas 500 at Texas Motor Speedway, is team owner Rick Hendrick confident that the driver of the No. 48 Chevrolet will deliver the organization’s 11th NASCAR Sprint Cup Series title two weeks from now at Homestead?
Yes, Johnson destroyed the opposition at Texas, leading 255 of 334 laps and beating teammate Dale Earnhardt Jr., the race runner-up, to the finish line by 4.390 seconds.
Yes, Johnson leads fourth-place finisher Matt Kenseth by seven points in the NASCAR Sprint Cup standings. But Johnson led Brad Keselowski by seven points after eight Chase races last year before losing the title to the Penske Racing driver.
Accordingly, Hendrick isn’t ready to stake his claim to the championship. Continue reading “Chalk Up Another Championship? Not Yet, Says Rick Hendrick”