Jimmie Johnson Hoping for Repeat Performance at Fontana
NASCAR News from ThatsRacin.com
FONTANA, Calif. – One year ago Jimmie Johnson roared into the championship chase on the heels of a pair of victories at California and Richmond – a run that helped propel Johnson to his second consecutive Sprint Cup Series championship.
The California native is poised for a repeat performance after easily winning the pole Friday for Sunday’s Pepsi 500 at Auto Club Speedway.
So far this season, Hendrick Motorsports – and Johnson in particular – has struggled at times on NASCAR’s bigger speedways. Johnson hopes that Friday’s pole kicks off a weekend that will show how many gains his No. 48 team has made.
“Last year (the win) just started the confidence in our minds that we’re ready for the Chase. So, you’re looking at what you need to do to be as good as you can in the Chase and building the confidence around yourself and the team that you can be a contender.”
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