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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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Good news for Jimmie Johnson fans - their driver has earned the pole in this weekend’s Allstate 400 race at the Brickyard.

In a Saturday morning qualifying session dominated by Chevrolet and Dodge, Jimmie Johnson won the pole for Sunday’s Allstate 400 at the Brickyard, narrowly edging Mark Martin for the top spot (watch video).

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Jimmie Johnson currently sits in the 5th spot of the NASCAR driver standings. He has not performed quite up to his capabilities so far this season, but there are quite a few races remaining and Johnson usually finishes the race season extremely strong.