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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 …

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 …