From press release
No active driver has even come close to experiencing the success Jimmie Johnson has had at Dover International Speedway.
The six-time NASCAR champion heads into Sunday’s AAA 400 at the Monster Mile looking to add to his course record of nine wins, five more than the next highest active driver, his Hendrick Motorsports teammate Jeff Gordon.
"My favourite track in the Chase would be Dover," Johnson said. "It’s just the closest track to my roots. You’re kind of airborne into Turn 1, airborne into Turn 3. It’s a very intense track. It takes a lot of throttle control to work the corners right and produce a fast lap time. Dover’s my track."
After a month-long, five-race summer swoon when he finished worse than 38th three times and failed to register a showing better than 14th, Johnson has logged five top 10s in his last six starts.
He now sits fourth in the Chase.
No active driver has even come close to experiencing the success Jimmie Johnson has had at Dover International Speedway.
The six-time NASCAR champion heads into Sunday’s AAA 400 at the Monster Mile looking to add to his course record of nine wins, five more than the next highest active driver, his Hendrick Motorsports teammate Jeff Gordon.
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| The famous "Monster Mile" (Photo: WRI2) |
"My favourite track in the Chase would be Dover," Johnson said. "It’s just the closest track to my roots. You’re kind of airborne into Turn 1, airborne into Turn 3. It’s a very intense track. It takes a lot of throttle control to work the corners right and produce a fast lap time. Dover’s my track."
After a month-long, five-race summer swoon when he finished worse than 38th three times and failed to register a showing better than 14th, Johnson has logged five top 10s in his last six starts.
He now sits fourth in the Chase.