A year ago, Jimmie Johnson had doubts about becoming only the second driver to win three straight NASCAR Sprint Cup championship.
Now that he has equaled Cale Yarborough’s record, the El Cajon native leaves no doubts about his goals for 2009.
“I want to win four straight titles,” Johnson said over NASCAR’s short offseason. “I want the record. Isn’t that why we’re all here, to win?”
Johnson certainly has the skills, the backing and the tools to four-peat.
But will his luck hold?
Johnson has been on an amazing run for three seasons. He failed to finish just nine of his 108 starts and finished in the top 10 in two-thirds of his points races.
The top threats to Johnson’s streak are likely the Roush Fords driven by Carl Edwards and Greg Biffle and the Toyota piloted by Kyle Busch.
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