If you sit down and really consider what Jimmie Johnson and Chad Knaus accomplished when the checkered flag fell on the Ford 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway, it’s very impressive. I was very impressed last year when he won his third straight championship, accomplishing a feat that only Cale Yarborough achieved more than 30 years earlier.
I attended my first race at North Carolina Speedway in 1979, the season Yarborough was going for his fourth straight championship. He was driving for Junior Johnson that year and despite four wins, 19 top-five and 22 top-10 finishes in 31 races, he came up short in his bid for what Jimmie Johnson accomplished this season.
In our sport, I have always felt like there are some records that will never be broken. Richard Petty’s 200 wins as well as the seven championships that Petty and Dale Earnhardt have accomplished. I believe I will put Jimmie Johnson’s four straight titles right alongside the feats mentioned above, although I’m not so sure the seven championships might be within reach.
Whether you’re a fan of Jimmie Johnson and his team or not, you’ve got tip your hat to what they’ve been able to do in the last four seasons. Congratulations.
Now, let’s get started on the debate of who will stop them from winning a fifth straight Sprint Cup Series title. After all, it’s only 81 days until the 2010 Daytona 500.
Happy Thanksgiving everyone.
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