End of an era?

[Wolf]

Chase Watch: Johnson plummets after wreck - NASCAR - Yahoo! Sports

The 2011 Chase for the Sprint Cup championship just got real interesting after Jimmie Johnson wrecked out of Saturday night’s Bank of America 500, putting the five-time defending champ in a hole that he may not be able to climb out of.

 

[Andrew8468]

Not likely. Johnson is 35 pts out with 5 races to go. That's only 7 spots per race

 

[dpkimmel2001]

Flashback..... 2006..... Leaving Charlotte with 5 races to go, Jimmie Johnson sat 7th in points 146 points behind then leader Jeff Burton. The other five drivers that were ahead of him were Matt Kenseth, Kevin Harvick, Mark Martin, Dale Earnhardt Jr, & Denny Hamlin. Those 146 points then translate to 36 points today. Jimmie Johnson is currently 35 points out. Most everyone counted him out in this same position in 2006. We all know now that it is more than doable. Likely to happen again, no. More than possible, absolutely.

 

[Andrew8468]

Ricky Craven was on Sirius yesterday afternoon and he had an interesting stat. To win the Chase, a driver couldn't get more than 72 points based on finishing position. After 5 races, Johnson is already at 62 which means he'd have to finish 1st or 2nd and hope all 7 drivers ahead of him has problems.

 

[Calypso]

Anything can happen at Dega we all know that.....