Jimmie Johnson 2016 Review
By Richard Tix
Season Grade: A
Season Preview: "As it is every year, JJ's expectations are to win a Championship and nothing less. When you have six titles you always go into a season Championship or bust. The pressure will continue to mount yearly to get to the magic number of 7, and if he ever does it will ramp up to get to 8. I am not sure 8 will ever happen, but 7 should be the main goal anyways. I think 2016 might be the year he finally gets closer to the final four. With 4-5 wins, 14-16 top 5's, and 21-23 top 10's JJ will be back on his game and finally figure out how to get past the second round, and most likely into the final's."
Season Review: Jimmie Johnson hit my mark for win totals (5), but underachieved in top 5's (11) and top 10's (16). Yet, non of those statistics matter because in the end Jimmie Johnson got it done and became the third seven time champion.
JJ added his names to the likes of Richard Petty and Dale Earnhardt with his seventh title and now has a shot to make NASCAR history with an eight Cup Championship. Johnson has the look of a guy who is ready to continue driving for another five plus seasons, but each year brings a new outlook on the future.
JJ not only won his seventh but won the championship race at Homestead and won the most races of 2016 (five). In the end JJ figured out how to navigate the new Chase which was fun to see during his most recent Championship run.
Whether is will be seven, eight, nine, or more, at the end of his career Jimmie Johnson will have made his case for the best NASCAR Cup driver of all time. His 80 wins speak for them-self already and he will continue his quest to get to 100 and set himself apart from The King and The Intimidator with possibly an eight title.
Nice! I love watching history happen!
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