Coming into this race after completing just one lap of the 500, and sitting last in the standings on -23 points after the penalties meted out by NASCAR this week, you just know the #48 team is hurting. But Chad Knaus has been here before and you also know he will be using this adversity as extra motivation at Phoenix, a track Jimmie has owned like no other in this field.
Johnson completed 111 circuits over the 2 practice sessions, working a series of long runs where his last laps were either faster than or close to the starting pace, which was excellent. Even before we saw him put the car on the second row for the start tomorrow.
I'm taking Jimmie Johnson +650 at 5Dimes
