NASCAR: Five Drivers Most Likely To Win At Homestead
By Cole Mentzel
The Favorite: Jimmie Johnson
Stats at Homestead:
- Wins: 0
- Top-5’s: 4
- Top-10’s: 10
- Laps Led: 99
- Average Finish: 14.1
Sure, Jimmie Johnson doesn’t have any wins at Homestead, but when you’re a six-time champion, things like that don’t matter.
Johnson has ten top-10 finishes, which is second among active drivers. He’s finished in the top-5 four times with two coming in the form of second-place finishes (2004 and 2010). He’s led double-digit laps in three races at the track.
By taking a look at Johnson’s history at Homestead, there’s not much that stands out. In fact, it’s one of the four tracks that he’s never won at. However, there’s something different about this weekend.
This is the first real chance that Johnson has had at winning his seventh championship and it’s the first time he’s ever made it to the Championship 4. Every time he’s needed a win this season, he’s come through. He earned two regular season wins to earn a spot in the Chase, he won in the Round of 12 and he won in the Round of 8.
It was a rough summer for Johnson and the No. 48 team, but since the Chase has began, he’s been one of the best drivers week in and week out.
He’s closed out the season on top six times before and he is certainly capable of doing it a seventh time. Watch for Jimmie Johnson to take command this weekend and do something only two other drivers in the history of the sport have done: win a seventh championship.