Jimmie Johnson One Step Closer To A Three Peat

With his win at Pheonix International Speedway he is now 141 point ahead Carl Edwards. Now he's one race away from sealing the deal and becoming one of the few people to win three titles in a row.

By clinching the pole sunday, Johnson put himself in a good position to finish well. He had finished 4th in 2006 and won the race last year and with this win he now makes it three years in a row of finishing 4th or better. 

If Jimmie Johnson holds on to his 141 point lead he will become the first driver since Cale Yarborough to win three Championships in a row. Yarborough did it in 1976-78. It has been 30 years since a drive has accomplished a feat like this.

If winning two Championships in a row hasn't put Johnson in NASCAR history forever then a thrid one in a row will without a doubt. Johnson's team will have a chance to do it again next year too. This is a good team. They have a good driver and crew chief and don't forget about the pit crew who are the one's that get the car on the track.

One more race. Anything can happen. Can Johnson hold on to his lead and win his third Championship in a row or will something happen and Carl Edwards can make a crazy comeback.