Will Jimmie Johnson Stop At 3?

By finishing 15th in Sunday's race at Homestead, Jimmie Johnson clinches his 3rd straight Sprint Cup Championship. This puts Johnson in a class that is only shared by one other man, Cale Yarborough. A record that he held by himself for 30 years.

But....

Will Jimmie Johnson stop at 3 Sprint Cup Championship? Winning one is difficult, and two is even harder(not to mention back to back), and 3(in a row) is almost unheard of. There are only three drivers who have more than 3 Sprint Cup Championships, Jeff Gordon(4), Richard Petty(7), and Dale Earnhardt(7). Jimmie Johnson is just one away from tying his teammate and half car owner Jeff Gordon at four and has been racing a shorter time than Gordon has. With his talent I'm sure Johnson will win a 4th championship.

There's actually no doubt in my mind that he has the talent and the team to win one more if not a couple of more. But what about a 4 peat? Can he put himself in a class of his own and do something that no one has ever done before?

He obivously has the talent and the team to win a championship. I understand every year is different and anything can happen race to race, but I'm not going to rule out a 4 peat until it is impossible.

I'm not even a Jimmie Johnson fan, but I'm a sports fan and what he is doing, has done, and can do for NASCAR is great.

If Johnson doesn't win a 4th Sprint Cup Championship in a row or a 4th one in his career he will still be remembered for what he has done in the 06-08 seasons and winning 3 straight Sprint Cup Championships.

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.