Sprint Cup: Jimmie Johnson wins the Dover 400

Dramatically, Jimmie Johnson, the current champion of the NASCAR Sprint Cup, won his second victory of the season and the number 42 of his career as a professional driver. This magnificent triumph of Johnson came in the thirteenth day of the Sprint Cup Series, in the event called the Dover 400, which was held at the Dover International Speedway. Johnson, who departed in the eighth position on the grid, with great shrewdness demonstrated once more his incredible driving skills and remained at the head of the fierce competition over 298 laps of the 400 scheduled. The daring driver of the Hendrick Motorsports team was able to maintain an absolute control of his vehicle, which responded in the best way when pushed to its maximum potential. Since the start of the competition, the intentions of the intrepid driver of the Chevrolet # 48 were evident; he was clearly trying to get to the head of the race. As soon as the race started, Johnson accelerated and surpassed the other drivers quickly, starting to set the pace of the race, which he headed over a considerable period of time. The struggle to occupy the first position was a strong and heated confrontation between Johnson, Tony Stewart and Greg Biffle. These three drivers captured the attention of the crowd that was at the Dover Circuit and their constant attempts to exceed each other put the excitement on the competition. Although at times there were changes in the drivers’ positions, the superiority of Jimmie Johnson over the other drivers, along with his absolute control over his car, made him stand out in a confrontation where only the strongest and that with the highest level of concentration could remain in his position throughout the lengthy race, which became increasingly complex due to the strong pressure that was putting the group that was setting the pace in the track. With his great ability and unbeatable skills, Jimmie Johnson proved why he has been the Sprint Cup champion for three consecutive seasons. Although this year has not been particularly great for him, since has won only two races so far in the tournament, Johnson remains firm on his goal to reach the top position of the standings once again; he is currently is in third place with 1789 points, behind Jeff Gordon, his teammate, who has added 1807 points, while Tony Stewart is in the first place with 1853 units. During all the race, Johnson was constant in his fight to win and being aware that his effort was paying off and that he was receiving all the support from his team, he took the risky decision of entering the pits area to make a change of tires when there were only 36 laps remaining. In doing so, he lost his position as leader, but when he came back to the track he started fighting for the lead again. Following his winner instincts, Johnson moved up as fast as he could to reach Stewart, joining him into a very even fight, in which Biffle also joined when there were only 10 laps to go. At this stage of the competition Johnson was unstoppable and his two closest pursuers were unable to do anything else but just observe how the three-time champion crossed the finish line as the checkered flag waved, crowning himself as the winner.