No. 2 - Jimmie Johnson

It's Jimmie Johnson's turn to try and win three races in a row. Jeff Gordon put together back-to-back victories to build his lead in the NASCAR Chase for the Nextel Cup standings. Johnson used back-to-back wins to climb within nine points of the lead.
If Johnson, the defending Cup champion, can win at Texas Motor Speedway this weekend, he can pass Gordon for the lead in the standings.
“It’s being in the right frame of mind and having the patience for the season and for the Chase; you only learn that from experience," said Johnson, driver of the No. 48 Chevrolet for Hendrick Motorsports. "And that experience of really the last five seasons, including last year’s Chase and championship, have just continued to make me smarter and stronger, and the same for the team. Experience is everything. You can talk to anyone in sports and they’ll take experience over age regardless of the discipline.”
Johnson will have a good car at Texas. It won at Atlanta in March, Las Vegas and the Labor Day race at California Speedway. It also won the All-Star Challenge at Lowe's Motor Speedway in 2006.