Jimmie Johnson won his record-tying seventh NASCAR Sprint Cup championship on Sunday and is already looking forward to breaking the record.
Five spots based on points are still up for grabs entering the Sprint Cup season finale, as long as someone outside the top 15 doesn't win Richmond and cut the number of winless drivers to four.
NASCAR and Daytona International Speedway officials will review the last-lap crash from early Monday morning, when Austin Dillon's car launched into the catch fence.
Jimmie Johnson pulled away on the final restart to win at Dover International Speedway and become the fifth NASCAR driver with 10 or more Sprint Cup victories at a single track.
Jimmie Johnson said Tuesday that fans who say he let Dale Earnhardt Jr. win at Talladega are taking away from Earnhardt's accomplishment.
There's something about Talladega Superspeedway -- its ardent Earnhardt fans, the success his family has had at the track -- that makes Dale Earnhardt Jr. feel a responsibility to put on a show.
