As much as his blue and white race car or his down-to-earth demeanor, a hallmark of Jimmie Johnson has been his sheer unflappability. While he can get riled up in the seat like anyone, there's rarely any alarm on a No. 48 team that handles crises as well as any program ever has. There's a coolness to the way Johnson operates, which translates to an almost clinical efficiency on the race track, which manifests itself in unparalleled results. This is a program capable of intimidating by its very presence, without uttering a word at all.
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