Just like last season, Jimmie Johnson enters the next-to-last race with a seven-point lead in the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship. He came up empty in his bid for a sixth title last year, but is more confident about his chances following Sunday's dominating victory at Texas. With Matt Kenseth in his rearview mirror, that could be a false sense of security. Johnson lost the title a year ago to Brad Keselowski, who didn't flinch during his first title fight.
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