Alan Cavanna: Here's what I always say about Jimmie Johnson and the 48: That team has set, and earned, its own high standards. This is a team with three wins already and a guaranteed high seed in the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup, so they can afford to try things, and you have to think they are. Jimmie's no stranger to these kinds of stretches right before the playoff, and in the past he's rebounded by spanking the field in the Chase. Cavanna: The lack of speed has surprised me a bit. More...