Top 12: Jimmie Johnson
Throughout today we'll be keeping you up to speed on the top 12 Sprint Cup drivers as they prepare for the Lenox Industrial Tools 301. We'll update periodically, and fill in the details for each after qualifying.
JIMMIE JOHNSON
No. 48 – Lowe's Chevy
3rd in points (157 out of first; 293 ahead of 13th)
NHMS wins: 2
NHMS average start: 8.9
NHMS average finish:9.9
Practice rank: 19th
Qualified: TBD
QUOTES & NOTES
*Johnson has placed in the top 10 at NHMS in each of the past four races, but doesn't need to take many chances this time around based on his third-place standing. "In a certain way your would look at it and know the importance of it because we come back here and start the Chase at this track. I don't really see it as a throw away."
*"We'll experiment with some stuff and try to validate it for here so when we come back we have a read on whatever package that is. It's not, at least for us, we're not looking for the homerun. We're just kind of making sure we've got it right."
