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Driver Name: Jimmie Johnson
Car #: 48
Make: Chevy
Season Debut: 2002 (First-Full Season)
Number of Championships: 7
# of Career Starts: 579
# of Career Poles: 34
# of Career Wins: 83
# of Career Top 5s: 222
# of Career Top 10s: 341
# of Career DNFs: 55
# of Career laps led: 18,663
Career Average Finish: 12.4
Career Average Start: 11.5
# of 2017 Wins: 3
# of 2017 Top 5s: 4
# of 2017 Top 10s: 11
# of 2017 Poles: 0
# of 2017 DNFs: 7
# of 2017 laps led: 217
2017 Average Finish: 16.9
2017 Average Start: 16.9
2017 Fantasy Recap - I heard it all year long, ''Oh Jimmie is gonna break out during the playoffs!'' or ''Don't worry, Johnson will turn it on when it matters!'' or however you want to put it. It just doesn't work like that, especially when you aren't the dominant team anymore. In 2016, sure he turned it on during the playoffs. But I think a lot of that had to with HMS as a whole finding something in a test just prior to the playoffs. In 2017, things just didn't work out. He posted 3 wins in the first 13 races,, but after that he didn't contend for many top 5 at all. In fact, outside of his wins, he was barely ever a factor at the front. Even in his wins, he wasn't dominating. He showed up late in the race and was there when it mattered. Overall you just had a different feeling about him and the 48 team. I would consider it one of his worst seasons of his career. Actually, his numbers were straight down awful. He posted 3 wins, 4 Top 5 finishes and 11 Top 10 finishes. How does that stack of to rest of his career. From 2002 to 2015, he posted at least 11 Top 5 finishes and 20 Top 10 finishes. We saw a different Jimmie in 2017 for sure, the question is will he rebound?
Strong Tracks - Martinsville, Texas, Cali, Dover, Chicago, Atlanta and Kansas
Weak Tracks - Watkins Glen and Pocono
2018 Fantasy Outlook - I went over a lot of what happened with Jimmie last year, so there's no point of restating it. The question on everyone's mind: How will the 48 team do in 2018? Hard to say, but I would be shocked if he managed to regress though. Statistically, he is coming off his 2nd worst season since 2002. And unless he has ''lost'' it, then you can expect him to post his usual numbers. Obviously how well the 48 team does will be determined by HMS performance as a whole. They struggled from time to time last year and it showed. They need to get off to a running start and stay ahead of the curve we always speak of. I will save all of the good stuff for the preview, but I think Johnson will rebound in 2018. But I will be honest, I am not high on him as most are. A lot of people are expecting him to return to being one of the best drivers in the series. And to be honest, I don't know if that will happen. Am I saying he is in for a big-time drop in numbers? Nah. I think he will get his wins as he always does. But I am not convinced he is up at the top anymore. New blood and new dogs are up above him right now. When you factor in his last two seasons are considered his worst two seasons since his rookie year in terms of overall numbers. You get a very interesting debate on your hands. I am very interesting to see how it plays out for Jimmie and Chad. One thing for sure, never count those guys out of it!
*All stats are from DriverAverages.com
Twitter - @JeffNanthans
Driver Name: Jimmie Johnson
Car #: 48
Make: Chevy
Season Debut: 2002 (First-Full Season)
Number of Championships: 7
# of Career Starts: 579
# of Career Poles: 34
# of Career Wins: 83
# of Career Top 5s: 222
# of Career Top 10s: 341
# of Career DNFs: 55
# of Career laps led: 18,663
Career Average Finish: 12.4
Career Average Start: 11.5
# of 2017 Wins: 3
# of 2017 Top 5s: 4
# of 2017 Top 10s: 11
# of 2017 Poles: 0
# of 2017 DNFs: 7
# of 2017 laps led: 217
2017 Average Finish: 16.9
2017 Average Start: 16.9
2017 Fantasy Recap - I heard it all year long, ''Oh Jimmie is gonna break out during the playoffs!'' or ''Don't worry, Johnson will turn it on when it matters!'' or however you want to put it. It just doesn't work like that, especially when you aren't the dominant team anymore. In 2016, sure he turned it on during the playoffs. But I think a lot of that had to with HMS as a whole finding something in a test just prior to the playoffs. In 2017, things just didn't work out. He posted 3 wins in the first 13 races,, but after that he didn't contend for many top 5 at all. In fact, outside of his wins, he was barely ever a factor at the front. Even in his wins, he wasn't dominating. He showed up late in the race and was there when it mattered. Overall you just had a different feeling about him and the 48 team. I would consider it one of his worst seasons of his career. Actually, his numbers were straight down awful. He posted 3 wins, 4 Top 5 finishes and 11 Top 10 finishes. How does that stack of to rest of his career. From 2002 to 2015, he posted at least 11 Top 5 finishes and 20 Top 10 finishes. We saw a different Jimmie in 2017 for sure, the question is will he rebound?
Strong Tracks - Martinsville, Texas, Cali, Dover, Chicago, Atlanta and Kansas
Weak Tracks - Watkins Glen and Pocono
2018 Fantasy Outlook - I went over a lot of what happened with Jimmie last year, so there's no point of restating it. The question on everyone's mind: How will the 48 team do in 2018? Hard to say, but I would be shocked if he managed to regress though. Statistically, he is coming off his 2nd worst season since 2002. And unless he has ''lost'' it, then you can expect him to post his usual numbers. Obviously how well the 48 team does will be determined by HMS performance as a whole. They struggled from time to time last year and it showed. They need to get off to a running start and stay ahead of the curve we always speak of. I will save all of the good stuff for the preview, but I think Johnson will rebound in 2018. But I will be honest, I am not high on him as most are. A lot of people are expecting him to return to being one of the best drivers in the series. And to be honest, I don't know if that will happen. Am I saying he is in for a big-time drop in numbers? Nah. I think he will get his wins as he always does. But I am not convinced he is up at the top anymore. New blood and new dogs are up above him right now. When you factor in his last two seasons are considered his worst two seasons since his rookie year in terms of overall numbers. You get a very interesting debate on your hands. I am very interesting to see how it plays out for Jimmie and Chad. One thing for sure, never count those guys out of it!
*All stats are from DriverAverages.com
Twitter - @JeffNanthans