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| Jimmie Johnson led more laps last week (60) than all of 2018 (40). |
“I’m really so proud of our organization as a whole for the performance last week in Texas - running well in practice, the first pole for Ally, leading a bunch of laps and finishing with a solid top-five. We have some momentum heading into Bristol, which as of late has been one of my better tracks. It’s one of the most physical tracks we run and you have to stay on top of things while there is just chaos everywhere.”
No. 48 team crew chief Kevin Meendering on Bristol:
“We’ve had a lot of different packages over the years at Bristol and so this weekend the biggest unknown is probably the tires. We will look at a lot of past history and back to the 2015 notes. The short tracks don’t seem to change and are less aero sensitive. Jimmie’s had some strong runs at Bristol the last few times there, so we have a lot of good notes to look back on.”
POLE AT TEXAS: Last weekend at Texas Motor Speedway, Jimmie Johnson scored his 36th career pole position by sweeping all three rounds of qualifying. It was Johnson’s second pole at Texas and his first pole since July 2016.
FIRST TOP-FIVE: Johnson scored his first top-five finish of the season Sunday at Texas. He led the first 58 laps of the race, finished second in Stage 1, 10th in Stage 2 and rounded out the day in fifth place.
LAST SEASON AT BRISTOL: Johnson turned in two top-10 performances last season at Bristol Motor Speedway. He had his best finish of 2018 at Bristol in April with a third-place result. Johnson turned in a ninth-place finish at the 0.533-mile track in August 2018.
STAGE SOLID: Since the implementation of stage racing in 2017, Johnson is one of only two drivers to finish in the top-10 in both Stage 1 and Stage 2 in all four races at Bristol.
BEST AVERAGE FINISH: Out of all current drivers who have competed in the last 10 races at Bristol Motor Speedway, Johnson boasts the best average finish with a mark of 8.3.
LAST WIN AT BRISTOL: Johnson scored his 82nd career win at Bristol Motor Speedway on April 24, 2017. Johnson started 11th, finished fifth in Stage 1, third in Stage 2 and led 81 laps en route to victory. It was Johnson’s second win at Bristol, with the first coming on March 21, 2010.
MEN’S JOURNAL FEATURE: Men’s Journal, a lifestyle publication, followed Johnson during the season-opening weekend at Daytona International Speedway. The article, which discusses Johnson’s Boston Marathon training is on newsstands now.
ALLY SWAG(GEAR): Ally will help longtime No. 48 fans get their "Ally Swag(gear)" on this weekend. Ally brand ambassadors will roam the Earhart Campground (adjacent to Bristol Motor Speedway) on Saturday (9 a.m. – 1 p.m.) and Sunday (9 a.m. – 2 p.m.) handing out new Jimmie Johnson No. 48 Ally swag.
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