The first seven races of the 2018 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season have been uncharacteristic, to say the least, for Jimmie Johnson.
The seven-time champion has only recorded one top-10 finish — a ninth-place at Auto Club Speedway — and is 21st in the points standings just over a quarter of the way through the 26-race regular season.
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But Johnson isn’t panicking. That’s not something champions do.
Following a 35th-place finish in Sunday’s O’Reilly Auto Parts 500 at Texas Motor Speedway, Johnson looked no further than legendary Major League Baseball icon Babe Ruth for some inspiration.
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As the series heads to Bristol Motor Speedway, a track where Johnson has earned a pair of victories, maybe an inspirational quote from “The Great Bambino” is just what “Seven-Time” needed.