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Jimmie Johnson's title defense is on after win
NASCAR Charlotte Auto Heal
Jimmie Johnson celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup series Coca-Cola 600 auto race at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, N.C., Sunday, May 25, 2014. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton) - photo by Associated Press
CONCORD, N.C. — Jimmie Johnson's run at another Sprint Cup title is on and could bring him a piece of NASCAR history. Johnson's victory in the Coca-Cola 600 on Sunday night all but locked him into the new, expanded championship Chase format. If the 38-year-old Johnson pulls it off, it'll be his seventh series crown to tie the NASCAR mark shared by Richard Petty and the late Dale Earnhardt.