KANNAPOLIS, N.C.  – When news broke last weekend that Jimmie Johnson would be chronicled on HBO Sports’ award-winning “24/7” television program, it seemed a bit redundant as competitors in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series have been dealing with the chronicles of Johnson and the No. 48 team 24/7 for three straight years. They’ve won the past three Sprint Cup championships, and with a series-high six wins along with a 90-point lead with just five races remaining, they seem poised to make it four straight championships. So what is a Sprint Cup driver to do? Well, if you’re Tony Stewart, driver of the No. 14 Old Spice/Office Depot Chevrolet Impala SS and 155 points down to Johnson, you audition for a supporting role on the “Jimmie Johnson Show.” … Read entire article »