Why is Jimmie Johnson so nervous about Talladega?
Considering how stout he has recently been on NASCAR’s longest track — a 2006 victory with two seconds in his last five starts and 835 points earned over his last six — it was surprising to hear Johnson sidestepping the subject last weekend. He was barely into his postrace news conference after Sunday’s victory at Kansas before he expressed trepidation about Talladega, a sentiment somewhat echoed by team owner Rick Hendrick.