Jimmie Johnson's half decade reign as the King of NASCAR is about to come to an end. And his own teammate is going to end it.Jeff Gordon is surging right now. He is running better than he has since he claimed his last Cup championship in 2001.Gordon is currently fifth in the Cup standings. He trails leader Jimmie Johnson by 43 points. He's picked up three wins this season after being shutout in 2010, and he picked up only one win between 2008-2010.Gordon has left those checkered flag woes well in this past this season, and now he is ready to end his championship drought.This will be the season that Gordon claims championship No. 5.Read on to see why....Begin Slideshow...

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Jimmie Johnson's half decade reign as the King of NASCAR is about to come to an end. And his own teammate is going to end it.Jeff Gordon is surging right now. He is running better than he has since he claimed his last Cup championship in 2001.Gordon is currently fifth in the Cup standings. He trails leader Jimmie Johnson by 43 points. He's picked up three wins this season after being shutout in 2010, and he picked up only one win between 2008-2010.Gordon has left those checkered flag woes well in this past this season, and now he is ready to end his championship drought.This will be the season that Gordon claims championship No. 5.Read on to see why....Begin Slideshow...

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