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Jimmie Johnson: Why Johnson’s Disappointing 2011 Season Was for the Best

Jimmie Johnson's streak had to end sooner or later. He had a historic run from 2006 to 2010, but it was just a matter of time before the rest of the field caught up.It caught up last season, of course. Johnson was in contention for his sixth consecutive Sprint Cup title until late in the proceedings, but his luck ran out.The task (maybe we're better off calling it a nightmare) of trying to beat Johnson hasn't gone away for the rest of the drivers in the field, though. The start of a new season is upon us, and nobody should be too quick to doubt Johnson's ability to reclaim what he lost in 2011.The fact that Jimmie Johnson is still Jimmie Johnson should be enough to put the rest of the field on high alert, but the Johnson they're going to se...

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