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At least Jimmie Johnson made it interesting. A week ago in Texas, he came in a shocking 25th place, shortening his lead in the Cup Chase and giving hope to Mark Martin, Jeff Gordon, and a couple of other also-rans who suddenly believed that they may be able to snatch a victory at the end of the NASCAR season.

Those dreams all but evaporated in the wake of Johnson's commanding win at Phoenix this week.  Johnson now heads into the final race of the season with a 108 point lead.  That means that regardless of what anyone else does, he