• Jimmie's current run is stuff of legend

  • By Ryan McGee | October 19, 2009 8:59:46 AM PDT

When Jimmie Johnson walked into the Lowe's Motor Speedway media center on Saturday night -- barely 45 minutes after his Chase-crushing third win in five races -- he invoked the names of Tiger Woods and Roger Federer to describe the No. 48 team's current four-year run of dominance.

In an instant, NASCAR-themed message boards and Twitter accounts were ablaze with cries of "How dare he!"

Guess what, though?

He's right on the money.

To crunch the numbers on Jimmie's greatness with Ryan McGee -- comparing several other legendary drivers to No. 48 -- you must be an ESPN Insider. Insider

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