Never forget: Jimmie Johnson lurks at Martinsville.
Sunday's STP 500 begins at 1:13 p.m. ET at the small track in Virginia. Among active drivers, Johnson has the most victories — eight. And after a poor qualifying, the No. 48 team has found speed.
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Now, Johnson must outrun the recent past.
Speed is relative at Martinsville. The track nicknamed "the paperclip" is essentially two drag strips connected by semicircular turns. Fast on a 0.526-mile track is far different from a 1.