Johnson vs. Gordon

After the race at Atlanta Motor Speedway, Jeff Gordon has a nine-point lead over his Hendrick Motorsports teammate Jimmie Johnson in the NASCAR Chase for the Nextel Cup standings.
With three races to go in the Chase, it looks like the champion will be either Gordon or Johnson. Johnson was asked after winning the race at Atlanta if he thought, whatever the outcome, if there would be any losers among the Hendrick Motorsports fans.
"I got booed so much, I don't know if I have any fans," Johnson said.
The question reminded owner Rick Hendrick of an incident that happended after Gordon won one of his races at Talladega Superspeedway.
"If you remember Talladega, it was a Jimmie Johnson fan with a 48 shirt that was throwing beer cans at Jeff," Hendrick said. "There's a lot; they are diehard fans and they are don't care if they are teammates. They are Jimmie Johnson fans and they are Jeff Gordon fans, and they are not going to be happy if the other guy wins."
Hendrick said the fans of Johnson and the fans of Gordon are loyal to their drivers. But in the end, they are all fans of NASCAR.
"So, you know, I think the fans appreciate hard racing no matter who it is, and they like it when the cars mix it up and get up front, and nobody is cutting anybody any slack," Hendrick said. "You know, there's a lot of racing left, so I think you saw today, the fans appreciate good, hard racing."