A Dynasty.... And he's not even my favorite driver..

Jimmie Johnson is unbeatable under any points scenario. Let me divulge a little:

And while Johnson’s dominance in the Sprint Cup Series has called for changes to the way the champ is determined, it really wouldn’t have made much of a difference this year.

Whether it was the Mulligan plan lobbied for by owner Jack Roush, the old points system or a radical playoff idea thrown out by Texas Motor Speedway director of media relations Mike Zizzo, new ways of determining the champ wouldn’t have changed the outcome.

In fact, the most competitive Chase of all would have been not to have one. In the old points system, Johnson’s lead heading into the season finale would have been 57 points over Carl Edwards.

Under the new way of doing things, Johnson lead by 141 points and had to finish 36th or better to clinch the title regardless of what Edwards does.

Here’s a look at how the race for the title would have looked going into the final race under five different systems.

The Chase
1. Jimmie Johnson 6,561
2. Carl Edwards 6,420
3. Greg Biffle 6,358
4. Jeff Burton 6,292
5. Kevin Harvick 6,233
6. Clint Bowyer 6,226

The simple plan
43 points for first, 42 for second, etc.; 1 point for leading lap, 1 point for most laps, 1 point for pole
1. Jimmie Johnson 368
2. Greg Biffle 340
3. Carl Edwards 324
4. Jeff Burton 316
5. Kevin Harvick 309

The No Talladega Plan
Keep the points system the same, but take out Talladega and make it a nine-race Chase.
1. Jimmie Johnson 6,418
2. Carl Edwards 6,339
3. Greg Biffle 6,262
4. Jeff Burton 6,127
5. Kevin Harvick 6,125

The Mulligan Plan
Once the Chase ends, a driver gets to pull his lowest Chase finish and use the points from the other nine races.
1. Jimmie Johnson 6,443
2. Carl Edwards 6,356
3. Greg Biffle 6,262
4. Jeff Burton 6,183
5. Kevin Harvick 6,125

The Old Plan
Points are not reset and all 43 drivers are in the hunt for the title. The 10 bonus points Chase drivers received for winning races would also be eliminated.
1. Jimmie Johnson 5,097
2. Carl Edwards 5,041
3. Kyle Busch 4,878
4. Jeff Burton 4,666
5. Greg Biffle 4,638

The Zizzo Plan
A playoff with 16 cars cut to 12 after three races, then to six after six races, and four heading into Homestead. The points reset after each cut, with five points being awarded for seeding and five points for victories during previous round.
1. Jimmie Johnson
2. Greg Biffle
3. Kevin Harvick
4. Clint Bowyer

In conclusion, well done Jimmie, no matter how you look at it, no one can say you shouldn't have won your 3rd consecutive Championship..

Also props to my favorite driver Kevin Harvick, as he finished 4th in the points in every scenario this year. This was his 1st year since 2001 (won 3 races as a Rookie) that he went the entire year without winning at least 1 race.. Also coincidentally, this was the highest he's ever finished in the standings.. Weird..