Jimmie Johnson will be heading to Homestead-Miami Speedway with a 20-point deficit after excessive brake heat cause the bead on the RF tire to melt in the late going at Phoenix International Raceway, sending Johnson into the wall and relegating him to a 32^nd-place finish.

Is a #6pack possible for Jimmie Johnson after the mishap at Phoenix? Yes, it is.

The scenarios in which Johnson could win the NASCAR Sprint Cup Championship are listed below. Only Johnson and points leader Brad Keselowski are in the running, and a tie would go to Johnson.  #believe

• JJ wins, leads most laps:
• • BK finishes worse than 15^th and doesn’t lead a lap
  • BK finishes worse than 16^th and leads one lap
  • BK finishes worse than 17^th and leads most laps
• JJ wins, leads a lap:
  • BK finishes worse than 16^th and doesn’t lead a lap
  • BK finishes worse than 17^th and leads one lap
  • BK finishes worse than 18^th and leads most laps
• JJ leads most laps, no win:
• • JJ finishes 18 spots ahead of BK (19 if BK leads a lap)
• JJ leads a lap, no win:
  • JJ finishes 19 spots ahead of BK (20 if BK leads a lap, 21 if he leads most)
• JJ - no laps lead, no win:
  • JJ finishes 20 spots better than BK (21 if BK leads a lap, 22 if he leads most)