Jimmie Johnson

He said this is an opportunity to recharge his battery for the long, critical stretch ahead in the Chase For The Championship. "It's our last break before we get back into a long stretch of racing and a championship battle and all the pressure that comes with that. We're going to go decompress and come back, hopefully with a good suntan and I'll be ready to go."

What does it take for Jimmie Johnson to decompress? "My wife and I usually have a summer trip in July for that off weekend over to Europe and we're going to do that again this year and go vacation with a couple of friend and really just enjoy ourselves."

The fifth ranked driver has only one win so far this season. Johnson ended his championship run last year with 10 wins.