Is Jimmy and Jeff at outs???

After Mondays Rain delayed race Jimmie Johnson made a half-hearted plea with the media Monday not to make a big deal of his recent run-ins with teammate Jeff Gordon.After contact with teammate Gordon in Monday's rain-delayed Sprint Cup Series race, Johnson cut a tire and lost a lap on Lap 272.Still, he battled back at the finish to contend for the win. One more lap in the Cup race and a different driver would have been donning a cowboy hat and six-shooters in Victory Lane.Even following the confrontation with Gordon, Johnson was adamant not to read anything into it. Still, the champ admits he was pretty disappointed in how Gordon raced him,can you imagine that??.Its going to happen in racing, Johnson said. Doesnt matter if its teammates or not. There are just times where youre irritated by racing other guys. We will get to the bottom of it and sort it out. No need to play it out in the press and we'll get it taken care of at the shop and during the week and come back to the next race and do it again. I think we are both pretty frustrated with how we have been racing each other. Does this mean if I cant win you cant either???Gordon didnt hide his displeasure either. His comment on the radio, Im a little upset at him, was tongue in cheek. Gordons next remark, He must want to be treated different from everyone else, carried a bit more of the teammates' true feelings. Wow did He just say Jimmy expects special treatment??After Gordons day ended early, he said Johnson ran into the back of the No. 24 for no reason and called his teammate too aggressive,well thats a new one I guess unless Jimmy could be on to something there..I'll get over it and so will he, Gordon said. We'll talk about it. We are good enough friends, good enough teammates. It is more just the competitors in us coming out there and the aggressiveness of wanting to win. Not anything against one another ,but we will see how this plays out in Alabama."Given Gordons competitive nature, his frustration is not surprising. This season is starting to resemble the last four years where Johnson has dominated the Sprint Cup.*Whose side are you on?o Jeff Gordono Jimmie Johnsono I hope they both lose
updated by @johnny-mallonee: 12/05/16 04:04:08PM

Didn't know about the drama but, Jeff has had to take a back seat to Jimmie. Once Jeff was the star, now he's the "has-been" and Jimmie the star. I remember a time when Gordon won everything, the tides have changed, they always will. Rusty Wallace was on fire when Gordon made his debut, I don't think Rusty ever got over not being the "hot shot" once Gordon started winning races and championships. The more things change the more they stay the same.I'd like to see Gordon start winning again so I'll pull for Gordon. Jimmie Johnson is boring and he sand bags too much.

What I'm trying to understand is it seems more and more heated rivalries are among teammates. I don't remember that so much in the past. If I had to pick between Johnson and Gordon, I'd pick Jeff. The Chad and The Jimmie throw temper tantrums if the perfect race isn't run. You know, the one when they get all the breaks??!!Pete

If you will remember, sometime after the Daytona 500 Jeff Gordon was quoted as saying NASCAR needs more rivalries in order to survive. Maybe I'm wrong but I think this Johnson-Gordon thing is more show than anything. Unless they start hitting each other with their purses, that'll be my standing opinion.