Jerry Bonkowski: Gordon must pull an Earnhardt if he wants to win

If the late Dale Earnhardt was still alive and racing, Jimmie Johnson might be shaking in his boots right now.

If Earnhardt and not Jeff Gordon was 86 points behind Johnson heading into Sunday's season-ending Ford 400 at Homestead Miami Speedway, you could almost bet that The Intimidator would do anything in his power to steal the championship away from Johnson.