Jimmie Johnson has little doubt he is capable of putting together another impressive NASCAR season, one reminiscent of the dominating run he had last year.

Johnson, who started last season with a victory at the Daytona 500 and ended it with a Nextel Cup Series Championship, sees no reason why he will not have another stellar year.

“When I look at my career I really have blown the doors off all the goals I had set for myself,” Johnson, 31, said yesterday at Gallagher’s while doing public relations for NASCAR. “And I look at my age and I realize I could do this a few more times.”

Johnson will get his first shot to build on last year’s momentum at next week’s Daytona 500. He will have the opportunity to join racing legends Richard Petty and Cale Yarborough as back-to-back champions at NASCAR’s most celebrated race. Sterling Marlin also won the opening race at Daytona Speedway in 1994-1995.

“It would be a great accomplishment to win again at Daytona,” said Johnson, who won six titles last year en route to the points title.

Despite his achievements last year, Johnson is still looking at tracks where his performance needs to improve.

“I have some personal goals with Bristol and getting a road course win,” he said.

“I can run well at those tracks and finish in the top five, but I am not on pace with the leaders. That’s a goal that I have for this year. I hate not racing for the win. I feel like all the other tracks I go to, I can win.”

Besides making progress on specific tracks, Johnson will have to deal with the several changes within NASCAR this year – the addition of Toyota to the Nextel circuit, the debut of the Car of Tomorrow at Bristol and the increase in the amount of drivers who will qualify for the end of the year Chase from 10 to 12.

There also will be more emphasis placed on wins this season, with five extra points being awarded to the winner of each Cup race.