Jimmie Johnson Biography

Jimmie Johnson

Jimmie Kenneth Johnson (born September 17, 1975 in El Cajon, California) is an American NASCAR driver and four-time champion in the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup. He currently drives the Lowe's Chevrolet sponsored the # 48 in Sprint Cup for Hendrick Motorsports. Owner of the car is Jeff Gordon. Johnson continues to drive selected races in the Busch Series.

Careers
Early Years

Jimmie Johnson began his racing career on 50cc motorcycles at the age of five years, where he celebrated the first successes. At the age of eight he won the championship in the 60 cc class, although he suffered a few races of the season to a knee injury. From the motorcycle he switched to racing cars and went to some off-road leagues including SODA, SCORE International and Mickey Thompson Entertainment Group. He collected over 25 wins, 100 top-3 results, six championships and was the Rookie of the Year award in all three race series. Johnson drove for Herzog Motorsports in 1996 and 1997 in the SODA series. In addition, Johnson was live reporter for ESPN in the SODA series.

1998 Johnson drove in the American Speed Association (ASA), in which he was at the end of fourth in the overall standings and received the "Rookie of the Year" award. At the same time, Johnson began racing in the NASCAR Busch Series, now the Nationwide Series for. 1999 Johnson went further in the ASA and the Busch Series, won two races in the ASA and was at the end of the season third. 2000, Johnson integral driver in the Busch Series team was Duke Motorsports, finished tenth in the standings and was awarded third place in the battle for the Rookie of the Year award. He won his one of 81 Nationwide Series races in 2001 at the Hills Brothers Coffee 300 at Chicagoland Speedway.

During the 2001 season, his team was due to lack of sponsors to ask him any more cars available, since the current sponsor Alltel was switched to Penske Racing after Roger Penske's son Greg was appointed to the boards of Alltel and arguing for the change. While the drivers briefing on the Busch Series race at Michigan International Speedway, Jeff Gordon Johnson asked for advice, who also took part in the race. Gordon remained in contact with Johnson and a couple of months later, Hendrick Motorsports offered a place in the development, with the possibility for advancement in the Nextel Cup for the 2002 season.
Sprint Cup

During his time in the Johnson Cup was always at least fifth in the overall standings, was twice vice-champion (2003, 2004) and won the 2006 and 2007 NASCAR Nextel Cup. Since his rookie season, Johnson is second all active drivers in victories with an average of 4.5 wins per season (behind Jeff Gordon with 5.6 victories) and second average in the top-10 finishes in a season with 21.25 (behind Tony Stewart with 21.28). In 2006, Johnson became just the second driver, who managed to win the prestigious Daytona 500 and Allstate 400 at the Brickyard in one season. He is also the only driver who succeeded the legendary Coca-Cola 600 win three times in a row.
Season 2002

Johnson started in 2002 racing in Sprint Cup contest, which at that time was called Winston Cup. In his first ever Daytona 500, he scored straight off the pole position and finished at the end of the race, the 15th Place. By the end of the season, Johnson won three races, the NAPA Auto Parts 500, the MBNA Platinum 400 as well as the MBNA All-American Heroes 400 and became the first rookie who led the overall standings in the meantime. His first full season he finished in fifth place in the championship. In the evaluation of the Rookie of the Year, he had to admit defeat, however, Ryan Newman, despite 21 top-10 finishes.
Season 2003

In 2003, Johnson scored three victories, 14 top 5s and 20 top-10 finishes. In addition to the New England 300 and the Sylvania 300, he also won the prestigious Coca-Cola 600 at Lowe's Motor Speedway. He finished the season on the second overall behind champion Matt Kenseth. In addition to the three point race Johnson won the Winston.
Season 2004

In 2004, Johnson began the season with a few less good results, but already the fifth race at Darlington Raceway, the Carolina Dodge Dealers 400, he won his first race of the season. With additional victories in the Coca-Cola 600 and Pocono 500 and Pennsylvania 500, he secured the qualification for the Chase for the Nextel Cup. But after two bad results in the Chase at EA Sports 500 at Talladega and the Banquet 400 in Kansas, he had already written off the championship. After the UAW-GM Quality 500, the Subway 500 and won the Bass Pro Shops / MBNA 500 three races in a row and still import some good results, he had arrived before the last race of the season again up to 18 points to Kurt Busch. However, Bush remained in the lead and was ahead by eight points champion before Johnson.
Season 2005

In 2005, Jimmie Johnson continued throughout the year in the top 5 of the overall standings and won the UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400 in Las Vegas, the Coca-Cola 600 at Lowe's Motor Speedway, the MBNA NASCAR RacePoints 400 at Dover International Speedway, and with The UAW-GM Quality 500, the second race of the season at Lowe's Motor Speedway. Along with the victories of the 2004 season, Johnson won four races in a row at Lowe's Motor Speedway. At the season finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway, Johnson had a chance to win the championship, but an accident caused by a puncture ended his championship ambitions. Tony Stewart, Greg Biffle, Carl Edwards and Mark Martin were in the championship at the end before Johnson, who was fifth.
Season 2006

Temporarily suspended in the 2006 season, Johnson won his first ever Daytona 500, although his real crew chief Chad Knaus during a violation of NASCAR's qualifying was. In the Auto Club 500 at California Speedway, he finished second behind Matt Kenseth and struck him in the following UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway with a half-car length lead. With his victory in the Aaron's 499 at Talladega Superspeedway before teammate Brian Vickers Johnson completed his career Grand Slam, which means each of at least one victory in one of the crown jewels of the series as the four designated races. After the victory in the Nextel All-Star Challenge and the associated prize money of one million U.S. dollars, he was a week later, the Coca-Cola 600 in second. Later in the season, Johnson won the Allstate 400 at the Brickyard, after he had temporarily fallen because of a puncture in the race to place 38th Despite a bad start in the Chase for the Nextel Cup with a 39th Place at the Sylvania 300 at New Hampshire International Speedway, Johnson secured a victory in the Subway 500 at Martinsville Speedway and four second places his first championship with 56 points ahead of Matt Kenseth.
Season 2007

Johnson as defending champion, as tradition dictates, with his wife to the guest of George W. Bush.

The start of the 2007 season was anything but good news for Johnson. After an accident at the Daytona 500, he had to quit the race and was 39th overall scored. In the next race, the Auto Club 500 at California Speedway, Johnson reported back with a third place before he won the UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400, the Kobalt Tools 500 and the Goody's Cool Orange 500 as three races in four weeks. After more good results with a win at the Crown Royal Presents The Jim Stewart 400 at Richmond International Raceway came in the middle of the season, a Durchhänger with three results outside the top-35. With victories at the Sharp AQUOS 500 at California Speedway and the Chevy Rock & Roll 400 at Richmond International Raceway, Johnson secured the entrance into the Chase for the Nextel Cup, in which he based his six wins this season when leading in the championship against Jeff Gordon has started, which had dominated the regular season on the championship table.

With the victory in the Subway 500 at Martinsville Speedway, Johnson won the seventh race of the season with another victory in the Pep Boys Auto 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway, he came up to nine points up on Gordon, who to date back to the leadership of the Championship took over. His prize money from the latter race, he donated to the victims of the fires in San Diego. Johnson continued his winning streak and won the Dickies 500 at Texas Motor Speedway, the Checker Auto Parts 500 at Phoenix International Raceway two more races. He was the first driver to win since Jeff Gordon in the 1998 season in four races in a row. With a seventh place in the Ford 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway, Johnson secured with 77 points ahead of Jeff Gordon's second championship in a row.
Season 2008
Johnson's race car for the 2008 season

In the Sprint Cup 2008 season, Johnson secured the pole position in the Gatorade Duel 1, Daytona 500, the Auto Club 500, Food City and the 500th His first victory, he drove a the Subway Fresh Fit 500 at Phoenix International Raceway. Then after a few races with marbled placings outside the top-30 in the Crown Royal Presents The Dan Lowry 400 in Richmond and in the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte and four other rankings within the top-10 until midway through the season. In the second half of the season Johnson started with a second place at the LifeLock.com 400 at Chicago and a victory in the Allstate 400 at the Brickyard in Indianapolis. After two more top-10 finishes and two results outside the top 15, including a 33rd Place at the Sharpie 500 at Bristol, Johnson picked up his third win of the season at the Pepsi 500 in Fontana and also won a week later, the Chevy Rock & Roll 400 at Richmond.

Johnson then started third in the championship in the Chase for the Sprint Cup and scored a second and a fifth place in the first two Chase races, followed by a victory in the Camping World RV 400 in Kansas. Further wins followed in the TUMS QuikPak 500 at Martinsville Speedway, and the Checker Auto Parts 500 at Phoenix. In between, Johnson ran three times in the top-10 and once was ranked 15th place. In the last race gave him a 15th Place to secure the championship with 69 points ahead of Carl Edwards. It was his third consecutive title, and Johnson is that 30 years after Cale Yarborough only the second driver to achieve this.
Other racing series

Johnson was in 2007 in two races of the Grand-Am sports car series in part, the 24-hour race at Daytona and the Brumos Porsche 250, both of which are held at the Daytona International Speedway. Teammates were Jim Matthews and Marc Goossens.

Furthermore, Johnson has started in some off-road events, such as the Race of Champions in 2002 and 2004 for the team of the United States. In 2006, he should start again at the side of Travis Pastrana, but could not compete due to injury and was a consultant to the side.

Jimmie Johnson Foundation

In February 2006, Johnson created the Jimmie Johnson Foundation, named after him. It supports children, families and clubs in trouble anywhere in the United States. In particular, they tried their children fulfill their dreams and desires.

The Jimmie Johnson Foundation supports charitable organizations that advance the mission of the Foundation. The supported projects are included, and the fulfillment of children's wishes through the Make-A-Wish Foundation, to support the American Red Cross or the construction of a bowling alley for children with chronic and life-threatening illnesses at the Victory Junction Gang Camp.

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