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Jimmie Johnson
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Jimmie Johnson Bio
Jimmie Kenneth Johnson (born September 17, 1975 in El Cajon, California) is a current NASCAR Sprint Cup race car driver who drives the #48 Lowe's Chevrolet Impala SS co-owned by Rick Hendrick and his teammate Jeff Gordon and operated by Hendrick Motorsports. Johnson is the three-time reigning NASCAR Sprint Cup champion. He is one of only two drivers (the other: Cale Yarborough in 1976, '77, and '78) to win three consecutive Sprint Cup Series Championships. Johnson began his racing career on 50cc motorcycles at the age of five years old. Johnson was successful on motorcycles at an early age. By the time he was eight, he won the 60cc class championship despite injuring his knee with several races left in the season. From motorcycle racing he made the move...
Stats Summary
| Races | Starts | Wins | Top 5 | Top 10 | Avg. Finish | ||
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| This Season | 35 | 7 | 15 | 23 | 11.3 | ||
| Career Stats | 290 | 47 | 116 | 179 | 11.9 |
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Jimmie Johnson finished 9th place in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at New Hampshire on Sun, Jun. 28. ChaCha again soon!
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Hendrick Motorsports driver Mark Martin has made up more than 108 points on teammate Jimmie Johnson in one race nine times in his NASCAR Cup career....
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Current Season Stats
Sprint Cup
| Date | Race | Start | Finish | Laps Lead | Laps | Winnings | Points | Status | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/15 | Checker O'Reilly Auto Parts 500 | 3 | 1 | 238 | 312/312 | $267,001 | 195 | running | ||
| 11/08 | Dickies 500 | 12 | 38 | 0 | 205/334 | $151,901 | 49 | running | ||
| 11/01 | AMP Energy 500 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 191/188 | $151,876 | 150 | running | ||
| 10/25 | TUMS Fast Relief 500 | 15 | 2 | 164 | 501/500 | $169,526 | 175 | running | ||
| 10/17 | NASCAR Banking 500 | 1 | 1 | 92 | 334/334 | $328,826 | 195 | running | ||
| 10/11 | Pepsi 500 | 3 | 1 | 126 | 250/250 | $302,801 | 195 | running | ||
| 10/04 | Price Chopper 400 | 11 | 9 | 53 | 267/267 | $154,951 | 143 | running | ||
| 09/27 | AAA 400 | 1 | 1 | 271 | 400/400 | $276,076 | 195 | running | ||
| 09/20 | Sylvania 300 | 16 | 4 | 14 | 300/300 | $168,526 | 165 | running | ||
| 09/12 | Chevy Rock & Roll 400 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 400/400 | $130,326 | 130 | running | ||
| 09/06 | Pep Boys Auto 500 | 3 | 36 | 17 | 303/325 | $140,351 | 60 | running | ||
| 08/22 | Sharpie 500 | 21 | 8 | 107 | 500/500 | $165,126 | 147 | running | ||
| 08/16 | Carfax 400 | 4 | 33 | 133 | 199/200 | $129,201 | 74 | running | ||
| 08/10 | Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips at The Glen | 1 | 12 | 4 | 90/90 | $135,376 | 132 | running | ||
| 08/03 | Sunoco Red Cross Pennsylvania 500 | 2 | 13 | 22 | 200/200 | $132,751 | 129 | running | ||
| 07/26 | Allstate 400 at The Brickyard | 16 | 1 | 24 | 160/160 | $448,001 | 190 | running | ||
| 07/11 | LifeLock.com 400 | 3 | 8 | 58 | 267/267 | $163,051 | 147 | running | ||
| 07/04 | Coke Zero 400 Powered By Coca-Cola | 3 | 2 | 0 | 160/160 | $248,326 | 170 | running | ||
| 06/28 | Lenox Industrial Tools 301 | 3 | 9 | 93 | 273/301 | $142,751 | 148 | running | ||
| 06/21 | Toyota/Save Mart 350 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 113/110 | $175,274 | 160 | running | ||
| 06/14 | LifeLock 400 | 3 | 22 | 146 | 200/200 | $125,751 | 107 | running | ||
| 06/07 | Pocono 500 | 3 | 7 | 31 | 200/200 | $147,351 | 151 | running | ||
| 05/31 | Autism Speaks 400 | 8 | 1 | 298 | 400/400 | $341,151 | 195 | running | ||
| 05/25 | Coca-Cola 600 | 5 | 13 | 6 | 227/400 | $158,751 | 129 | running | ||
| 05/16 | NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race | 1 | 13 | 50 | 100/100 | $162,446 | 0 | running | ||
| 05/09 | Southern 500 | 42 | 2 | 2 | 367/367 | $236,999 | 175 | running | ||
| 05/02 | Crown Royal Presents the Russ Friedman 400 | 15 | 36 | 0 | 368/400 | $121,976 | 55 | running | ||
| 04/26 | Aaron's 499 | 36 | 30 | 2 | 179/188 | $137,026 | 78 | accident | ||
| 04/18 | Subway Fresh Fit 500 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 312/312 | $167,711 | 165 | running | ||
| 04/05 | Samsung 500 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 334/334 | $367,724 | 175 | running | ||
| 03/29 | Goody's Fast Pain Relief 500 | 9 | 1 | 42 | 500/500 | $213,626 | 190 | running | ||
| 03/22 | Food City 500 | 3 | 3 | 88 | 503/500 | $168,876 | 170 | running | ||
| 03/08 | Kobalt Tools 500 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 330/325 | $132,126 | 143 | running | ||
| 03/01 | Shelby 427 | 3 | 24 | 92 | 284/285 | $145,201 | 101 | running | ||
| 02/22 | Auto Club 500 | 2 | 9 | 74 | 250/250 | $160,526 | 143 | running | ||
| 02/15 | Daytona 500 | 7 | 31 | 0 | 152/200 | $336,149 | 70 | running | ||
| 02/12 | Gatorade Duel 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 60/60 | $0 | 0 | running | ||
| 02/07 | Budweiser Shootout | 21 | 14 | 2 | 77/75 | $38,500 | 0 | accident |
Career Stats
| Year | Rank | Starts | Pts. | Winnings | Wins | Poles | Top 5 | Top 10 | Laps Led | Avg. Start | Avg. Finish | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 1 | 35 | 6492 | $7,143,908 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 23 | 2210 | 8 | 11 | ||
| 2008 | 1 | 36 | 6684 | $7,354,861 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 22 | 1959 | 9 | 11 | ||
| 2007 | 1 | 36 | 6723 | $7,646,421 | 10 | 4 | 20 | 24 | 1289 | 10 | 11 | ||
| 2006 | 1 | 36 | 6475 | $8,909,143 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 24 | 854 | 11 | 10 | ||
| 2005 | 5 | 36 | 6406 | $6,796,664 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 22 | 547 | 12 | 13 | ||
| 2004 | 2 | 36 | 6498 | $5,692,624 | 8 | 1 | 20 | 23 | 1312 | 11 | 12 | ||
| 2003 | 2 | 36 | 4932 | $5,517,850 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 20 | 644 | 12 | 11 | ||
| 2002 | 5 | 36 | 4600 | $2,847,702 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 838 | 14 | 14 | ||
| 2001 | 52 | 3 | 210 | $122,320 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 31 |