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JIMMIE JOHNSON

Posted by paul on November 22, 2009

PERSONALBirthdate: Sept. 17, 1975
Hometown: El Cajon, Calif.    
Resides: Charlotte, N.C.
Marital Status: Married (Chandra)
Children: None     
Hobbies: Snowboarding, biking, golf‘09 RECAP• Heads to Homestead-Miami Speedway as the standings leader with 6,492 points
• Seven wins on the year – Martinsville (3/29), Dover (5/31), Indianapolis (7/26), Dover (9/27), Auto Club Speedway (10/11), Lowe’s Motor Speedway (10/17), Phoenix (11/15)
• In 35 starts, he has 15 top fives and 23 top 10s
• Three poles on the year —. Watkins Glen (8/10), Dover (9/27), Lowe’s Motor Speedway (10/17)
• One DNF on the year — Talladega (4/26)
• Has won four out of the first nine races of the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup — Dover (9/27), Auto Club Speedway (10/11), Lowe’s Motor Speedway (10/17)  and Phoenix (11/15) PAST CHASES• In 2008, he won the championship for the third consecutive time. He posted three wins at Kansas (9/23), Martinsville (10/19) and Phoenix (11/9).  
• In 2007, he won the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup championship for the second consecutive season. He posted eight top-10 finishes including four wins at Martinsville (10/21); Atlanta (10/28); Texas (11/4) and Phoenix (11/11). He also posted three poles during the Chase at Dover (9/23); Kansas (9/30); and Homestead (11/18).
• In 2006, he came back from ninth in the Chase standings to win the championship with six top 10s which included a win at Martinsville (10/22) and four second-place finishes.
• In 2005, he finished fifth in the standings with seven top-10 finishes including two wins at Dover (9/25) and Charlotte (10/15).  
• In 2004, he finished second in the standings, eight points behind Kurt Busch. He posted seven top-10 finishes including wins at Charlotte (10/16); Martinsville (10/24); Atlanta (10/31); and Darlington (11/14).CAREER STATSCareer Starts: 290
Career Wins: 47
Career Poles: 22
Best Points Finish: 1st (2006, ‘07, ‘08)
First Full Season: 2002
First Start: Oct. 7, 2001 (Charlotte)
First Win: April 28, 2002 (California)
First Pole: Feb. 9, 2002 (Daytona)CAREER HIGHLIGHTS Read the rest of this entry »

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JIMMIE JOHNSON

Posted by paul on November 22, 2009

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Jimmie Johnson
Jimmie Johnson, a native of El Cajon, Calif., started as an off-road racer and won championships in the Mickey Thompson Stadium Championship from 1992-94. Number of Races:
Year Races Wins T5s T10s Poles Avg.
Finish
Avg.
Start
2009 36 7 14 24 3 10.8 8.5
2008 36 7 15 22 6 10.5 8.5
2007 36 10 20 24 4 10.8 9.8
2006 36 5 13 24 1 9.7 10.8
2005 36 4 13 22 1 12.7 12.2
2004 36 8 20 23 1 12.1 10.5
2003 36 3 14 20 2 11.4 12.3
2002 36 3 6 21 4 13.5 14.3
2001 3 0 0 0 0 31.0 22.0
Totals: 288 46 115 178 22 11.6 11.0

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