Jimmie Johnson

Jimmie Johnson
Johnson in 2015
Born	Jimmie Kenneth Johnson (1975-09-17) September 17, 1975 (age 41) El Cajon, California
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight	165 lb (75 kg)
Achievements	2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2016 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Champion Tied with Richard Petty and Dale Earnhardt for most Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Championships (7) 2003, 2006, 2012, 2013 NASCAR All-Star Race Winner 2005 Budweiser Shootout Winner 2006, 2013 Daytona 500 Winner 2003, 2004, 2005, 2014 Coca-Cola 600 Winner 2006, 2008, 2009, 2012 Brickyard 400 Winner 2004, 2012 Southern 500 Winner 10 wins at Dover International Speedway (including 2 sweeps in 2002 and 2009) Nine wins at Martinsville Speedway (including a sweep in 2007, and 2006–2008, 2012, 2016 Chase race wins) 2010 Prelude to the Dream Winner Six off-road racing championships
Awards	1998 ASA National Tour Rookie of the Year 2009 Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2013 Driver of the Year
Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series career
543 races run over 16 years
Car no., team	No. 48 (Hendrick Motorsports)
2016 position	1st
Best finish	1st (2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2016)
First race	2001 UAW-GM Quality 500 (Charlotte)
Last race	2016 Ford EcoBoost 400 (Homestead)
First win	2002 NAPA Auto Parts 500 (Fontana)
Last win	2016 Ford EcoBoost 400 (Homestead)
Wins Top tens Poles 80 330 35
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
93 races run over 10 years
2013 position	111th
Best finish	8th (2001)
First race	1998 Kroger 200 (IRP)
Last race	2013 Dollar General 200 (Phoenix)
First win	2001 Sam's Club Presents the Hills Bros. Coffee 300 (Chicago)
Wins Top tens Poles 1 24 2
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series career
1 race run over 1 year
Best finish	104th (2008)
First race	2008 O'Reilly 200 (Bristol)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 0 0
Statistics current as of November 20, 2016.

Jimmie Kenneth Johnson (born September 17, 1975) is an American driver and a seven-time champion in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series. He currently drives the No. 48 Chevrolet SS for Hendrick Motorsports.

Johnson was born in El Cajon, California, and began racing motorcycles at the age of four. After graduating from Granite Hills High School he competed in off-road series. He raced in Mickey Thompson Entertainment Group (MTEG), Short-course Off-road Drivers Association (SODA) and SCORE International, winning rookie of the year in each series. In 1998, Johnson and his team, Herzog Motorsports, began stock car racing. He moved to the national American Speed Association (ASA) series for late model touring cars, and won another rookie of the year title. In 2000, he switched to the NASCAR Busch Series (now Xfinity Series).

He moved to Hendrick Motorsports in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series in 2002. After finishing fifth in the points in his first full season, he was second in 2003 and 2004 and fifth in 2005. Johnson won his first Cup Series championship in 2006 and with further wins in 2007, 2008, 2009, and 2010, he became the first and only driver in NASCAR history to win five consecutive championships. Johnson finished sixth in the points standings in the 2011 season and third in 2012 before winning his sixth championship in 2013. In 2016, Johnson won his seventh championship, tying Richard Petty and Dale Earnhardt for the most Cup Series championships of all time. Johnson is also a two-time winner of the Daytona 500, winning in 2006 and 2013. Between 2002 and 2016, Johnson has recorded seven championships, 80 career race wins, 219 top fives, 330 top tens, and 35 pole positions.