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Jimmie Kenneth Johnson (born September 17, 1975 in El Cajon, California) is an American (United States) NASCAR Sprint Cup (Sprint Cup Series) race car driver. Johnson drives the #48 Lowes/Kobalt Tools Chevrolet Impala SS (Super Sport) co-owned by Rick Hendrick and his teammate Jeff Gordon and operated by Hendrick Motorsports. Johnson is the reigning four-time NASCAR Sprint Cup champion. In 2009 he became the only driver to win four consecutive Sprint Cup Series Championships .
Date of birth: 1975-09-17
Birth Location: El Cajon, California
Achievements: 2006 (2006 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series) / 2007 (2007 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series) / 2008 (2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series) / 2009 (2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series) Sprint Cup Series Champion (Sprint Cup Series) Sprint All-Star Race XIX, and XXII Winner (NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race) 2006 Daytona 500 Winner (2006 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series#Daytona 500) 2006 (2006 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series#Allstate 400 at the Brickyard) / 2008 (2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series#Allstate 400 at The Brickyard) / 2009 Allstate 400 at the Brickyard Winner (2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series#Allstate 400 at the Brickyard)
Awards: 1998 ASA (American Speed Association) Rookie of the Year Off-road championships in SODA (SODA (series)), SCORE International and Mickey Thompson Entertainment Group
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series statistics
| Best cup position | 1st - 2006 (2006 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series), 2007 (2007 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series), 2008 (2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series), 2009 (2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series) | ||||
| First race | 2001 (2001 NASCAR Winston Cup Series) UAW-GM Quality 500 (Charlotte (Lowe's Motor Speedway)) | ||||
| First win | 2002 (2002 NASCAR Winston Cup Series) NAPA Auto Parts 500 (Auto Club 500) (California (California Speedway)) | ||||
| Last win | 2009 (2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series) Checker O'Reilly Auto Parts 500 (Phoenix (Phoenix International Raceway)) | ||||
| Wins | Top tens | Poles |
| 47 | 180 | 23 |
NASCAR Nationwide Series statistics
| First race | 1998 (1998 NASCAR Busch Series) Kroger 200 (Kroger 200 (Busch)) (IRP (Indianapolis Raceway Park)) | ||||
| First win | 2001 (2001 NASCAR Busch Series) Sam's Club Presents Hill Bros. Coffee 300 (Dollar General 300 (Chicagoland)) (Chicago (Chicagoland Speedway)) | ||||
| Last win | 2001 (2001 NASCAR Busch Series) Sam's Club Presents Hill Bros. Coffee 300 (Dollar General 300 (Chicagoland)) (Chicago (Chicagoland Speedway)) | ||||
| Wins | Top tens | Poles |
| 1 | 23 | 2 |
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series statistics
| First race | 2008 (2008 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series) O'Reilly 200 (O'Reilly 200 presented by Valvoline Maxlife) (Bristol (Bristol Motor Speedway)) | |
| Wins | Top tens | Poles |