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Jimmie Kenneth Johnson
Johnson in the Diplomatic Reception Room of the White House, August 2009
Born (1975-09-17) September 17, 1975 (age 49)
El Cajon, California, United States
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight165 lb (75 kg)
Achievements2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 NASCAR Cup Series Champion
Sprint All-Star Race XIX, XXII Winner
2006 Daytona 500 Winner
2003, 2004, 2005 Coca-Cola 600 Winner
2004 Southern 500 Winner
2006, 2008, 2009 Brickyard 400 Winner
Six off-road racing championships
Awards1998 ASA National Tour Rookie of the Year
2009 Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year
2006, 2007, 2009, 2010 Driver of the Year
NASCAR Cup Series career
367 races run over 12 years
Car no., teamNo. 48 (Hendrick Motorsports)
2011 position6th
Best finish1st – 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
First race2001 UAW-GM Quality 500 (Charlotte)
Last race2024 NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race (Phoenix)
First win2002 NAPA Auto Parts 500 (California)
Last win2011 Hollywood Casino 400 (Kansas)
Wins Top tens Poles
55 227 25
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
92 races run over 10 years
2011 position104th
Best finish8th – 2001
First race1998 Kroger 200 (IRP)
Last race2011 Zippo 200 at the Glen (Watkins Glen)
First win2001 Sam's Club Presents Hill Bros. Coffee 300 (Chicago)
Wins Top tens Poles
1 24 2
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career
1 race run over 1 year
Best finish104th – 2008
First race2008 O'Reilly 200 (Bristol)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
Statistics current as of March 18, 2012.

Jimmie Kenneth Johnson (born September 17, 1975) is an American NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race car driver. He currently drives the No. 48 Lowe's Chevrolet for Hendrick Motorsports.

Johnson was born in El Cajon, California, and began racing motorcycles at the age of five. 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 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 Nationwide Series).

He moved to Hendrick Motorsports in the Sprint 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 in 2010 became the only driver in NASCAR history to win five consecutive championships. During the 2011 season, Johnson finished sixth in points. Between 2002 and 2011, Johnson has recorded 55 wins, 227 top-tens, and 25 pole positions.

Johnson became the first racing driver to become Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year (U.S.) in 2009, and has won Driver of the Year four times, most recently in 2010.

Early and personal life

Jimmie Johnson's signature.

Johnson was born in El Cajon, California in September 1975.[1] He attended Granite Hills High School,[2][3] while he raced motorcycles during the weekends. He was a varsity water polo player, diver and swimmer and graduated in 1993. The number 48 is retired from all sports teams uniforms at his school and Johnson was inducted into the school's Athletic Hall of Fame.[4] He has two younger brothers, Jarit and Jessie. Johnson lives in Charlotte, North Carolina[1] like many other NASCAR drivers and is married to the former Chandra Janway, the two having known each other since 2002.[5] In January 2010, Johnson signed a mini-series deal with HBO for a NASCAR based reality show 24/7 Jimmie Johnson: Race to Daytona. Cameras followed him from January 2010 to the 2010 Daytona 500.[6] On January 4, 2010, the Associated Press reported that the Johnsons were expecting their first child. [7] On July 7, 2010, Chandra gave birth to their daughter, Genevieve Marie .[8]

Racing career

Beginnings

Johnson started racing motorcycles in 1980. Three years later he won the 60cc class championship, despite having an injured knee.[1] Afterward, he moved to the Mickey Thompson Entertainment Group (MTEG) Stadium Racing Series where he won several more awards. In 1993, Johnson was given the opportunity to drive for Herb Fishel. He refused the deal and continued racing buggies and trucks in off-road stadium and desert races. He also reported for ESPN in the Short Course Off-Road Drivers Association (SODA). Three years later, Johnson drove for Herzog Motorsports in the off-road truck series in 1996.[1] During his time in the SODA, SCORE and MTEG series, he accumulated over 25 wins, 100 top-three finishes, six championships, and received Rookie of the Year honors in all three leagues.[9]

Two years later, he entered the American Speed Association (ASA),[10] as well as the NASCAR Busch Series (now Nationwide Series).[1] In the same year, Johnson won the ASA Pat Schauer Memorial Rookie title.[10] One year later, he had two wins and finished third in the standings.[9] In 2000, he was announced the driver for Herzog Motorsports in the Busch Series. During the season, he finished tenth in the point standings. During the 2001 season, Johnson recorded one win, which was at Chicagoland Speedway, and finished eighth in the point standings. He also began racing in the Winston Cup Series (now Sprint Cup Series) for Hendrick Motorsports. In the following season, Johnson left Herzog Motorsports to move to Hendrick Motorsports in the Winston Cup Series.[9][11][12]

Sprint Cup Series

Hendrick Motorsports

2002–2005

Johnson began racing full time in the Winston Cup Series during the 2002 season. During the season, he became the first rookie driver to lead the point standings, and the first rookie to win twice at the same track during a season. He recorded four pole positions and three wins (Auto Club 500, MBNA 400, MBNA America 400), as well as 6 top-fives and 21 top-tens. His first career win was during the Auto Club 500 at California Speedway, while his first pole position was in the 2002 Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway. At the end of the season he was able to finish fifth in the final point standings.[9][11]

During 2003, Johnson finished ninth on the all-time list for consecutive weeks ranked in the top-10 in points with 69. He recorded three wins (Coca-Cola 600, New England 300, Sylvania 300), two pole positions, 14 top-fives, and 20 top-ten finishes, which he won both races at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in the season. He also was able to win The Winston at Lowe's Motor Speedway his first time, as well as finishing second to Matt Kenseth in the final point standings.[13] His two pole positions in the season were at the Kansas Speedway and Pocono Raceway.[11]

Johnson qualifying at Auto Club Speedway in 2005.

In 2004, Johnson started slowly at Rockingham Speedway and Las Vegas Motor Speedway with results of 41 and 16. However, he quickly was able to rebounded with a win at the Carolina Dodge Dealers 400 at Darlington Raceway. Subsequent victories at the Coca-Cola 600, the Pocono 500, and the Pennsylvania 500 came in the middle of the season, sweeping Pocono for the season. However, finishes of 37th and 32nd at Talladega Superspeedway and Kansas Speedway moved him toward the bottom of the point standings. Afterward he was able to win in the UAW-GM Quality 500 at Lowe's Motor Speedway. The second victory of the 2004 Chase for the Nextel Cup, at the Subway 500 in Martinsville, Virginia on October 24, 2004, was marred by tragedy. Owner Rick Hendrick's son (Ricky Hendrick), twin nieces, brother, and chief engine builder Randy Dorton as well as Joe Turner, Scott Lathram were killed in an airplane crash en route to the race. All eight passengers and both pilots died in the incident, and Johnson was told after completion of the race.[14] Johnson had a total of eight wins during the season, as well as 20 top-five and 23 top-10 finishes. At the end of the season, Johnson finished second in the point standings.[11][15]

In 2005, Johnson won at Las Vegas, Lowe's Motor Speedway, Dover International Speedway, and then again at Lowe's Motor Speedway. In total, Johnson had four consecutive wins at his sponsor (Lowe's) sponsored track in Charlotte, North Carolina. Johnson had a chance to win the championship coming into the November 20 season finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway, but finished 5th in points after crashing at the midway point of the event with a tire problem.[16] He recorded 13 top-fives, 22 top-10 finishes, and one pole position.[11]

2006–2010

In 2006, Johnson began the season with a victory in the Daytona 500. He finished second at the next race at California Speedway and won the UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Johnson was also able to win the Brickyard 400, as well as two other victories at Martinsville Speedway and Talladega Superspeedway in the season. During the season, he became the only driver in the modern era to win at least three races in each of his first five seasons. At the end of the season, he recorded one pole, 13 top-five and 24 top-10 finishes, as well as winning the championship title, which was his first in his NASCAR career. In December of the same year, Johnson was announced the 2006 Driver of the Year.[9][11][17]

During the 2007 season, he recorded ten wins, four pole positions, 20 top-five, and 24 top-10 finishes. His wins include two races at Richmond International Raceway, Atlanta Motor Speedway, and Martinsville Speedway, as well as one at Las Vegas Motor Speedway,[9] California Speedway, Texas Motor Speedway and Phoenix International Raceway. Afterward, he won his second consecutive title, as well as being named 2007 Driver of the Year. Johnson also had the best average finish in the Chase with a 5.0. At seasons end, he had a total of 33 wins, which was 18th at the time on the all time list.[11][18]

Jimmie Johnson racing in the 2008 Daytona 500

In 2008, Johnson became the second driver to win three consecutive Sprint Cup Series championships, with the other being Cale Yarborough. During the season, he managed to recored seven wins, a career high of six pole positions, 15 top-five and 22 top-10 finishes. Five of his seven wins, he started from the pole position, and he became the only driver to record three wins in each of their first seven seasons. In the Chase for the Sprint Cup, he had recorded 14 wins, eight more than any other driver. Also in the season, he was named 2008 Driver of the Year, and won an ESPY as the Best Driver. After the season, he also moved to third on the active winners list at the time.[11][19]

In the 2009 season, Johnson recorded his fourth consecutive championship, becoming the only driver to do so. Throughout the season he had managed to win 7 races, earn 4 pole positions, and record 16 top-fives and 24 top-tens. He also became the only driver to win at least three races in each of their first eight seasons, as well as the only driver to qualify for the Chase for the Sprint Cup every year since 2004. During the season he became second on the active winners list, while 13th on the all time winners list. After the season concluded, he was awarded an ESPY for the second conecutive year, and won the Driver of the Year title for the third time, tying Jeff Gordon, Mario Andretti, and Darrell Waltrip as the only three time winners of the award. He also became the first auto racing driver to win the Associated Press's Athlete of the Year award.[11][20]

During 2010, Johnson managed to win his fifth consecutive championship, becoming the third driver who made up points to win the title since 1975. In the season, he earned 2 pole positions, 17 top-fives, 23 top-tens, and won 6 races. He also remained the only driver to qualify for the Chase every year since its inception in 2004, and became tenth on the all time NASCAR win list. Johnson was also voted Driver of the Year for the fourth time in his NASCAR career, joining Gordon as four time winners of the award.[11][21][22][23] He also managed to win Tony Stewart's charity race, the Prelude to the Dream, which was his first victory on a dirt oval.[24]

2011-2012

In 2011, Johnson began the season with a fourth place finish in the Budweiser Shootout, after starting from the 23rd position.[25] One week later in the 2011 Daytona 500, started 23rd, but finished 27th after being involved in an accident.[26] During the Subway Fresh Fit 500, he managed a third place finish. Following a 16th place finish after the Kobalt Tools 400 he collected two consecutive top-five finishes.[25] Johnson received his first win of the 2011 season during the Aaron's 499 at Talladega Superspeedway, edging Clint Bowyer by 0.002 seconds, tying with the closest finish in series history.[27] After finishing in the first 15 positions in the next four races, Johnson failed to finish the Coca-Cola 600 after his engine failed.[25] The next week, in the Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips 400, Johnson spun off turn two, flattening multiple tires, and breaking the sway bar which prompted him to a finish of 27th.[28] During the Toyota/Save Mart 350, Johnson finished seventh after starting 12th on the grid. The finish moved Johnson to third in the Drivers' standings.[29]

After returning to Daytona International Speedway for the Coke Zero 400, Johnson and team-mate Dale Earnhardt, Jr. ran together for most of the race, until Johnson pitted under the caution. Johnson fell down the grid and was involved in a last lap accident, prompting him to finish 20th.[30] During the next two races, Johnson finished third and fifth in the Quaker State 400 and the Lenox Industrial Tools 301.[25] Two weeks later, Johnson found himself finishing 19th during the Brickyard 400 after coming to pit road with 30 laps remaining in the event.[31] Johnson finished fourth in the Good Sam RV Insurance 500,[25] after bumping Kurt Busch on the final lap.[32] In the next race, Johnson managed to finish tenth.[25] Johnson finished in the top-five in the following three races.[25] During the last race of the regular season, the Wonderful Pistachios 400, Johnson finished in the 31st position.[25] While at Chicagoland Speedway for the GEICO 400, Johnson finished 10th.[25] Afterward, Johnson managed to finish 18th in the Sylvania 300, then second in the AAA 400. One week later, Johnson recorded his second victory of the season in the Hollywood Casino 400.[25] During the Bank of America 500, Johnson was involved in a crash and finished 34th. In the following race, Johnson finished second. For the next two races, Johnson finished 14th in each, and finished 32nd in the Ford 400 to finish sixth in the Driver's championship standings.[25]

Johnson began the 2012 season with a 14th place finish in the Budweiser Shootout after crashing on lap 74.[33] During the Daytona 500, Johnson and Elliott Sadler collided on the second lap, sending Johnson into the SAFER barrier. Damage to the car was severe, prompting him to retire and finish 42nd.[34] Afterward, he finished fourth and second in the Subway Fresh Fit 500 and Kobalt Tools 400.[35] While at Bristol Motor Speedway for the Food City 500, Johnson finished in the ninth position, moving him up to 17th in the Drivers' Standings.[36]

Race of Champions

Jimmie Johnson driving a Fiat Grande Punto S2000 Abarth at the 2007 Race of Champions at Wembley Stadium.

Johnson first raced in the Race of Champions in Europe in 2002. He was eliminated in the first runoff by then world rally champion Marcus Grönholm of Finland but he and Jeff Gordon and Colin Edwards racing as Team USA won the teams' championship. He returned to the event two years later but lost the quarter finals 0–2 to Mattias Ekström of Sweden who was DTM German Touring Car champion that year.

Johnson entered the 2006 event but did not start due to injury received just days before the race.[37] He still attended the event to cheer for team mate Travis Pastrana. In the 2007 event Johnson was eliminated before the quarter-finals by F1 driver Sébastien Bourdais of France.[38][39]

Grand-Am

In 2004, he began his Grand-Am career in the Rolex 24 at Daytona, where he finished eighth. He also entered the event one year later, which his team, Howard-Boss Motorsports, managed to finish second. Two years later, he entered two events, which were both held at Daytona International Speedway. During the races, his team finished 9th and 19th. In 2008, Johnson moved to Bob Stallings Racing with Alex Gurney and Jon Fogarty to race in the 2008 Rolex 24 at Daytona, where the team finished second. One year later, he returned with GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing for his fifth Rolex 24 appearance. During the race, his team managed to finish seventh. He returned to the team in 2010, to race in the Rolex 24 and Sahlen's Six Hours of the Glen.[40] During the Rolex 24 at Daytona his team finished 21st,[41] while at Watkins Glen the team managed to finish sixth.[42] He returned to the Rolex 24, in 2011 where his team managed to finish 15th.[43][44]

The Jimmie Johnson Foundation

The Jimmie Johnson Foundation was launched by Johnson and his wife Chandra in 2006. The foundation helps children, families, and communities in need. In 2007, Johnson opened Jimmie Johnson’s Victory Lanes in Randleman, North Carolina, which is a four lane bowling center for campers at Pattie and Kyle Petty’s Victory Junction Gang Camp. The foundation supports several charities, including Habitat for Humanity, Hendrick Marrow Program, Make-A-Wish Foundation, and Victory Junction. Every year it holds a golf tournament in San Diego,[45] which raises money to build Habitat for Humanity homes in Johnson's hometown. Since the beginning the tournament has raised a total of two million US$ to help fund several projects. During 2009 and 2010, the foundation awarded $1.5 million for the Education Champions Grants program. The money is given to public schools in California, Oklahoma, and North Carolina. It helps fund basic needs, such as technology, outdoor classrooms, playground construction, and reading programs. The foundation has also assisted the American Red Cross with disaster relief efforts.[2][11][46]

Racing record

Sprint Cup Series

Results

Note:This list does not include exhibition races.

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)

Year Team No. Sponsor Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 NSCC Points
2001[47] Hendrick Motorsports 48 Lowe's Chevrolet DAY NCA LSV ATL DAR BRI TEX MAR TAL CAL RIC LOW DOV MIC POC SEA DY2 CHI NHA PO2 IND GLN MI2 BR2 DA2 RI2 DV2 KAN LO2
39 		MA2 TL2 PHO NC2 HOM
25 		AT2
29 		NH2 37th 210
2002[48] Hendrick Motorsports 48 Lowe's Chevrolet DAY
15 		NCA
28 		LSV
6 		ATL
3 		DAR
6 		BRI
7 		TEX
6 		MAR
35 		TAL
7 		CAL
1 		RIC
31 		LOW
7 		DOV
1 		POC
3 		MIC
14 		INF
35 		DY2
8 		CHI
4 		NHA
15 		PO2
15 		IND
9 		GLN
16 		MI2
7 		BR2
34 		DR2
9 		RI2
13 		NH2
9 		DV2
1 		KAN
10 		TL2
37 		LO2
6 		MA2
6 		AT2
22 		NC2
37 		PHO
15 		HOM
8 		5th 4625
2003[49] Hendrick Motorsports 48 Lowe's Chevrolet DAY
3 		NCA
8 		LSV
11 		ATL
32 		DAR
27 		BRI
8 		TEX
8 		TAL
15 		MAR
9 		CAL
16 		RIC
19 		LOW
1 		DOV
38 		POC
12 		MIC
16 		INF
17 		DY2
18 		CHI
3 		NHA
1 		PO2
15 		IND
18 		GLN
4 		MI2
27 		BR2
5 		DR2
3 		RI2
11 		NH2
1 		DV2
8 		TL2
34 		KAN
7 		LO2
3 		MA2
2 		AT2
3 		PHO
2 		NC2
2 		HOM
3 		2nd 4932
2004[15] Hendrick Motorsports 48 Lowe's Chevrolet DAY
5 		NCA
41 		LSV
16 		ATL
4 		DAR
1 		BRI
16 		TEX
9 		MAR
4 		TAL
4 		CAL
2 		RIC
2 		LOW
1 		DOV
32 		POC
1 		MIC
4 		INF
5 		DY2
2 		CHI
2 		NHA
11 		PO2
1 		IND
36 		GLN
40 		MI2
40 		BR2
3 		CA2
14 		RI2
36 		NH2
11 		DV2
10 		TL2
37 		KAN
32 		LO2
1 		MA2
1 		AT2
1 		PHO
6 		DA2
1 		HOM
2 		2nd 4995
2005[16] Hendrick Motorsports 48 Lowe's Chevrolet DAY
5 		CAL
2 		LSV
1 		ATL
2 		BRI
6 		MAR
8 		TEX
3 		PHO
15 		TAL
20 		DAR
7 		RIC
40 		LOW
1 		DOV
4 		POC
6 		MIC
19 		INF
36 		DY2
6 		CHI
3 		NHA
13 		PO2
12 		IND
38 		GLN
5 		MI2
10 		BR2
36 		CA2
16 		RI2
25 		NH2
8 		DV2
1 		TL2
31 		KAN
6 		LO2
1 		MA2
3 		AT2
16 		TX2
5 		PH2
7 		HOM
40 		5th 4796
2006[17] Hendrick Motorsports 48 Lowe's Chevrolet DAY
1 		CAL
2 		LSV
1 		ATL
6 		BRI
30 		MAR
3 		TEX
11 		PHO
7 		TAL
1 		RIC
12 		DAR
4 		LOW
2 		DOV
6 		POC
10 		MIC
6 		INF
10 		DY2
32 		CHI
6 		NHA
9 		PO2
6 		IND
1 		GLN
17 		MI2
13 		BR2
10 		CA2
11 		RI2
23 		NH2
39 		DV2
13 		KAN
14 		TL2
24 		LO2
2 		MA2
1 		AT2
2 		TX2
2 		PH2
2 		HOM
9 		1st 6470
2007[18] Hendrick Motorsports 48 Lowe's Chevrolet DAY
39 		CAL
3 		LSV
1 		ATL
1 		BRI
16 		MAR
1 		TEX
38 		PHO
4 		TAL
2 		RIC
1 		DAR
3 		LOW
10 		DOV
15 		POC
42 		MIC
19 		INF
17 		NHA
5 		DY2
10 		CHI
37 		IND
39 		PO2
5 		GLN
3 		MI2
3 		BR2
21 		CA2
1 		RI2
1 		NH2
6 		DV2
14 		KAN
3 		TL2
2 		LO2
14 		MA2
1 		AT2
1 		TX2
1 		PH2
1 		HOM
7 		1st 5202
2008[19] Hendrick Motorsports 48 Lowe's Chevrolet DAY
27 		CAL
2 		LSV
29 		ATL
13 		BRI
18 		MAR
4 		TEX
2 		PHO
1 		TAL
13 		RIC
30 		DAR
13 		LOW
39 		DOV
7 		POC
6 		MIC
6 		INF
15 		NHA
9 		DY2
23 		CHI
2 		IND
1 		PO2
3 		GLN
7 		MI2
17 		BR2
33 		CA2
1 		RI2
1 		NH2
2 		DV2
5 		KAN
1 		TL2
9 		LO2
6 		MA2
1 		AT2
2 		TX2
15 		PH2
1 		HOM
15 		1st 5220
2009[50] Hendrick Motorsports 48 Lowe's Chevrolet DAY
31 		CAL
9 		LSV
24 		ATL
9 		BRI
3 		MAR
1 		TEX
2 		PHO
4 		TAL
30 		RIC
36 		DAR
2 		LOW
13 		DOV
1 		POC
7 		MIC
22 		INF
4 		NHA
9 		DY2
2 		CHI
8 		IND
1 		PO2
13 		GLN
12 		MI2
33 		BR2
8 		AT2
36 		RI2
11 		NH2
4 		DV2
1 		KAN
9 		CA2
1 		LO2
1 		MA2
2 		TL2
6 		TX2
38 		PH2
1 		HOM
5 		1st 5157
2010[51] Hendrick Motorsports 48 Lowe's Chevrolet DAY
35 		CAL
1 		LSV
1 		ATL
12 		BRI
1 		MAR
9 		PHO
3 		TEX
2 		TAL
31 		RIC
10 		DAR
36 		DOV
16 		CHA
37 		POC
5 		MIC
6 		INF
1 		NHA
1 		DY2
31 		CHI
25 		IND
22 		PO2
10 		GLN
28 		MI2
12 		BR2
35 		AT2
3 		RI2
3 		NH2
25 		DV2
1 		KAN
2 		CA2
3 		CH2
3 		MA2
5 		TL2
7 		TX2
9 		PH2
5 		HOM
2 		1st 6622
2011[25] Hendrick Motorsports 48 Lowe's Chevrolet DAY
27 		PHO
3 		LSV
16 		BRI
3 		CAL
2 		MAR
11 		TEX
8 		TAL
1 		RIC
8 		DAR
15 		DOV
9 		CHA
28 		KAN
7 		POC
4 		MIC
27 		INF
7 		DY2
20 		KTY
3 		NHA
5 		IND
19 		PO2
4 		GLN
10 		MI2
2 		BR2
4 		ATL
2 		RI2
31 		CHI
10 		NH2
18 		DV2
2 		KA2
1 		CH2
34 		TL2
26 		MA2
2 		TX2
14 		PH2
14 		HOM
32 		6th 2304
2012[35] Hendrick Motorsports 48 Lowe's Chevrolet DAY
42 		PHO
4 		LSV
2 		BRI
9 		CAL
 MAR
 TEX
 KAN
 RIC
 TAL
 DAR
 CHA
 DOV
 POC
 MIC
 INF
 KTY
 DY2
 NHA
 IND
 PO2
 GLN
 MI2
 BR2
 ATL
 RI2
 CHI
 NH2
 DV2
 TL2
 CH2
 KA2
 MA2
 TX2
 PH2
 HOM
 11th* 96*

* Season in progress.

Summary

Season Races Wins Poles Top 5 Top 10 DNF Finish Start Points Position Team(s)
2001 3 0 0 0 0 1 31.0 22.0 210 52nd Hendrick Motorsports
2002 36 3 4 6 21 3 13.5 14.3 4,625 5th Hendrick Motorsports
2003 36 3 2 14 20 3 11.4 12.3 4,932 2nd Hendrick Motorsports
2004 36 8 1 20 23 7 12.1 10.5 4,995 2nd Hendrick Motorsports
2005 36 4 1 13 22 5 12.7 12.2 4,796 5th Hendrick Motorsports
2006 36 5 1 13 24 1 9.7 10.8 6,470 1st Hendrick Motorsports
2007 36 10 4 20 24 4 10.8 9.8 5,202 1st Hendrick Motorsports
2008 36 7 6 15 22 1 10.5 8.5 5,220 1st Hendrick Motorsports
2009 36 7 4 16 24 1 11.1 8.2 5,156 1st Hendrick Motorsports
2010 36 6 2 17 23 4 12.7 9.1 6,622 1st Hendrick Motorsports
2011 36 2 0 14 21 2 11.9 12.9 2,291 6th Hendrick Motorsports
2012 4 0 0 2 3 1 14.3 10.0 121 11th* Hendrick Motorsports
Totals 367 55 25 150 227 33 11.7 11.0

* Season in progress.[52][53][54]

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Sporting positions
Preceded by NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Champion
2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Race of Champions
Nations' Cup
2002 with:
Colin Edwards
Jeff Gordon 		Succeeded by
Achievements
Preceded by Sprint All Star Race winner
2003, 2006 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Daytona 500 winner
2006 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Brickyard 400 winner
2006 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Brickyard 400 winner
2008, 2009 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Coca Cola 600 winner
2003, 2004, 2005 		Succeeded by
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