Jimmie Johnson
Jimmie Johnson is an American racing driver. Born September 17, 1975, in El Cajon. Educated at Granite Hills High School. Awards include Associated Press Athlete of the Year.
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- Described as
- American racing driver
- Other names
- Jimmie Kenneth Johnson
- Born
- September 17, 1975 · 3 references
- Born in
- El Cajon · 2 references
- Citizen of
- United States
- Occupation
- racing automobile driver · 1 reference; film actor
- Education
- Granite Hills High School · 1 reference
- Sport
- auto racing
- Awards
- Associated Press Athlete of the Year (2009)
- Spouse
- Chandra Johnson (2004–)
- Children
- Genevieve Johnson; Lydia Johnson
- Father
- Gary Johnson
- Mother
- Catherine Johnson
- Siblings
- Jarit Johnson; Jessie Johnson
- Lived in
- Manhattan
- Height
- 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
- Website
- https://www.jimmiejohnson.com/
- Wikipedias with a page
- 100
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What Wikipedia says · copied November 13, 2026 · revision 1385160429
Jimmie Kenneth Johnson (born September 17, 1975) is an American professional stock car racing driver and team owner. He competes part-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 48 Toyota Camry XSE for Legacy Motor Club. Johnson has won seven Cup championships, including five consecutive titles, tying him with Richard Petty and Dale Earnhardt for the most all-time. He is widely considered one of the greatest drivers in NASCAR history.
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 and Herzog moved their operations to the NASCAR Busch Series (now O'Reilly Auto Parts Series).
Johnson's talent was noticed by Hendrick Motorsports driver Jeff Gordon, who convinced owner Rick Hendrick to sign him in the Winston Cup Series full-time for 2002, with Gordon as a part-owner of his car. 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 2017, Johnson recorded seven championships, 83 career race wins, 222 top fives, 341 top tens, and 35 pole positions. From 2021 to 2022, Johnson competed in the IndyCar Series for Chip Ganassi Racing, and has competed occasionally in sports car racing throughout his career.
- Born, in its opening lines
- September 17, 1975
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