This article is about the racing driver. For other people named Jimmie Johnson or Jimmy Johnson, see Jimmy Johnson (disambiguation).
NASCAR driver
Jimmie Johnson
Johnson at Daytona International Speedway in 2020
Born
Jimmie Kenneth Johnson (1975-09-17) September 17, 1975 (age 48) El Cajon, California, U.S.
Achievements
2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2016 NASCAR Cup Series Champion Tied with Richard Petty and Dale Earnhardt for the most NASCAR Cup Series Championships
(7) 2003, 2006, 2012, 2013 NASCAR All-Star Race Winner 2005, 2019 Busch Clash Winner 2006, 2013 Daytona 500 2003, 2004, 2005, 2014 Coca-Cola 600 Winner 2006, 2008, 2009, 2012 Brickyard 400 Winner 2004, 2012 Southern 500 Winner 11 wins at Dover International Speedway (including 2 sweeps in 2002 and 2009) 9 wins at Martinsville Speedway (including a sweep in 2007, and 2006–2008, 2012, 2016 Chase race wins) 8 wins at Charlotte Motor Speedway (including sweeps in 2004 and 2005, and Chase race wins in 2004–2005, 2009, and 2016) 7 wins at Texas Motor Speedway (including a sweep in 2015, and 5 Chase race wins) 2010 Prelude to the Dream Winner Six off-road racing championships
Driver With The Most Consecutive Titles in the NASCAR Cup Series (5)
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 2020 Bill France Award of Excellence recipient 2022 Indianapolis 500 Rookie of the Year Named one of NASCAR's 75 Greatest Drivers (2023) NASCAR Hall of Fame (2024)
NASCAR Cup Series career
692 races run over 22 years
Car no., team
No. 84 (Legacy Motor Club)
2023 position
39th
Best finish
1st (2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2016)
First race
2001 UAW-GM Quality 500 (Charlotte)
Last race
2024 Würth 400 (Dover)
First win
2002 NAPA Auto Parts 500 (Fontana)
Last win
2017 AAA 400 Drive for Autism (Dover)
Wins
Top tens
Poles
83
374
36
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
93 races run over 11 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 Craftsman Truck Series career
1 race run over 1 year
2008 position
104th
Best finish
104th (2008)
First race
2008 O'Reilly 200 (Bristol)
Wins
Top tens
Poles
0
0
0
IndyCar Series career
29 races run over 2 years
Team(s)
No. 48 (Chip Ganassi Racing)
Best finish
21st (2022)
First race
2021 Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama (Birmingham)
Last race
2022 Firestone Grand Prix of Monterey (Laguna Seca)
Wins
Podiums
Poles
0
0
0
Signature
Statistics current as of April 14, 2024.
Jimmie Kenneth Johnson (born September 17, 1975) is an American professional auto racing driver. He competes part-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 84 Toyota Camry XSE for his team, Legacy Motor Club. Johnson's seven Cup championships, the first five of which are consecutive, are tied with Richard Petty and Dale Earnhardt for the most all-time. 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.
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).
His talent was noticed by Hendrick Motorsports driver Jeff Gordon, who convinced owner Rick Hendrick to sign Johnson 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[1] 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,[2] 222 top fives, 341 top tens, and 35 pole positions.
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with Richard Petty, Dale Earnhardt, and JimmieJohnson holding the record for most titles at seven. Johnson has the record for most consecutive Drivers'...
the championship would be won by someone other than Tony Stewart or JimmieJohnson. This was the first season that NASCAR utilized the Chase for the Nextel...
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for the Sprint Cup. Rick Hendrick won the Owners' Championship, while JimmieJohnson won the Drivers' Championship with a fifth-place finish at the final...
Skinner The 2002 Daytona 500 was held on Sunday, February 17. Rookie JimmieJohnson won the pole, while Ward Burton won the race. This was the first Daytona...
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Chase, he was unable to defend his title. By the end of the season, JimmieJohnson claimed his sixth Sprint Cup Championship. This would be the first season...
that the championship was won by someone other than Tony Stewart or JimmieJohnson. Despite starting his season late, Stephen Leicht was the 2012 NASCAR...
season ended with the Ford EcoBoost 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. JimmieJohnson of Hendrick Motorsports won his seventh drivers' championship, tying...
International Speedway. Top ten results 15- Michael Waltrip 97- Kurt Busch 48- JimmieJohnson 29- Kevin Harvick 6- Mark Martin 31- Robby Gordon 20- Tony Stewart 19-...
still the official sponsor for Bud Shootout at Daytona in February. JimmieJohnson of Hendrick Motorsports was crowned champion at season's end, making...
seven Winston Cup championships, a record held with Richard Petty and JimmieJohnson. On February 18, 2001, Earnhardt died in a sudden last-lap crash during...
with Rick Hendrick, co-owns the No. 48 Chevrolet previously driven by JimmieJohnson, who won seven Cup championships from 2006 to 2010, 2013, and in 2016...
but had to make a late pit stop for fuel, which gave the lead to JimmieJohnson. Johnson would go on to score his third victory of the season, finishing...
Waltrip, Benny Parsons, Dale Earnhardt Jr., and seven-time Cup champion JimmieJohnson, and others such as Geoff Bodine, Tim Richmond, Ricky Rudd, Ken Schrader...
Football Club since 2018, and 7-time NASCAR Cup Series championship driver JimmieJohnson since 2021. In December 2023, Carvana announced its kit sponsorship...
Cup history to sweep both races at a track during the same season (JimmieJohnson did so at Dover International Speedway in his rookie season in 2002)...
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