An excerpt of Jimmie's speech, after he won at Atlanta, the week after Hendrick Motorsports lost ten of its members in a Plane crash: Johnson: It doesn't change anything and we don't get back our friends that we lost. But it sure makes all of us feel a little better to be able to do something like this.
He is one of only three drivers to qualify for all three "Chase for the Cup" Championships. The other two are Matt Kenseth, and Mark Martin.
He made history in his Winston Cup rookie year, by leading in points, and sweeping a track. (Both Dover races.)
Jeff Gordon IS one of Jimmie's closest friends. In fact, Gordon was Johnson's best man at his wedding to Chandra.
Johnson has placed fifth or better in every points race, since 2002.(5th in 2002, 2nd in 2003, 2 in 2004, and 5th in 2005.)
Casey Mears, nephew of former Indy 500 winner, Rick Mears, is known as one of Jimmie's best friends. They both grew up in the Northern California area, and raced eachother many years, before coming to NASCAR.
Jimmie won four straight races at Lowe's Motor Speedway, which is considered his "home" track. It is considered so, due to the fact that Lowe's is his primary sponsor, and Hendrick Motorsports is located about a mile away of the track.
Jimmie Johnson currently lives in North Carolina, with his wife Chandra.
If Jimmie would have won the final race of the year at Homestead, he would have won the NEXTEL Cup Championship by 2 points.
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