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JImmie Johnson - 2006 Driver of the Year
Jimmie Kenneth Johnson was born in El Cajon, California on the 17th of September 1975. His racing career began successfully on 50cc motorcycles when he was five year old. By the age of eight he won the 60cc class championship even though he had injured his knee and there was still seven races to go. From motorcycles he made his way to four wheels where he competed in many off-road leagues. These included SODA, Mickey Thompson Entertainment Group and SCORE International. Here he received Rookie of the Year honors in all three leagues, made a total of 25 wins, over 100 top-three finishes and six championships. In 1996 and 1997 SODA series Johnson raced with Herzog Motorsports as well as a field reporter for ESPN in the SODA series.
A year later Johnson joined the American Speed Association (ASA) circuit where he was chosen for Rookie of the Year honors as well as finishing fourth overall. At the same time he joined NASCAR Busch Series and began racing with them. In 1999 he did the same running in both the ASA and Busch Series and won twice and finished third in the ASA point race. The following year he became a Busch Series driver but this time with Herzog Motorsports. Jimmie Johnson won his first Busch Series in 2001 on the Chicagoland Speedway at the Hills Brothers Coffee 300.
Currently Jimmie is a NASCAR NEXTEL Cup race driver and drives the #48 Lowe's Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS, which is owned by Jeff Gordon his teammate and operated by Rick Hendrick. In the final NEXTEL Cup point standings Jimmie has yet to finish below fifth and has finished second twice as well as winning the 2006 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup championship. He also became the only driver to win the Allstate 400 at the Brickyard, the Daytona 500 and the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Championship all in one year and the only driver to win three Coca-Cola 600s in one go. Jimmie's season ended at Homestead-Miami Speedway, where he finished 9th place. That year he was voted 2006 Driver of the year, an award that is unique in that it covers the entire racing series in the United States.
