Jimmie Kenneth Johnson <!-- Do not change name to "James" His birth name is Jimmie. See http://www.familytreelegends.com/records/calbirths?c=search&first=Jimmie&last=Johnson&spelling=Exact&4_year=1975&4_month=9&4_day=17&5=&7=&SubmitSearch.x=0&SubmitSearch.y=0&SubmitSearch=Submit--> (born September 17, 1975) is an AmericanNASCARSprint Cup Series race car driver. He currently drives the number 48 Lowe'sChevrolet for Hendrick Motorsports.
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 2010 became the only driver in NASCAR history to win five consecutive championships. Between 2002 and 2011,... Read More