Jimmie Johnson
Jimmie Johnson
Jimmie Kenneth Johnsonis an American professional stock car racing driver and a six-time champion in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. He currently drives the No. 48 Chevrolet SS for Hendrick Motorsports in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionDriver
Date of Birth17 September 1975
CountryUnited States of America
finally means present worked
He's worked his butt off, to finally be present for one of them means a lot to him.
aggressive bad brian regret respects verge winning
I feel bad in some respects because Brian was on the verge of winning his first race. I know how much he wanted to win and I feel for him. But I had to get aggressive and I don't regret the move.
believe changed closing crazy flat front kinds laps night race somehow toward
I can't believe that we always end up somehow toward the front at the end of a race ... this one in the closing laps after a long night of adversity, ... We changed batteries, the alternator had some troubles, flat tire, all kinds of crazy things.
benefit forward great inside pit proud selection starting
I'm proud of our team. Starting in the inside is a big advantage. We will get a great pit selection so we have that benefit to look forward to as well.
cars chief comments crew defensive hard team thrown view worked
I kind of view it as jealousy, and he doesn't have a crew chief in there working hard enough to make his cars as good. This team has worked too hard to even have those kind of comments thrown at them, and I'm going to be very defensive over it.
came great helped knew lap last run teammates
I knew I wanted me or one of my teammates to win. We helped each other all day, and then I got a great run on the last lap to get by Brian. I don't really know where it came from.
chad four good knew shape worked
I knew we were in good shape once we got going on a long run, ... Chad said four was going to be better, and it worked out.
accept areas came car chief crew drive gray hard looked mind team work worked
The drivers, we just get in and drive the cars. I do know that the team and crew chief are going to work as hard as they can to work the gray areas, and with that in mind gray areas were looked at and worked over and when the car came back the template didn't fit. So, Chad, the team, myself will accept what happened.
attention chad close communication obviously paying showing
The communication that we have is amazing. We know each other better than I expected. He has obviously been paying close attention to what Chad has been doing and it is showing at the track.
huge proud statement
This is a huge statement and something that I'm very proud of. We know that there are rules, a set of rules.
car guy trying
The No. 20 (Matt Kenseth) broke the pace car speed, which you aren't supposed to, but, they aren't calling guys on that so I need to start trying that in the future.
pride racing things-i-love
The thing I love about off-road racing is the pride in how abusive it is.
team winning careers
The Daytona 500 is a career-winning race. It defines careers for drivers, crew members, crew chiefs and race teams. It has that power.
competition racing world
The competition in today's world of racing is so tough.