On Sunday, Ninth District resident Jimmie Johnson won the NASCAR Sprint Cup Championship, his sixth championship in just eight years. Jimmie Johnson is a remarkable race car driver, but I m even more impressed with his work off the track, commented Congressman Robert Pittenger (NC-09). Since 2006, the Jimmie Johnson Foundation has contributed more than $5 million to charity, with a special focus on improving K-12 education in North Carolina, Oklahoma, and California. Jimmie Johnson is a champion both on and off the track, and while his racing exploits will one day be memorialized in the NASCAR Hall of Fame, his quiet, off-the-track efforts to improve education will be his most significant, lasting legacy. Congressman Pittenger will soon give a speech on the House floor to honor Jimmie Johnson s community involvement, and also plans to extend an invitation to Jimmie Johnson and his #48 Lowe s team to attend a special Congressional reception in honor of their championship season.( Congressman Robert Pittenger site )
