Jimmie Johnson News

Johnson on pole for Daytona 500:

Johnson on pole for Daytona 500:

February 10, 2008
#48-Jimmie Johnson won the Coors Light Pole Award for the Daytona 500 with a lap of 187.075mph for his 2nd career Daytona 500 pole and 14th pole of his career. #55-Michael Waltrip was 2nd fastest and has a set strating spot for the race. All other starting positions

New Young Guns Named:

New Young Guns Named:

February 10, 2008
#07-Clint Bowyer and #11-Denny Hamlin are the latest additions to the Gillette Young Guns program. The pair join #2-Kurt Busch, #12-Ryan Newman, #99-Carl Edwards and #9-Kasey Kahne as clean-shaven drivers in the campaign. #48-Jimmie Johnson and #26-Jamie McMurray are

Johnson’s Skins Golf Tournament raises over $400k:

Johnson’s Skins Golf Tournament raises over $400k:

February 8, 2008
Multi-platinum recording artist Nick Lachey and two-time reigning Sprint Cup Champion Jimmie Johnson teed-off in their first annual Super Skins Celebrity Golf Classic at the SunRidge Canyon Golf Club in Fountain Hills, Arizona on February 2nd. Proceeds from the event

Live Coverage of NASCAR Media Day TODAY on ESPNEWS:

Live Coverage of NASCAR Media Day TODAY on ESPNEWS:

February 6, 2008
ESPNEWS will surround NASCAR Media Day at Daytona International Speedway with a special three-hour live program featuring exclusive interviews with some of NASCAR's top drivers as well as analysis. The program airs Thursday, Feb. 7, at 12:00noon/et. #48-Jimmie Johnson

Johnson visits Washington DC UPDATE:

Johnson visits Washington DC UPDATE:

February 6, 2008
Reigning Sprint Cup Series champion #48-Jimmie Johnson will make a return visit Tuesday to Washington D.C., for a trip highlighted by a White House meeting with President George W. Bush. Johnson will join the President in the Oval Office for a meeting and photo, a

TMS replaces billboards referencing Earnhardts:

TMS replaces billboards referencing Earnhardts:

February 1, 2008
Four identical Texas Motor Speedway billboards referring to the strained relationship between Dale Earnhardt Jr. and his stepmother, Teresa, will be replaced within the next two weeks. The flap is over ads featuring a picture of the driver and the wording "Reason #

Who did the cameras focus on in 2007?

Who did the cameras focus on in 2007?

January 28, 2008
cawsnjaws.com started to keep records of how many commercials there are during Cup races and how much time they take of every broadcast was in response to many fans' unhappiness with those numbers. Soon after I started posting the numbers and even have them archived

Montoya, Franchitti, Pruett and Rojas win Rolex 24:

Montoya, Franchitti, Pruett and Rojas win Rolex 24:

January 27, 2008
Chip Ganassi's guys are making this look easy. The quartet of Juan Pablo Montoya, Dario Franchitti, Scott Pruett and Memo Rojas encountered no serious problems, giving Ganassi an unprecedented third straight victory in America's premier sports car race -- the Rolex

Hendrick museum closes for renovations:

Hendrick museum closes for renovations:

January 25, 2008
The Hendrick Motorsports museum, located on the team's racing complex in Concord, has been temporarily closed to the public while it undergoes a full renovation. The redesigned facility will reopen in time for NASCAR's annual visit to Lowe's Motor Speedway in May.

some NASCAR drivers to run Rolex 24 at Daytona:

some NASCAR drivers to run Rolex 24 at Daytona:

January 25, 2008
quite a few drivers with NASCAR ties [ran a race in Cup, Nationwide, Trucks, track owner] will be running the Rolex 24 at Daytona at Daytona International Speedway. Including: Jimmie Johnson, Dario Franchitti, Juan Pablo Montoya, AJ Allmendinger, Kurt Busch, Boris

Johnson Named NMPA Driver of the Year; Houston Named to Hall of Fame:

Johnson Named NMPA Driver of the Year; Houston Named to Hall of Fame:

January 21, 2008
There was little doubt about who was going to be chosen the National Motorsports Press Association's driver of the year for 2007. The question, instead, was whether Jimmie Johnson would personally accept the Richard Petty trophy. The answer, for the second year in

AARWBA Titus Trophy to Franchitti:

AARWBA Titus Trophy to Franchitti:

January 14, 2008
Dario Franchitti, who won the Indianapolis 500 and IndyCar Series championship and then moved on to NASCAR, was announced as recipient of the Jerry Titus Memorial Trophy for 2007 at Saturday night's 38th annual American Auto Racing Writers and Broadcasters Association

No urgency on Johnson extension with Hendrick:

No urgency on Johnson extension with Hendrick:

January 9, 2008
neither #48-Jimmie Johnson nor Hendrick Motorsports has much sense of urgency to extend a contract that expires after the 2010 season. "We want to race with Jimmie Johnson as long as Jimmie Johnson wants to be racing and we've had discussions around that," Hendrick

Johnson signs with CAA to broaden his appeal:

Johnson signs with CAA to broaden his appeal:

January 8, 2008
#48-Jimmie Johnson has signed Creative Artists Agency to represent him in marketing, licensing and endorsement deals. Michael Levine, co-head of CAA Sports, will lead a team that will attempt to capitalize on Johnson's success on the track. Johnson's signing is the

Johnson wins 2007 Driver of the Year Award:

Johnson wins 2007 Driver of the Year Award:

January 7, 2008
#48-Jimmie Johnson crushed the competition for Driver of the Year - 2007, much like he trampled his rivals on the way to his second-straight Nextel Cup Series championship. It was also Johnson's second-consecutive title in the United States most prestigious award in

New tire changers for Johnson in 2008:

New tire changers for Johnson in 2008:

January 7, 2008
Jimmie Johnson said he expects to have two new tire changers with his Hendrick Motorsports team in 2008. Rear-tire carrier Ron Malec, the car chief, remains with the #48 team as does Kenneth Purcell, who was jacking the car during the latter part of 2007. Front-tire

Riley still interested in NASCAR ownership:

Riley still interested in NASCAR ownership:

January 7, 2008
Bill Riley, whose family is well known in the building of open-wheel and road-racing chassis, has not soured on NASCAR after his fledgling Riley/D'Hondt Racing has closed its doors. The #91 Toyota team ran one Cup race in 2007 after Riley and Eddie D'Hondt announced

Daytona Test Notes – Session 1, Day 1:

Daytona Test Notes – Session 1, Day 1:

January 7, 2008
#7-Robby Gordon will test his Ford since the Dakar Rally race was cancelled; #20-Tony Stewart will test at Daytona for the first time in three years [due to the change to Toyota and the COT]; Jason Keller will test a 4th Gillett Evernham Motorsports Dodge; Kirk Shelmedine

Johnson and Nick Lachey announce Super Skins Celebrity Golf Classic:

Johnson and Nick Lachey announce Super Skins Celebrity Golf Classic:

December 21, 2007
Multi-platinum recording artist Nick Lachey and two-time reigning Sprint Cup Champion, Jimmie Johnson, announced the first annual Super Skins Celebrity Golf Classic to be held in Scottsdale, Arizona on February 2, 2008, prior to Super Bowl XLII. Proceeds from the event

Germany wins Nations Cup/ROC:

Germany wins Nations Cup/ROC:

December 17, 2007
During the stop-and-go, 10-mile trek from his hotel to Wembley Stadium on Sunday morning, #48-Jimmie Johnson voiced concern that he wasn't acclimated to the four-wheel drive rally car he would pilot later that day in a highly anticipated duel with seven-time Formula