Jimmie Johnson News

NASCAR Hauler Parade rolls through Sacramento on June 23:

NASCAR Hauler Parade rolls through Sacramento on June 23:

June 19, 2016
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series haulers will rumble through the streets of Sacramento at the 6th annual NASCAR Hauler Parade on Thursday, June 23. The NASCAR haulers, which will be en route to Sonoma Raceway for the Toyota/Save Mart 350, June 24-26, will make their way over

Michigan Driver Notes & Facts:

Michigan Driver Notes & Facts:

June 7, 2016
-377 drivers have competed in at least one NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Michigan International Speedway; 279 in more than one. -Bill Elliott leads the series in starts at Michigan with 61. Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Matt Kenseth lead all active drivers with 33 starts

Keselowski could be penalized for team’s body modification to car UPDATE:

Keselowski could be penalized for team’s body modification to car UPDATE:

June 7, 2016
#2- Brad Keselowski overcame an early-race NASCAR penalty and run-in on the track to contend for a win in Monday's Axalta 400 but NASCAR may not be done with his team just yet. Despite the penalty and catching the piece of an accident involving Jimmie Johnson on the

Jimmie Johnson family ticket package available at Chicagoland:

Jimmie Johnson family ticket package available at Chicagoland:

June 4, 2016
Chicagoland Speedway announced that fans can purchase the exclusive Jimmie Johnson Family Ticket Package for this year's NASCAR Sprint Cup Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 400 race on September 18. This year's event at Chicagoland Speedway will be the first race in the

Drivers ranked on ESPN World Fame 100:

Drivers ranked on ESPN World Fame 100:

June 2, 2016
It started off with a simple question: Who's the most famous athlete in the world? Ben Alamar, ESPN's director of sports analytics, devised a formula that combines salary and endorsements with social media following and Google search popularity to create the ESPN World

Top 10 Driver Ratings at Pocono:

Top 10 Driver Ratings at Pocono:

June 2, 2016
#11-Denny Hamlin 107.2 #48-Jimmie Johnson 106.9 #41-Kurt Busch 105.7 #14-Tony Stewart 95.7 #42-Kyle Larson 95.1 #19-Carl Edwards 94.8 #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr. 93.2 #31-Ryan Newman 92.9 #4-Kevin Harvick 91.8 #2-Brad Keselowski 91.7 Note: Driver Ratings compiled from 2005

Cars that have gone to NASCAR’s R&D; Center:

Cars that have gone to NASCAR’s R&D; Center:

May 31, 2016
Each race, NASCAR takes at least two Sprint Cup cars back to its R&D; Center for further inspection. The winner of each races goes except for the Daytona 500 winner (inspection is completed at the track because the winning car remains in Daytona for a year after

NASCAR Drivers guest star on Blaze and the Monster Machines show:

NASCAR Drivers guest star on Blaze and the Monster Machines show:

May 30, 2016
Nickelodeon shifts into high gear with a series of six all-new race car-themed episodes of the hit animated preschool series Blaze and the Monster Machines, featuring Blaze as a high-octane race car and guest voice appearances from superstar race car drivers Danica

Charlotte Race Notes & Facts:

Charlotte Race Notes & Facts:

May 29, 2016
-There have been 114 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series points races at Charlotte Motor Speedway, two races per year since the track opened in 1960. In 1961, there were two 100-mile qualifying points races held the week before the May race. The first six fall races at Charlotte

Back to Back winners of the Coca-Cola 600:

Back to Back winners of the Coca-Cola 600:

May 29, 2016
Jimmie Johnson (3 in a row), 2003-2005 Jeff Gordon, 1997-1998 Dale Earnhardt, 1992-1993 Darrell Waltrip, 1988-1989 Neil Bonnett, 1982-1983 Darrell Waltrip, 1978-1979 Buddy Baker, 1972-1973

Triple at Charlotte? Never done:

Triple at Charlotte? Never done:

May 29, 2016
No driver has won the Coca-Cola 600, All-Star race & the fall race at Charlotte: 2010-Kurt Busch - finished 30th 2008-Kasey Kahne - 2nd 2003-Jimmie Johnson - 3rd 1997-Jeff Gordon - 5th 1993-Dale Earnhardt - 3rd 1991-Davey Allison - 2nd 1985-Darrell Waltrip - 4th

Charlotte Driver Notes & Facts:

Charlotte Driver Notes & Facts:

May 28, 2016
-NASCAR Hall of Famer Richard Petty leads the series in starts at Charlotte with 64. -Matt Kenseth and Tony Stewart lead all active drivers in NSCS starts at Charlotte with 33 each. -65 drivers in NASCAR Sprint Cup Series history have made their first series career

Charlotte Pole Notes & Facts:

Charlotte Pole Notes & Facts:

May 26, 2016
-Fireball Roberts won the inaugural Coors Light pole at Charlotte Motor Speedway (World 600) in 1960 with a speed of 133.904 mph. -43 drivers have Coors Light poles at Charlotte, led by David Pearson with 14. Ryan Newman leads all active drivers in poles at CMS with

Recipients of Blue Bunny Helmet of Hope grants announced:

Recipients of Blue Bunny Helmet of Hope grants announced:

May 24, 2016
Six- time NASCAR Sprint Cup Champion Jimmie Johnson, along with Mike Wells, President & CEO of Wells Enterprises, Inc., announced the five recipients of this year's $25,000 Blue Bunny Helmet of Hope grants. The Blue Bunny Helmet of Hope is a program that allows

NASCAR Comments about All-Star race confusion:

NASCAR Comments about All-Star race confusion:

May 22, 2016
NASCAR attempted a new Sprint All-Star Race format to increase passing in the final green-lap dash to the finish and succeeded, as Joey Logano outmaneuvered Kyle Larson with two laps remaining to win the $1 million exhibition race. But a whole lot of confusion reigned