Jimmie Johnson Biography

Fast Facts

• Began his career racing 50cc motorcycles when he was 5 years old
• In 2002, he became the first rookie to sweep both Cup-series races at a track (Dover International Speedway)
• Joined Hendrick Motorsports in 2002
• Established the Jimmie Johnson Foundation in 2006
• First won the Daytona 500 in 2006
• Won the Chase for the Sprint Cup five years straight, from 2006 to 2010
• Named the Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year in 2009, the first time a driver had won the award
• Has his own video game, Jimmie Johnson's Anything with an Engine, released in 2011
• Was named Driver of the Year for the fifth time in 2013, breaking Jeff Gordon's four-time record