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Jimmie Johnson
Chevrolet - Sprint Cup
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| Sat. May 19, 2012 |
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| News: Johnson won the All-Star Challenge at Charlotte Motor Speedway on Saturday night. | Impact: The driver of the No. 48 Chevrolet won the battle off pit road on the final pit stop and led the fifth and final 10-lap shootout wire-to-wire to win the All Star Challenge at Charlotte. It was Johnson's third career win in the All-Star race and he takes home the one million dollar purse.(RotoWire, ) |
| Sat. May 19, 2012 | |
| News: Johnson won the first segment of the All-Star Challenge at Charlotte Motor Speedway on Saturday night. | Impact: Johnson wasted no time running down leader Kyle Busch over the course of the first 20-lap segment. He passed the No. 18 Toyota in the last couple laps of the segment and earns the number one starting spot going into the pits for the final segment.(RotoWire, ) |
| Fri. May 18, 2012 | |
| News: Johnson's No. 48 team won the NASCAR Sprint Pit Crew Challenge, avenging last year's loss in the finals to Denny Hamlin's No. 11 team, the Associated Press reports. | Impact: The Pit Crew Challenge kicks off All-Star week festivities in Charlotte each year. Johnson's over-the-wall crew unseated two-time defending champs in the No. 11 team. The six-man Hendrick Motorsports crew changed four tires, filled the tank with gas and pushed the car 40 yards in 22.3 seconds. Johnson gets the choice of top pit stall for Saturday night's All-Star Challenge and the team earned a purse totaling $80,675 for the victory.(RotoWire, ) |
| Sat. May 12, 2012 | |
| News: Johnson won the Bojangles' Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway on Saturday night. | Impact: Johnson led 128 laps and dominated most of the night at the Track too Tough to Tame. A late accident involving Kurt Busch and Ryan Newman set up a green-white-checkered finish where Johnson pulled away from Denny Hamlin for the victory. It was his first victory of the season and third career win at the Darlington oval. The win also marks car owner Rick Hendrick's 200th career victory in the Sprint Cup Series. Johnson moves up three spots to fifth-place in the championship standings as a result.(RotoWire, ) |
2012 Season
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RNK
5 |
WIN
1 |
PL
0 |
PTS
372 |
Bio
Ht: 5' 11" Wt: 175 Age: 36
Born: 9/17/1975, El Cajon, California
First year: 2001
Team: Hendrick Motorsports
Crew Chief: Chad Knaus
Born: 9/17/1975, El Cajon, California
First year: 2001
Team: Hendrick Motorsports
Crew Chief: Chad Knaus
