Jimmie Johnson
Jimmie Johnson
Jimmie Kenneth Johnsonis an American professional stock car racing driver and a six-time champion in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. He currently drives the No. 48 Chevrolet SS for Hendrick Motorsports in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionDriver
Date of Birth17 September 1975
CountryUnited States of America
area bit chad focus guys latest senior strong
Chad is such a strong leader. His personality really does it on its own, and that's an area I need to focus on. The guys want me to be a little bit more in that role. And, now, with our latest situation, I'm the senior guy.
finally means present worked
He's worked his butt off, to finally be present for one of them means a lot to him.
benefit forward great inside pit proud selection starting
I'm proud of our team. Starting in the inside is a big advantage. We will get a great pit selection so we have that benefit to look forward to as well.
cars chief comments crew defensive hard team thrown view worked
I kind of view it as jealousy, and he doesn't have a crew chief in there working hard enough to make his cars as good. This team has worked too hard to even have those kind of comments thrown at them, and I'm going to be very defensive over it.
energy good guys positive pumped smiling spirits stick trying
But I'm just trying to be around for the guys, too, and keep the spirits up. If I stick around and keep the guys pumped up and smiling and keep positive energy rolling, everything's in good shape.
aggressive bad brian regret respects verge winning
I feel bad in some respects because Brian was on the verge of winning his first race. I know how much he wanted to win and I feel for him. But I had to get aggressive and I don't regret the move.
believed chad doubt handicap huge proud stepped team
I believed this team could still win. No doubt Chad not being here is a huge handicap but everyone stepped up. I am so proud of this Lowe's team.
race won
He probably would have won the race and it would be a different story.
bother gotten guess inside says somebody though
For somebody that says it doesn't bother him, evidently it has, ... I guess we've gotten inside of his head, even though he says we haven't.
carolina fans talk
It's a place where Clemson and Carolina and Furman fans can all talk without getting into a fight. And no one is cussing.
aggressive calm paid smooth stay tried until
I tried to stay calm and smooth all day. I didn't get aggressive until the end and it paid off.
biggest coming confidence daytona definitely racing team top
The biggest thing coming out of Daytona is the confidence this team has that we can go out there and perform. I definitely feel that we'll be competitive and racing for a top five.
stay
Talladega is a wild-card event. We're just going to go out and try to stay out of trouble. There's really nothing else you can do.
drives everybody hopefully huge nervous
Talladega is a huge risk. I think everybody is real nervous about Talladega, and hopefully everybody drives that way and we don't have any big pile-ups.