Jimmie Kenneth Johnson (born September 17, 1975, El Cajon, California) is a current NASCAR Sprint Cup race car driver who drives the #48 Lowe’s Chevrolet Impala SS co-owned by Rick Hendrick and his teammate Jeff Gordon and operated by Hendrick Motorsports. Johnson is the two-time defending NASCAR Sprint Cup champion.Some of Jimmie Johnson’s notable accomplishments throughout his NASCAR career include: In his rookie year he became the first rookie in the Cup series to sweep both races at a track when he won both races at Dover International Speedway. He became the first rookie ever to lead in the point standings. He is the only driver to finish in the top five in the standings in his first five full seasons. He has never finished below fifth in the final NEXTEL Cup points standings and finished second twice (in 2003 and 2004) and won the 2006 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup and 2007 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup championships. In 2006, Johnson became the only driver to win the Daytona 500, Allstate 400 at the Brickyard, Aaron’s 499 and the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Championship all in the same year. He is the only driver to win three Coca-Cola 600s in a row. He also holds the record at Lowe’s Motor Speedway with four straight wins and five total point race wins at the track. In 2007 he tied a NASCAR record by winning four straight races, a feat last accomplished by his teammate Jeff Gordon in 1998.