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Jimmie Johnson, the 2009 Sprint Cup Series champion. This was the fourth of his five consecutive titles. Mark Martin came in second behind Johnson by 141 points. It was his first full season since 2006. Jeff Gordon finished third in the championship in a 1-2-3 sweep for Hendrick Motorsports in the standings in 2009.
Johnson holding the Sprint Cup trophy after clinching his seventh Cup Series title with a win in the 2016 Ford EcoBoost 400 Johnson performing a burnout at the 2017 O'Reilly Auto Parts 500. Key: No. – Victory number; for example, "1" signifies Johnson's first race win. Grid – The position on the grid from which Johnson started the race.
Johnson won his first Cup Series championship in 2006 and with further wins in 2007, 2008, 2009, and 2010, he became the first and only driver in NASCAR history [1] to win five consecutive championships. Johnson finished sixth in the points standings in the 2011 season and third in 2012 before winning his sixth championship in 2013.
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver (48) Jimmie Johnson celebrates his victory in the Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway on Sunday, February 24, 2013. Jeff Siner - jsiner@charlotteobserver.com
The 2009 Checker O'Reilly Auto Parts 500 was the thirty-fifth of thirty-six scheduled stock car races of the 2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and the ninth in the ten race season-ending Chase for the Sprint Cup. [3] It took place on November 15, 2009, in Avondale, Arizona, at Phoenix International Raceway, [6] a short track that holds NASCAR races ...
The Jimmie Johnson Foundation to date has donated more than $12 million through a variety of programs and grants, many aimed toward K-12 public education. Column: NASCAR's Johnson leaves lasting ...
His is a seven-time Cup Series champion, tied with Petty and Dale Earnhardt for the most all-time. Johnson's first five Cup Series championships from ( 2006 to 2010 ) were won consecutively. His successes have caused many analysts and fellow drivers to consider him as one of the greatest NASCAR drivers of all time.
2009 Daytona 500; Race details; Race 1 of 36 in the 2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series: Date: February 15, 2009 () Location: Daytona International Speedway Daytona Beach, Florida, U.S. Course: Permanent racing facility 2.5 mi (4.023 km) Distance: 152 laps, 380 mi (610 km) Scheduled Distance: 200 laps, 500 mi (804.672 km) Weather