Johnson’s Four-Peat Ranks Him With Sports’ Greatest Of All Time

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Nov. 22, 2009) – By any measure of the term, the “Jimmie Johnson Dynasty” began in 2002, four years before he hoisted his first NASCAR Sprint Cup Series trophy. Four near-championships in his first four seasons, including two runner-up finishes, gave way to an unprecedented four straight NASCAR Sprint Cup titles from 2006-2009. Johnson’s ongoing string of success is not only impressive as it relates to its place in NASCAR history; it stands up against the greatest sporting achievements of all time.

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After capping off his fourth consecutive championship season, Jimmie Johnson has put his Hendrick Motorsports’ No. 48 Lowe’s Chevrolet team in an echelon that includes few others. The New York Yankees (1936-1939 and 1949-1953), Boston Celtics (1959-1966), Montreal Canadiens (1956-1960 and 1976-1979) and New York Islanders (1980-1983) are the only teams in the history of the MLB, NBA, NFL and NHL to win four straight titles. Other four-peat teams are the UCLA Bruins Men’s Basketball team (1967-1973), the WNBA’s Houston Comets (1997-2000), the CFL’s Edmonton Eskimos (1978-1982) and the Cleveland Browns (1946-1949) with the old AAFC.

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JIMMIE JOHNSON: HISTORY MADE WITH UNPRECEDENTED FOUR-PEAT

Jimmie Johnson, driver of the No. 48 Lowe’s Chevrolet for Hendrick Motorsports
Born: Sept. 17, 1975
Hometown: El Cajon, Calif.
Resides: Charlotte, N.C.
Wife: Chandra

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On Sunday, Nov. 22 Jimmie Johnson captured a fourth consecutive NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championship – something that has never been done before in the 61-year history of NASCAR. The dynasty continues, as the list of Johnson’s achievements grows and his statistics overwhelm. Below are some of the highlights from the “Four-Peat,” and his incredible career overall.

• Johnson has won four straight NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championships – 2006-07-08-09

• Johnson has 47 career NASCAR Sprint Cup Series wins, which puts him 13th on the all-time list. His winning percentage of 16.2% is sixth-best all-time.

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RACE RECAP | HOMESTEAD-MIAMI SPEEDWAY
10 A.J. Allmendinger
9 Martin Truex Jr.
8 Kyle Busch
7 Carl Edwards
6 Jeff Gordon
5 Jimmie Johnson
4 Kurt Busch
3 Kevin Harvick
2 Jeff Burton second week in a row in the second spot

VICTORY LANE

1 Denny Hamlin takes home his 4th win of the 2009 season and finished 5th in the chase

OTHER STORIES ON THE DAY

-Jimmie Johnson has made NASCAR history becoming the only 4 time consecutive Cup Series Champion

-Hendrick Motorsports finished 1-2-3 in the points, no other team has ever done that before

1 Jimmie Johnson
2 Mark Martin 5 wins 7 poles
3 Jeff Gordon

-Marcos Ambrose led a few laps early, and then had some troubles

-There was a battle between Tony Stewart and Juan Pablo Montoya having a disagreement on the track with JPM getting the worst of the damage. Later in the race, Montoya paid Stewart back by spinning the 14 car. Of course NASCAR penalized the 42 two laps.

-Dale Earnhardt Jr. pounded the wall several times finishing 28th

NNS Recap: Busch Wins NASCAR Nationwide Series Race After Clinching Title

Not only did Kyle Busch, driver of the No. 18 Z-Line Designs Toyota, win Saturday’s NASCAR Nationwide Series and the Ford 300 at Homestead-Miami Speedway, he captured the NASCAR Nationwide Championship — giving him two flags he used to celebrate with fans and his crew. (Photo CIA Stock Photo)
By Reid Spencer
Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service

(November 21, 2009)

HOMESTEAD, Fla. — In a fitting end to the 2009 NASCAR Nationwide Series season, Kyle Busch had two reasons to do a celebratory burnout.

After signing in and putting his car on the grid before Saturday’s Ford 300 at Homestead-Miami Speedway, Busch clinched the NASCAR Nationwide Series championship. That was a mere formality. Two hundred laps later, he crossed the finish line .482 seconds ahead of charging Carl Edwards to win his ninth race of the season and the 30th of his career.

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