| Jimmie Johnson Got his start at racing at an early age
starting motocross at just 4 years old and started racing moto at 5 and
when he turned 15 started racing trucks off road trucks and won 2
championships at SODA Truck series |
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 Jimmie
Johnson didn't even need a road to start his driving career he started at
the age of 5. |
Jimmie captured four bud pole awards in 2002 jimmies first
win came at his most favorite track and his home land track California Super
Speedway and his second won three races after and after he won that race
it was his third win in his rookie season not even veteran drivers can do
that in one year Jimmie won the All star race which gave him a cool
million dollars |
 Jimmie
Johnson startling consistency was one of the surprises of 2002. He won
three times and led the points late in the season before falling to fifth.
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 While
losing the Cup rookie of the year battle to Ryan Newman in 2002, Johnson
did make history by becoming the first rookie ever to lead the Cup
standings on the way to a fifth-place point finish.Johnson also made his
Busch Series debut in 1999, finishing seventh in his very first Busch
Series start at the Milwaukee Mile. A year later, he finished 10th in the
Busch Series standings with three sixth-place finishes. |
| above is Jimmies first win at California. |
above is Jimmies first bud pole award. |