Jimmie Johnson wins the 2007 Nextel Cup Championship

As a follow � up to my previous post, Jimmie Johnson is now officially proclaimed the 2007 Nascar Champion. He may not have finished the race first, but his performance for this season has been outstanding enough for him to still have the championship title. Johnson may not have won the race but he has won the championship cup.This is Johnson�s second consecutive championship title and the third time that Johnson�s team, Hendrick Motorsports, has won the championship.

Before joining the Nextel Cup, Johnson used to race for NASCAR�s Busch series. The racer found little success and satisfaction in the Busch series. It was current teammate Jeff Gordon, who decided to introduce Jimmie Johnson into the Nextel Cup arena. After getting a shot at the Nextel Cup series, the rest is history for Jimmie Johnson. The trajectory of Johnson�s success has made Hendrick Motorsports describe his career as something that �historians and fans will marvel at�. Johnson displays immense talent having to drive only �219 races to enshrine himself with names like Petty, Earnhardt, Gordon, Allison and others among NASCAR royalty.� (quote from Hendrick Motorsports).

Johnson is evidently overjoyed by his most recent win here at the Homestead � Miami Speedway. But the racer, despite his achievements, continues to stay grounded. He thanks his #48 crew team, knowing that winning the championship title was a team effort. Johnson is quoted saying, �This trophy represents so much hard work by so many people and is the culmination of so many dreams of mine and others that's its almost impossible to talk about. There are so many people to thank. Rick Hendrick, Lowe's, my teammates -- the list is endless, but I am very appreciative of all that people have done for me in this sport and in life.�

Johnson�s win caps off the exciting Nextel Cup 2007season.

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