Team Lowe's Racing - Jimmie Johnson

After just seven seasons and 255 starts, Jimmie Johnson has rapidly written his name all over the NASCAR record books, most recently by becoming only the second driver in NASCAR’s 60-year history to win three consecutive Sprint Cup Series championships.

The El Cajon, Calif.-native led the point standings the final eight races of the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup in 2008, finishing the season 69 points ahead of second-place Carl Edwards, and earning his seventh-consecutive top-five finish in the point standings.

Since Johnson made his Cup Series debut in 2001, his 40 career wins are 11 more than any other competitor during that time and place him third among active drivers on NASCAR’s all-time wins list. He has also earned 14 “Chase” wins since its inception in 2004, eight more than anyone else.

Going into the 2009 season, Johnson is the only driver to win at least three races in each of his first seven seasons. He had seven wins and a career-high six poles in 2008.

The 33-year-old Californian clinched his first championship in 2006 finishing 56 points ahead of second-place finisher Matt Kenseth. He followed that up in dramatic fashion with a 77-point win over teammate Jeff Gordon in 2007.