Jimmy Johnson spends his time off behind the wheel of other types of race cars

Jimmy has actually competed in five of the last six Rolex 24 races, and has actually helped his team finish second twice in the six races he has driven in. He helped the Gainsco/Bob Stallings Racing team finish second in 2008 and the Howard/Boss Motorsorts Pontiac Crawford team finish second in 2005. He also raced in the Rolex 24 in 2006 and 2007 and in the summer drove Brumos Porsche 250 at Daytona for Riley Motorsports.

The passion the Jimmy has for racing just can’t be denighed and it shows in the results he has no matter what he’s driving or driving for. His smile when behind the wheel of a race car is only second to his skill and desire to win no matter what he’s driving or who he is competing against.

The accolades and compliments he has recieved from his fellow team mates and the owners of the teams he drives for is amazing to hear and he is impressive no matter what he’s driving.

He also brings out the best in his competitors and his team mates and this is something that can’t be over rated and is surely one of the reasons that he would be welcome as a team mate for any team that he wanted to drive for.

If you want to see Jimmy Johnson in action behind the wheel of a race car other than a NASCAR entry, you can live live coverage of the 2010 Rolex 24 at Daytona on SPEED at 3 p.m. ET on January 30. The action will last until 10 p.m. and will resume again at 7 a.m. ET and continue until the end of the race at about 4 p.m.

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Jimmy Johnson is a Busy Racer

Race drivers of old who new that routine workouts can improve a drivers physical ability and driving performance while on the track weren’t an animal found in the NASCAR world very often years ago, but today a majority of NASCAR’s Sprint Cup Series top drivers are embracing the truth about the ability of physical fitness to make better, more alert, and stronger drivers.

Feeling strong and fit

The NASCAR drivers of old ignored such beliefs, in favor of hamburgers, pizza, and steak that certainly taste better than tofu, but if the opinion of the drivers who have implemented this new strategy means anything, the belief that workouts improve a driver works fine.

The results and opinions of the drivers implementing physical workouts in their driver training regiments are beginning to turn the heads of many drivers who have never lifted a weight. Carl Edward and Jeff Burton have been two drivers that head to the gym on regular basis, but lately Jimmie Johnson, Jeff Gordon and even Dale Earnhardt Jr. have been seen heading to the gym to try to give them a driving edge. Pushed toward the gym by age, injury, pain, and team managers, many of the older drivers have decided training routines can help them gain back some of the ability age might have taken off their driving ability. We will be watching to see what effects this new revolution might have on the race results of drivers using this new fitness philosophy. Many of the younger drivers might start to head to the gym with the older drivers once they realize many of the drivers twenty or more years older then they are in better shape and achieving better race results because of it.

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NASCAR Goes to the Gym

Jimmie Johnson at the 2008 Subway 500

The 2009 NASCAR season is Hendrick Motorsports 25th year in Cup Series racing and with a return to the spot of the owners first victory Sunday, Geoffrey Bodine raced to victory for Hendrick Motorsports on April 29, 1984 in the Sovran Bank, the owner is probably planning on having a huge party after the race to celebrate the occasion, and hopefully another victory at a oval that hasn’t been as generous to other owners.

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Johnson and Gordon Own Martinsville