Photos: Jimmie Johnson through the years

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Through the years HOMESTEAD, FL - NOVEMBER 22: Jimmie Johnson, driver of the #48 Lowe's Chevrolet, celebrates after winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Championship after finishing in fifth place in the Ford 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway on November 22, 2009 in Homestead, Florida. Johnson becomes the first driver in the history of NASCAR to win four consecutive championships since the sports inception in 1949.during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Ford 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway on November 22, 2009 in Homestead, Florida. (Photo by Sam Greenwood/Getty Images) (Sam Greenwood/Getty Images)

Through the years HOMESTEAD, FL - NOVEMBER 21: NASCAR Champion Jimmie Johnson, driver of the #48 Lowe's Chevrolet, poses with the Sprint Cup Series Championship trophies at Homestead-Miami Speedway on November 21, 2010 in Homestead, Florida. Johnson clinched his fifth straight Sprint Cup series championship after finishing second in the Ford 400. (Photo by Rusty Jarrett/Getty Images for NASCAR) (Rusty Jarrett/Getty Images for NASCAR)

Through the years WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 07: U.S. President Barack Obama (3rd L) poses for a group picture with NASCAR drivers (L-R) Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Denny Hamlin, Matt Kenseth, and Kurt Busch during an East Room event September 7, 2011 at the White House in Washington, DC. Obama hosted the 2010 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Champion Jimmie Johnson to honor his win. Johnson is the only driver in the NASCAR history to win in five consecutive years. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images) (Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Through the years HOMESTEAD, FL - NOVEMBER 20: Jimmie Johnson, driver of the #48 Lowe's Chevrolet, celebrates with a burnout after winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Ford EcoBoost 400 and the 2016 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Championship at Homestead-Miami Speedway on November 20, 2016 in Homestead, Florida. Johnson wins a record-tying 7th NASCAR title. (Photo by Robert Laberge/Getty Images) (Robert Laberge/Getty Images)

Through the years HOMESTEAD, FL - NOVEMBER 20: (EDITORS NOTE: Retransmission with alternate crop.) Jimmie Johnson, driver of the #48 Lowe's Chevrolet, celebrates with his team in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Ford EcoBoost 400 and the 2016 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Championship at Homestead-Miami Speedway on November 20, 2016 in Homestead, Florida. Johnson wins a record-tying 7th NASCAR title. (Photo by Chris Trotman/Getty Images) (Chris Trotman/Getty Images)

Through the years HOMESTEAD, FL - NOVEMBER 20: Jimmie Johnson, driver of the #48 Lowe's Chevrolet, celebrates after winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Ford EcoBoost 400 and the 2016 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Championship at Homestead-Miami Speedway on November 20, 2016 in Homestead, Florida. Johnson wins a record-tying 7th NASCAR title. (Photo by Sarah Crabill/Getty Images) (Sarah Crabill/Getty Images)

Through the years HOMESTEAD, FL - NOVEMBER 20: Jimmie Johnson, driver of the #48 Lowe's Chevrolet, poses in Victory Lane with his wife Chandra and daughters Genevieve Marie and Lydia Norriss after winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Ford EcoBoost 400 and the 2016 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Championship at Homestead-Miami Speedway on November 20, 2016 in Homestead, Florida. Johnson wins a record-tying 7th NASCAR title. (Photo by Sarah Crabill/Getty Images) (Sarah Crabill/Getty Images)

Through the years FORT WORTH, TEXAS - OCTOBER 25: Jimmie Johnson, driver of the #48 Ally designed by Noah Sweet Chevrolet, poses in front of the Texas Motor Speedway gate entering victory lane, renamed in his honor prior to the NASCAR Cup Series Autotrader EchoPark Automotive 500 at Texas Motor Speedway on October 25, 2020 in Fort Worth, Texas. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images) (Chris Graythen/Getty Images)

Through the years INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA - AUGUST 14: Jimmie Johnson of the United States, driver of the #48 Carvana Chip Ganassi Racing Honda, holds his daughter, Lydia Norriss on the grid prior to the NTT IndyCar Series Big Machine Spiked Coolers Grand Prix at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on August 14, 2021 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images) (Sean Gardner/Getty Images)

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