Congrats, Jimmie

Several years ago I met Jimmie Johnson, it was right after he gave up his off road racing career for stock car racing. His dad was a great friend of mine, and I (along with the brown menace) was invited to watch Jimmie race down in Phoenix. It was known as Busch racing back then. Don't know what it is now. So many title sponsor changes, can't keep track.
It was then that Jimmie secretly talked about a tentative deal to begin racing Winston Cup racing on a team that would be owned by Jeff Gordon.

He was a gracious host, and I was walking around in the pit area starry eyed because all the big guys of NASCAR were hanging out in our vicinity. I saw Richard Petty. I SAW RICHARD PETTY!!!! The King. He was in the motorhome across from us, watching a t.v. that popped out the side of his luxury bus. I saw Richard Petty.

Back then, I did not have a nice camera. In fact, I had a crap camera. So the picture of me with Jimmie Johnson is not the greatest. I scanned it. Sorry. Not the greatest.



That's me, on the right. I'm pretending to touch Jimmie's butt. He was busy talking to Johnny Benson (JOHNNY BENSON!!!) and two guys who are known in the off road business as Nelson and Nelson Racing.

Yesterday Jimmie Johnson won his fourth consecutive NASCAR championship. Congrats, Jimmie!