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MOORESVILLE, N.C., Sept. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Lowe's and NASCAR Nextel Cup driver Jimmie Johnson are "Racing for Relief" to generate funds for disaster relief efforts from Hurricane Katrina. Lowe's will donate $480 for every lap of the scheduled 250 laps that Jimmie completes this weekend at California Speedway. If Jimmie wins the race, Lowe's will donate an additional $4,800. In another show of support, Johnson personally has pledged $48,000 to the program. Additionally, Lowe's is matching customer contributions up to $1 million.
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Jimmie Johnson is a star in the Winston Cup Series. He made his first Winston Cup start at Charlotte in the fall of 2001 He is driving the #48 Lowe's Chevy for Hendrick Motorsports and Jeff Gordon!
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Jimmie Johnson doesn't have a lock on the Nextel Cup, but it looks good going into Homestead next week for the final week of the Race for the Nextel Cup. Jeff Gordon is 86 points behind, and right now its a two man race. In fact, Jeff Gordon in a Post Race interview says "It's Over!" To Win the cup Johnson has to be 14th or better at Homestead
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Lowe's driver Jimmie Johnson had another tough day at Daytona, finishing 27th, but at least he improved a dozen spots over last year. He'll be looking to get back to his winning ways Sunday at California Speedway, where he finished third in 2007.
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Jimmie Johnson began his racing career on 50cc motorcycles at the age of five. Johnson was successful on motorcycles at an early age. By the time he was eight, he won the 60cc class championship despite injuring his knee with several races left in the season. From motorcycle racing he made the move onto four wheels and competed in several off-road leagues including SODA, SCORE International and Mickey Thompson Entertainment Group. He accumulated over 25 wins, 100 top-three finishes, six championships, and received Rookie of the Year honors in all three leagues. Johnson raced with Herzog Motorsports in the 1996 and 1997 SODA series.
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During 2000, Jimmie Johnson started driving for Herzog Motorsports in the Busch series. Sponsor issues in 2001 forced the car's owner to pull out of the series. That's when Johnson asked Jeff Gordon for advice, and got his break in the world of NASCAR racing. Gordon offered Jimmie a spot on the Hendrick's Motorsports team; Lowe's #48, owned by Jeff Gordon.
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