Tony Stewart was the last driver to win the Nascar Cup Series championship prior to Jimmie Johnson, it was in 2005. Johnson has been the champion since 2006.
Jimmie Johnson
They began with Junior Johnson's team in 1995 with Brett Bodine; they switched to Mike Skinner with RCR in 1997 before going to Johnson.
Yes it is, but it's not as old as Rally Racing (which has been around since cars were first made, before world war one). WRC (World Rally Championship) is extremely popular, but not as popular as Nascar.
It is before the national championship.
Jack Johnson won the title in 1915, some 50 years before Ali
No, they never played against each other until that game in 1979.
Before his 2004 rookie season in the Nascar Cup Series, Kasey Kahne drove in the Nascar Busch Grand National Series. This was during the 2002 and 2003 seasons. It is now known as the Nationwide Series.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Magic Johnson, Michael Cooper, Kobe Bryant and George Mikan are the Lakers with the most championship rings. They have 5 apiece. George Mikan is the only one of the group to win his championships with the Minneapolis Lakers before they moved to Los Angeles.
A ritual to honor America and its heroes.
The winner of that race was Jimmie Johnson and he was congratulated by team owner Rick Hendrick.
Before Johnson was Abraham Lincoln. Johnson was Lincoln's vice-president.
Kyle Busch began racing in the Nascar Truck Series in 2001 when he was 16 years old. He had to stop due to the age limit being raised. He returned to the Busch Series in 2003 and drove limited Cup Series racing in 2004. He has been a full time Cup Series driver since 2005.