Johnson wins 4th Qtr Driver of the Year Award
10 Comments Quote selected text Published December 3rd, 2009 in NASCAR News
Jimmie Johnson was voted fourth quarter Driver of the Year 2009 by a panel of broadcasters and journalists. Johnson, the Driver of the Year in 2006 and 2007, wrapped up his fourth- straight NASCAR Sprint Cup Championship then took 12 out of the 16 first-place votes and was the only driver on all ballots. He earned 130 points. Kyle Busch, his on-track rival, was second with 53 points. NHRA’s Robert Hight was third with 49-points. Kyle Busch, who wrapped up his first championship, in the NASCAR Nationwide Series for Joe Gibbs Racing, in addition to his full-time driving duties in the Sprint Cup series, also scored wins in Camping World Series and received one first-place vote.
NHRA’s Robert Hight who scored a Funny Car Championship for owner, John Force, (Driver of the Year in 1996) had two first-place votes. Dario Franchitti who won his second IndyCar title finished fourth in the voting with 41 points. Top Fuel’s Tony Schumacher, last year’s Driver of the Year was fifth. A total of 14 drivers scored points in the fourth quarter voting. In its’ 42nd year, the Driver of the Year title is unique and the oldest award of its’ type. A panel of 20 leading journalists from across the U.S. determines the winner. In quarterly voting, points are awarded on a declining 9, 6, 4,3,2,1 basis. Johnson will receive a trophy and a Tissot wristwatch to be presented at a later date. A secret ballot to name the Driver of the Year 2009 will be conducted this week and results will announced.
Well being a Kyle fan I wold like to have seen Kyle win, seeing how Kyle broke alot more records then Jimmy this year. Although I guess Jimmys record was more impressive. I guess you cant argue what Jimmy did this year, he is definitely the one to beat and everyone needs to catch up.
I see we have a fan out here that thinks Kyle should HOG all championships….
On the other hand if Dale Sr was alive yet, Jimmy boy wouldn’t have all these championships, probably not even 2 championships, Dale Sr would be up to 10 by now…
I would add and guarantee if Dale Sr was alive, Kyle wouldn’t have all the wins he has now…
There is no way to say or prove that, that is pure assumption and opinion. The fact is everyone use to say the same about Gordon and Gordon did pretty well against sr. Dont get me wrong Sr is one of the best, but to assume what he would or would not be doing is crazy. To say Kimmy would have all these championships and Kyle would have all these wins, is dumb why isolate those 2, How about Edwards would have had all those wins last year, or Smoke wouldnt had won the regular season points before the chase. Your just hating, THE FACT IS Jimmy stepped up got it done and Dale Sr or no Dale Sr he is a 4 time champ. Dale Sr is gone get over it.
None of these sissy drivers we have today CANNOT out drive Sr, so if he was kicking today, you would be totally wrong, and yes I am over Sr dying, so get that sissy crybaby Shrub that you think is so filled with greatness out of your system…
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I guess you like living in fairy tales, well here are facts. Dale Sr is not alive anymore say to say how things would be now is pure speculation and conjecture. As for Kyle being a cry baby, yeah there is no denying that, he is so what the boy cant flat wheel a race car. DO i think Kyle is filled with greatness, I would say somewhat the boy can drive, why do you think every driver in the series say that Kyle has an amazing talent to wheel a car, his attitude may suck they say, but they all agree he is a wheel man. Why do you think USF1 has been paying so much attention to him, trust me its not because he may bring sponsors in. Why do you think he has broken numerous records in Nationwide and camping world series this year. Because he can drive.
No fairy tale about it, straight facts he can out wheel out drive anyone if he were still kicking…
The comment above is from me.
That is not a fact because it can not and has not been proven. Especially with the COT, Sr could have either dominated in the COT or be like his son and be way less then marginal. Also we need to keep in mind the struggles RCR has had over the last few years and Sr would have been part of that. So again what you are saying is your own opinion, by the way he still dead hes not coming back anytime soon, so theres no point in talking what he may or may not have done. We might as well say Tim Richmond would have been the greatest of all time if he wouldnt have passed so early in life, but we cant cause we dont know.
I KNOW!!!