New Hampshire International Speedway is the next stop for Team Lowe's Racing and driver Jimmie Johnson.
In his 12 Cup Series starts at the 1.058-mile track, Johnson has collected two wins, three top-five and seven top-10 finishes. He won both events there in 2003.
JIMMIE JOHNSON QUOTES
SINCE WE RAN THE NEW RACE CAR IN LOUDON LAST YEAR, DO YOU EXPECT BETTER THINGS OUT OF THE CAR THIS YEAR? "I think so. I think the track, with as flat as it is and with as little banking as it has, it's tough to really race side-by-side. When we look at coming back a second time, I think the car is going to put on a better race because we are smarter about what it can do there. We went to Milwaukee and tested and saw that a lot of other teams tested, too, so I think people are going to be geared up and ready for the race."
CONSIDERING YOU'VE WON THE LAST TWO CHAMPIONSHIPS, HOW DIFFERENT IS IT FOR YOU NOW WITH WHERE YOU ARE IN THE POINT STANDINGS? "I'm in a comfortable spot. So that's a good position to be in. But from the last two years, I just know how the season ramps up, especially when you get inside the final 10. It's its own event. As that final 10 wears on, the guys who are running for the championship just focus on each other. Right now it's a little bit more relaxed. It's more about getting all the elements of the team put together, and hopefully you're where you need to be for the final 10."
RACE NOTES
New Hampshire International Speedway
Johnson has made 12 Cup Series starts at New Hampshire International Speedway, collecting two wins (July 2003, September 2003), three top-five and seven top-10 finishes.
He has completed 98.1% (3,448 of 3,515) of competition laps at the 1.058-mile track and has led 85.
Johnson has an average start and finish of 8.2 and 10.7.
Chassis
Johnson's primary chassis in Sunday's Sprint Cup event will be No. 424, which he has driven to three wins, including his latest victory at Phoenix in April. He also tested the chassis at The Milwaukee Mile in preparation for this weekend's event. The backup chassis will be No. 461.
CAREER NOTES
Wins
Johnson has 34 wins in his Sprint Cup Series career.
Johnson has won at least three Cup races a season since he posted his first victory in 2002. He is the only driver in the modern era to win at least three races in each of his first six full-time seasons.
Johnson's most recent victory at Phoenix (April 12, 2008) moved Johnson past legendary "Fireball" Roberts for 18th on NASCAR's all-time wins list. Johnson has the fourth-highest win total among active drivers, behind Jeff Gordon (81), Bill Elliott (44) and Mark Martin (35).
Johnson has won Sprint Cup Series races at all but seven (Bristol, Michigan, Infineon, Chicago, Watkins Glen, Kansas, Homestead) of the 22 tracks at which the series competes.
Johnson's 10 wins in 2007 is the highest number recorded in a single season since Jeff Gordon posted 13 victories in 1998.
The four consecutive wins scored by the No. 48 team in the 2007 Chase for the Championship ties a modern-era NASCAR record.
Poles
Johnson has collected 14 poles in his Sprint Cup career.
The championship driver has earned at least one pole a year since his first full-time season in 2002. He had a career-high four in both 2002 and 2007.
Johnson's most recent pole position was in the Feb. 17 Daytona 500.
Miscellaneous
Johnson has finished in the top five in the Sprint Cup Series point standings each year since his first full season in 2002.
In 235 Sprint Cup Series starts, Johnson has posted 90 top-five and 141 top-10 finishes.
He has a top-five finish at every track on the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series circuit.
Johnson has led a total of 6,084 laps (of 67,784) in his Sprint Cup career, covering more than 90,586 miles.
He has finished on the lead lap 178 times.
TELEVISION SCHEDULE
New Hampshire International Speedway (All times Eastern)
Friday, June 27
Sprint Cup practice, noon, SPEED
Sprint Cup qualifying, 3 p.m., SPEED
Saturday, June 28
Sprint Cup final practice, 9 a.m., SPEED
Sprint Cup happy hour, 11:30 a.m., SPEED
Sunday, June 29
Sprint Cup race, 12:30 p.m., TNT
PRIMARY CAR: CHASSIS NO. 424 HISTORY
| Car | Date | Event | Start | Finish |
| 48-424 | 4/3/2007 | Richmond Test | n/a | n/a |
| 48-424 | 5/6/2007 | Richmond Int’l. Raceway | 4 | 1 |
| 48-424 | 7/1/2007 | New Hampshire Int’l Speedway | 10 | 5 |
| 48-424 | 8/21/2007 | Milwaukee Test | n/a | n/a |
| 48-424 | 9/8/2007 | Richmond Int’l Raceway | 1 | 1 |
| 48-424 | 2/10/2008 | Bud Shootout- Daytona Int’l. Speedway | 18 | 3 |
| 48-424 | 4/12/2008 | Phoenix Race | 7 | 1 |
BACKUP CAR: CHASSIS NO. 461 HISTORY
| Car | Date | Event | Start | Finish |
| 48-461 | 8/21/2007 | Milwaukee Test | n/a | n/a |
| 48-461 | 9/16/2007 | New Hampshire Race | 4 | 6 |
| 48-461 | 10/21/2007 | Martinsville Race | 4 | 1 |
| 48-461 | 11/11/2007 | Phoenix Race | 6 | 1 |
| 48-461 | 3/3/2008 | Phoenix Test | n/a | n/a |
| 48-461 | 3/30/2008 | Martinsville Race | 10 | 4 |
| 48-461 | 5/3/2008 | Richmond Race | 12 | 30 |
JOHNSON'S NEW HAMPSHIRE HISTORY
| Race | St | Fin | Laps | Money | Status | Led |
| 2002-19 | 13 | 15 | 300/300 | 54,950 | running | 0 |
| 2002-27 | 19 | 9 | 207/207 | 56,225 | running | 0 |
| 2003-19 | 6 | 1 | 300/300 | 200,225 | running | 58 |
| 2003-27 | 8 | 1 | 300/300 | 200,225 | running | 12 |
| 2004-19 | 2 | 11 | 300/300 | 89,700 | running | 0 |
| 2004-27 | 2 | 11 | 300/300 | 86,800 | running | 3 |
| 2005-19 | 12 | 13 | 300/300 | 122,391 | running | 0 |
| 2005-27 | 10 | 8 | 300/300 | 127,141 | running | 0 |
| 2006-19 | 6 | 9 | 308/308 | 127,711 | running | 0 |
| 2006-27 | 7 | 39 | 233/300 | 115,911 | running | 0 |
| 2007-17 | 10 | 5 | 300/300 | 164,236 | running | 12 |
| 2007-27 | 4 | 6 | 300/300 | 145,886 | running | 0 |
JOHNSON'S 2008 SPRINT CUP STATISTICS
| Race | Site | Start | Finish | Laps | Status | Led | Points | Pt. total | Pt. pos. |
| 1 | Daytona | 1 | 27 | 200/200 | Running | 1 | 87 | 87 | 25 |
| 2 | Fontana | 1 | 2 | 250/250 | Running | 76 | 180 | 267 | 8 |
| 3 | Las Vegas | 33 | 29 | 265/267 | Running | 0 | 76 | 343 | 14 |
| 4 | Atlanta | 13 | 13 | 325/325 | Running | 0 | 124 | 467 | 13 |
| 5 | Bristol | 1 | 18 | 504/506 | Running | 14 | 114 | 581 | 13 |
| 6 | Martinsville | 10 | 4 | 500/500 | Running | 135 | 165 | 746 | 10 |
| 7 | Texas | 5 | 2 | 339/339 | Running | 65 | 175 | 921 | 6 |
| 8 | Phoenix | 7 | 1 | 312/312 | Running | 120 | 195 | 1116 | 4 |
| 9 | Talladega | 10 | 13 | 188/188 | Running | 1 | 129 | 1245 | 5 |
| 10 | Richmond | 12 | 30 | 400/410 | Running | 0 | 73 | 1318 | 7 |
| 11 | Darlington | 3 | 13 | 367/367 | Running | 0 | 124 | 1442 | 6 |
| 12 | Charlotte | 10 | 39 | 351/400 | Engine | 35 | 51 | 1493 | 9 |
| 13 | Dover | 4 | 7 | 399/400 | Running | 2 | 151 | 1644 | 7 |
| 14 | Pocono | 2 | 6 | 200/200 | Running | 59 | 155 | 1799 | 6 |
| 15 | Michigan | 6 | 6 | 203/203 | Running | 65 | 160 | 1959 | 5 |
| 16 | Infineon | 2 | 15 | 112/112 | Running | 27 | 123 | 2082 | 5 |
JOHNSON'S YEAR-BY-YEAR CUP STATISTICS
| Year | Starts | Wins | Top-5s | Top-10s | Poles | Final pts |
| 2001 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 |
| 2002 | 36 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 4 | 5 |
| 2003 | 36 | 3 | 14 | 20 | 2 | 2 |
| 2004 | 36 | 8 | 20 | 23 | 1 | 2 |
| 2005 | 36 | 4 | 13 | 22 | 1 | 5 |
| 2006 | 36 | 5 | 13 | 24 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 36 | 10 | 20 | 24 | 4 | 1 |
NO. 48 AT-TRACK CREW LIST
| Name | Shop Job | Track Job | Hometown |
| Knaus, Chad | Crew Chief 48 | Crew Chief 48 | Rockford, IL |
| Bazzell, Kyle | Truck Driver 48 | Truck Driver 48 | Fairburg, IL |
| Bosserman, Todd | Shock Specialist 48 | Shock Specialist 48 | Waynesboro, VA |
| Bradshaw, Marcia | N/A | Scorer 48 | Charlotte, NC |
| Claridge, Joe | Mechanic | Mechanic 48 | Barrington, NH |
| Emerick, Danny | Engine Tuner | Engine Tuner 48 | Bryn Mawr, PA |
| Evans, Brandon | Engineer | Engineer | South Hill, VA |
| Gober, Ken | Truck Driver 48 | Truck Driver 48 | Manchester, NH |
| Gutierrez, Rich | Mechanic | Gas Man 48 | Yorba Linda, CA |
| Ives, Greg | Race Engineer | Race Engineer 48 | Bark River, MI |
| Kerlin, Sean | Mechanic | Tire Specialist 48 | Marysville, PA |
| Knauer, Mike | Mechanic | Catch Can 48 | Cambridge, MD |
| Lingerfelt, Mike | Mechanic | Front Tire Changer 48 | Greenville, SC |
| Malec, Ron | Mechanic | Car Chief 48/Rear Tire Carrier 48 | Franklin, WI |
| Morin, Greg | Pit Crew Coach | Pit Crew Coach | Waltham, MA |
| Nicely, Bobby | Asst. Pit Crew Coach | Asst. Pit Crew Coach | Virginia Beach, VA |
| Puchalski, Marc | Mechanic 48 | Mechanic 48 | San Jose, CA |
| Purcell, Kenneth | Mechanic | Jackman 48 | Savannah, GA |
| Reeves, Stevie | Machinist | Spotter 48 | Speedway, IN |
| Simmons, Art | Chassis Set Up | Front Tire Carrier 48 | Kirksville, MO |
| West, Jeremy | Mechanic | Rear Tire Changer 48 | Harbor City, CA |
