CONCORD, N.C. - Jimmie Johnson has chosen two more charities to adorn his race helmet at Auto Club Speedway in August as part of the Jimmie Johnson Foundation Helmet of Hope initiative. The latest winners are STEP, Inc. (Rocky Mount, Va.) and the American Diabetes Association (Alexandria, Va.).

Jimmie and Chandra Johnson announced in New Hampshire that in conjunction with the Jimmie Johnson Foundation's second-annual Golf Tournament in San Diego, Calif., race fans and media members nationwide would have the opportunity to participate in the Helmet of Hope initiative, allowing them the chance to nominate charities which they feel should be featured on the helmet.

Fans can nominate their charity by visiting www.jimmiejohnsonfoundation.org and explaining why their organization should be chosen.

NASCAR Scene’s Kenny Bruce nominated STEP, Inc., an organization that provides "exceptional services for people seeking to improve their quality of life through community, economic, personal, and family development." In nominating this organization, Bruce says he "applauds the wide-ranging reach of the program which seeks to help young and old." For more information, visit www.stepinc.com.

Amy Thurman of Ooltewah, Tenn. chose the American Diabetes Society, whose mission is "to prevent and cure diabetes and to improve the lives of all people affected by diabetes." Thurman says her father was diagnosed with the disease and despite exercising, eating right and taking his medications, passed away. She says, "I miss my daddy so much and would give anything to be able to sit at home on Sunday afternoons with him watching the No. 48 win another race." For more information on this organization, visit www.diabetes.org.

Johnson will draw two charities each race weekend through the Michigan event in August, collecting a total of 12 winning organizations. The first two winners were Monarch (Albemarle, N.C.) and Breakthrough Manchester (Manchester, N.H.).