2010 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Champion

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series



Championship Fast Facts
Provided by NASCAR Statistics – Sunday, November 21, 2010


Driver Champion: Jimmie Johnson


Team: No. 48 Lowe’s Chevrolet


 Jimmie Johnson has won an unprecedented fifth consecutive NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championship. Last season, he became the first driver in series history to win four consecutive titles.


 Johnson’s five championships put him in sole possession of third on the all-time list, two behind NASCAR Hall of Famers Richard Petty and Dale Earnhardt.


 Johnson finished 39 points ahead of second-place Denny Hamlin.


 Johnson is the first driver in the Chase era to overcome a points deficit going into the season finale to win the championship. Only two other drivers have accomplished the feat since the inception of the current points
system in 1975 (Richard Petty in 1979 and Alan Kulwicki in 1992).


 Johnson won one Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup race in 2010. He has won at least one race in every


Chase since its inception in 2004. He is the all-time Chase wins leader, with 19.


 Johnson finished the 2010 season with six wins, 17 top fives and 23 top 10s.

Owner Champion: Hendrick Motorsports


 This is Hendrick Motorsports’ 10th series owner championship, breaking a tie for most all-time. Hendrick had previously been tied with Petty Enterprises at nine owner championships.


 This is Hendrick Motorsports’ 13th NASCAR national series owner championship, extending its all-time
record.


 Hendrick Motorsports becomes the first team to win five consecutive championships. It was the first to win
four straight, from 1995-98 (Jeff Gordon in 1995 and 1997-98; Terry Labonte 1996).


Crew Chief Champion: Chad Knaus


 Chad Knaus won his fifth consecutive championship, extending his crew chief record for consecutive


NASCAR Sprint Cup championships. In 2008, Knaus set the record with three consecutive championships.


 Knaus moves into sole possession of second-place on the all-time crew chief championships list, with five.


Dale Inman is the all-time leader in crew chief championships, with eight.


 Knaus has 51 career series wins, all with Jimmie Johnson.