Talk:Jimmie Johnson

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More information about this article... The following comments have been left for this page: I noticed that Jimmie's wins, top 5's and top 10's are not listed with his other info,(such as birth place, awards, ect.) like other drivers. Shouldn't that be added? IloveIndy 21:15, 8 March 2007 (UTC) (edit)

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I would like to work on the organization of the Jimmie Johnson page and add more about his record, what happened last season, and his crew. I started today, and I will be working on this again shortly. Chris Lindsey 17:08, Mar 30, 2005 (UTC)

What exactly needs to be done on this page??? A little help would be great. Chris Lindsey

Well if you look on the To do list, you'll notice that this needs to be written in paragraph form. By that I mean that there should be a couple of paragraphs about his NEXTEL Cup career instead of the season-by-season summaries, as there really isn't enough info to warrent them. And if you can find more info about his early and background, that would be good as well. Hope this helps! --D-Day 12:24, 3 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Busch career source

A good (and looooong) article on his pre-Cup days driving for Herzog Motorsports: "Before Hendrick, there was Herzog Motorsports" Recury 17:29, 8 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] lacking info

I noticed that Jimmie's wins top 5's and top 10's are not listed with his other info,(such as birth place, awards, etc.) like most other drivers. Shouldn't that be added? IloveIndy 22:06, 8 March 2007 (UTC)

Thanks for adding that!!! IloveIndy 19:54, 29 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Name

I reverted this edit because "jimmiejohnson.com" (the source given for the change) redirects to a website for team Lowe's Racing. It is not the official website for Johnson, but a site for the sponsor. Also, there is no mention of him being named after a family friend (which was mentioned in the edit I reverted) in that bio on the sponsor site, or anywhere that I could find. Caster23^{talk Contribs} 18:08, 8 September 2007 (UTC)

• The above revert was incorrect. The reference to jimmie-johnson.net is a simple fan site, with no official information. www.jimmiejohnson.com contains all official information it is irrelevant that the site is grouped with the Lowes racing site. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.108.184.234 (talk) 02:26, 10 September 2007 (UTC)
  • www.jimmiejohnson.com is too broad for a source. Can you link to a specific page on that site that says his real name is Jimmie? Lots of people who are named James are called Jimmie. Caster23^{talk Contribs} 02:41, 10 September 2007 (UTC)

• • Unfortunately, no. While he has given the odd heads up during a television interview, I can't find one on the internet. I suggest you peruse the California brth records for verification (http://www.familytreelegends.com/records/calbirths?c=search&first=Jimmie&last=Johnson&spelling=Exact&4_year=1975&4_month=9&4_day=17&5=&7=&SubmitSearch.x=18&SubmitSearch.y=18) The link in parenthesis indicates one birth for a Jimmie on September 17, 1975, conveniently in San Diego. While no births are shown for James Johnson for the same date(http://www.familytreelegends.com/records/calbirths?c=search&first=James&last=Johnson&spelling=Exact&4_year=1975&4_month=9&4_day=17&5=&7=&SubmitSearch.x=0&SubmitSearch.y=0). While you may be of the opinion that www.jimmiejohnson.com is "too broad" it is very important that you do not link to unverified unsubstantiated "fan sites". —Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.108.184.234 (talk) 20:46, 17 September 2007 (UTC)

• Thanks for the reply:

1. I say its too broad because what you added in the hidden comment doesn't link to a specific page on that site that says this. And i asked for this because its too easy to say that his name is "this" or "that". But since most people who are called "Jimmie" or "Jimmy" are named "James", we need a source that says his name is "Jimmie".
2. I did not add that "fan site" as a source. I reverted back to it.

Caster23^{talk Contribs} 21:21, 17 September 2007 (UTC)

• But, you can't go on the fact that just because of majority of people who go by Jimmie are infact named James, Johnson's first name is James. I would need a source stating that his name is, in fact, James. Not the other way around. Unless jimmie-johnson.net has a source, there is no difference in me making a website page, devoting it to Johnson, and clamming his real name is Bill. (If you can find it on jimmiejohnson.com, I believe it used to be an official website, until Lowe's decided to take it over.) Just my two cents. 24.95.33.170 (talk)

• Here's another take: I have just seen the edit page that indicates that Jimmie Kenneth Johnson is his real name and includes a source, as well as instructions that the name not be changed to "James." Yet I go to the site and sure enough it reads "James." Someone ignores the instruction. Unbelievable! I am acting for permission to change it back and include the source on the main page. Also, Jimmie did mention the source of the first name on an episode of NASCAR Nation in the spring of 2005. - Desmond Hobson (talk) 18:30, 17 January 2008 (UTC)

• Thanks for making the change! - Desmond Hobson (talk) 18:41, 4 March 2008 (UTC)