Seven Time NASCAR Champion Jimmie Johnson Retiring at 47

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Jimmie Johnson has announced he is to step down from full-time racing in 2023.

Johnson is regarded as one of the all-time greatest NASCAR drivers.

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He won a record five consecutive NASCAR Cup Series Championships from 2006 to 2010.

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Johnson won his first series in 2006 and continued his winning run in 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010

From 2021 to 2022, Johnson competed in the IndyCar Series for Chip Ganassi Racing

He is the first and only driver in the NASCAR history to win five continuous championships

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The most popular American race car driver’s net worth is approximated to be around $170 million.

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Johnson made the Forbes list of highest-paid athletes in the world in 2017 with an income of $21.8 million that year, after winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series

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