Jimmie Johnson in the No. 48 Lowe’s Chevrolet SS for Hendrick
Motorsports
Jimmie Kenneth Johnson
Jimmie Johnson is a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver who has won four
consecutive Sprint Cup championships. He began racing motorcycles at
the age of four in California. Johnson was the first race car driver to be
named Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year in 2009.
General Motors was founded in Flint, Michigan, as a holding company
for Buick, then controlled by William Crapo Durant (below). General
Motors led global vehicle sales for 77 consecutive years from 1931
through 2007, longer than any other automaker, and is currently
among the world’s largest automakers by vehicle unit sales.
William C. “Billy” Durant
The old days of the full service gas station. They not only filled your tank,
they washed your windows, checked your oil and water level and the air
pressure in your tires.
