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Article: Jimmie Johnson at Home in Big Apple
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- Article date:
- November 30, 2006
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NEW YORK - Times Square has never seemed quite so vibrant to Jimmie Johnson. A short drive through the central part of Manhattan by NASCAR's top 10 drivers in their race cars has already become part of "Champion's Week" in New York - a celebration of the new Nextel Cup champion.
Johnson, who finally won the title after four years of flirting with the honor, was at the head of that parade Wednesday morning as the roaring, rolling billboards that are NASCAR stock cars made their way through the streets, watched by throngs of people.
"I've been part of that since the beginning, but the crowds just keep growing every year," Johnson said. "I couldn't believe how many NASCAR fans were out ...